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London to HKT Time Converter

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London
United Kingdom
BST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
HKT
Hong Kong Time
GMT +8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 8, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 HKT (UTC+8), Oct 8, 2026

London is 7 hours behind HKT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, London is 7 hours behind HKT. At other times of the year, London is 8 hours behind HKT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in London correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in London correspond to 5:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in HKT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in London correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in London correspond to 17:00 to 01:00 (next day) in HKT.

Compare London time with HKT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

BST (British Summer Time) is 7 hours behind Hong Kong Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in London, United Kingdom is 8:00 pm20:00 in HKT

London to HKT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in London which corresponds to 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in HKT

1:00 pm13:00 BST (British Summer Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 London, United Kingdom / 8:00 pm20:00 HKT

London, United KingdomHKT
12:00am7:00am
1:00am8:00am
2:00am9:00am
3:00am10:00am
4:00am11:00am
5:00am12:00pm
6:00am1:00pm
7:00am2:00pm
8:00am3:00pm
9:00am4:00pm
10:00am5:00pm
11:00am6:00pm
12:00pm7:00pm
1:00pm8:00pm
2:00pm9:00pm
3:00pm10:00pm
4:00pm11:00pm
5:00pm12:00am
6:00pm1:00am
7:00pm2:00am
8:00pm3:00am
9:00pm4:00am
10:00pm5:00am
11:00pm6:00am
00:0007:00
01:0008:00
02:0009:00
03:0010:00
04:0011:00
05:0012:00
06:0013:00
07:0014:00
08:0015:00
09:0016:00
10:0017:00
11:0018:00
12:0019:00
13:0020:00
14:0021:00
15:0022:00
16:0023:00
17:0000:00
18:0001:00
19:0002:00
20:0003:00
21:0004:00
22:0005:00
23:0006:00

London Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during British Summer Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.
Clock Changes
United Kingdom daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
8,961,989
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Hong Kong Time

Offset: HKT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Hong Kong

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HKT time zone is Hong Kong in Hong Kong, with about 7.396 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Kowloon, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long Kau Hui.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Hong Kong Time (HKT) do not change for daylight saving time, so HKT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

HKT Time Zone Geo Map
HKT timezone map

HKT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for HKT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects HKT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Hongkong
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time
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