Istanbul to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul.
Time difference between Istanbul and Shanghai
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul. Istanbul is on Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+03:00) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap stays the same all year, because the two time zones never change relative to each other.
Convert Istanbul time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Istanbul and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 7:00 PM to midnight in Istanbul it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| Istanbul time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Istanbul and Shanghai working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Istanbul (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai). That is 3 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Istanbul and Shanghai
Istanbul does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.