London to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of London.
Time difference between London and Shanghai
Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of London. London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT (UTC+00:00)) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert London time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+00:00 for London and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 4:00 PM to midnight in London it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| London time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: London and Shanghai working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in London and Shanghai do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in London (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Shanghai), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in London and Shanghai
London observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.