Los Angeles to Istanbul time
Istanbul is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Istanbul
Istanbul is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)) and Istanbul is on Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 10 hours to 11 hours over the year.
Convert Los Angeles time to Istanbul time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles and UTC+03:00 for Istanbul. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Istanbul is ahead, so from 2:00 PM to midnight in Los Angeles it is already the next calendar day in Istanbul.
| Los Angeles time | Istanbul time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Los Angeles and Istanbul working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Los Angeles and Istanbul do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Los Angeles (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Istanbul), 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 Los Angeles and Istanbul
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).
Istanbul does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.