Time Difference Between Bangkok and Shanghai
Bangkok is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between Bangkok, Thailand and Shanghai, China. Bangkok uses the Asia/Bangkok time zone (UTC+7 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Bangkok is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Bangkok
- Country
- Thailand
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Standard offset
- UTC+7
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Bangkok and Shanghai share a generous 7 hours of overlapping working hours, from 09:00-16:00 in Bangkok (10:00-17:00 in Shanghai), so scheduling a call between them is easy.
- Overlap
- 7 hours
- Window in Bangkok
- 09:00 - 16:00
- Window in Shanghai
- 10:00 - 17:00
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Bangkok and Shanghai?
Bangkok is normally 1 hour behind Shanghai (Bangkok is UTC+7, Shanghai is UTC+8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Bangkok ahead of or behind Shanghai?
Bangkok is behind Shanghai by 1 hour under standard time.
Do Bangkok and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Bangkok stays on the same offset all year; Shanghai does not.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Bangkok and Shanghai?
Their working hours overlap for 7 hours: 09:00 to 16:00 in Bangkok, which is 10:00 to 17:00 in Shanghai. That is the best window for a live call.