Time Difference Between Beijing and Seoul

Beijing is normally 1 hour behind Seoul.

--:--:--
UTC+8
--:--:--
UTC+9

This page shows the live time difference between Beijing, China and Seoul, South Korea. Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8 standard) and Seoul uses Asia/Seoul (UTC+9 standard), so Beijing is normally 1 hour behind Seoul. 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.

Beijing

Country
China
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Standard offset
UTC+8
Daylight saving
Not observed
Current offset

Seoul

Country
South Korea
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Standard offset
UTC+9
Daylight saving
Not observed
Current offset

Related time differences

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 Beijing and Seoul?

Beijing is normally 1 hour behind Seoul (Beijing is UTC+8, Seoul is UTC+9). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.

Is Beijing ahead of or behind Seoul?

Beijing is behind Seoul by 1 hour under standard time.

Do Beijing and Seoul use daylight saving time?

Beijing stays on the same offset all year; Seoul does not.