Time difference
Los Angeles to Seoul Time Difference
Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles — when it's 12:00 PM in Los Angeles, it's 4:00 AM the next day in Seoul. (Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles, PDT); Seoul (Asia/Seoul, KST).) Below: live local times, the best hours for a call, a full conversion table, and exact daylight-saving dates.
Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Standard 9 AM–5 PM business hours in Los Angeles and Seoul do not overlap, so a live call needs one side outside normal hours. Clocks change on November 1, 2026, which briefly shifts the gap between Los Angeles and Seoul — the converter on this page always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it's 1:00 AM the next day in Seoul.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Seoul, it's 5:00 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
Seoul is currently 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
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Best times to meet
Standard 9 AM – 5 PM hours in Los Angeles and Seoul do not overlap. The least-bad options are an early start in one city or a late evening call in the other — for example a 7–8 AM meeting in Los Angeles, or a 6–8 PM meeting in Seoul.
Quick conversion table
| Los Angeles | Seoul |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 1 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 2 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 3 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 4 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 5 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 6 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 7 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 8 AM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 9 AM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 10 AM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 11 AM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 12 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 1 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 2 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 3 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 4 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 5 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 6 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
| 7 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
| 8 PM | 12:00 PM (next day) |
| 9 PM | 1:00 PM (next day) |
| 10 PM | 2:00 PM (next day) |
| 11 PM | 3:00 PM (next day) |
Daylight saving
On November 1, 2026, Los Angeles shifts for daylight saving. After that, Seoul will be 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles (currently 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time.
- Seoul does not observe daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Seoul ahead of or behind Los Angeles?
- Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- How many hours ahead of Los Angeles is Seoul?
- Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What time is 9 AM in Los Angeles in Seoul?
- 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 1:00 AM the next day in Seoul.
- What time is noon in Los Angeles in Seoul?
- 12:00 PM in Los Angeles is 4:00 AM the next day in Seoul.
- What time is 5 PM in Los Angeles in Seoul?
- 5:00 PM in Los Angeles is 9:00 AM the next day in Seoul. Useful for end-of-day handoffs between the two offices.
- What time is 3 PM in Los Angeles in Seoul?
- 3:00 PM in Los Angeles is 7:00 AM the next day in Seoul.
- Is Los Angeles currently observing daylight saving time?
- Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time (summer time).
- Is Seoul currently observing daylight saving time?
- Seoul does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
- Do Los Angeles and Seoul observe daylight saving?
- On November 1, 2026, Los Angeles shifts for daylight saving. After that, Seoul will be 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles (currently 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When is the best time to call Seoul from Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles and Seoul business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Los Angeles or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Seoul?
- Seoul and Los Angeles business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Seoul or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- Los Angeles (PDT) to Seoul (KST) — how do I convert quickly?
- Add 16 hours to Los Angeles local time to get Seoul local time. Or use the converter at the top of this page — it stays accurate through daylight-saving changes automatically.
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