Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seoul and Manchester

Seoul is 9 hours ahead of Manchester right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Seoul, which is 8 AM in Manchester — one of you starts early or stays late.

Wed 12:58 AMSeoul · Korean Standard TimeTue 3:58 PMManchester · Greenwich Mean Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Seoul time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SeoulManchester
6 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM12 AMSeoul at work
10 AM1 AMSeoul at work
11 AM2 AMSeoul at work
12 PM3 AMSeoul at work
1 PM4 AMSeoul at work
2 PM5 AMSeoul at work
3 PM6 AMSeoul at work
4 PM7 AMSeoul at work
5 PM8 AMEasiest time
6 PM9 AMManchester at work
7 PM10 AMManchester at work
8 PM11 AMManchester at work
9 PM12 PMManchester at work
10 PM1 PMManchester at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSeoul isBoth at work (Seoul time)Easiest (Seoul / Manchester)
Now to March 28, 20279 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Manchester go forward
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Manchester go back
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM

Seoul keeps the same clock as Tokyo; Manchester keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Manchester when it is 9 AM in Seoul?
12 AM in Manchester, while Seoul is 9 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Seoul and Manchester?
5 PM in Seoul, which is 8 AM in Manchester. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Seoul and Manchester change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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