Time in London

Current time in London

Between late October and late March, London runs on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Between late March and late October, London runs on British Summer Time (BST), which is GMT +1 hour.

Time difference to London

The following table shows the time difference between London (GMT) and most of the world’s major cities.

Please note: from late March to late October, London is one hour ahead of the GMT zone – so you will have to adjust the times accordingly.

Time difference between London (GMT) and other cities
City± hoursCity± hours
Amsterdam+ 1Kuala Lumpur+ 8
Athens+ 2Lisbon± 0
Atlanta− 5Los Angeles− 8
Auckland+ 12Madrid+ 1
Bangkok+ 7Manila+ 8
Barcelona+ 1Melbourne+ 10
Beijing+ 8Mexico City− 6
Belfast± 0Montréal− 5
Berlin+ 1Moscow+ 3
Bombay+ 5½New York− 5
Brussels+ 1Oslo+ 1
Budapest+ 1Ottawa− 5
Buenos Aires− 3Paris+ 1
Cairo+ 2Perth+ 8
Calcutta+ 5½Prague+ 1
Calgary− 7Reykjavik± 0
Chicago− 6Rio de Janeiro− 3
Copenhagen+ 1Rome+ 1
Damascus+ 2San Francisco− 8
Denver− 7Santiago− 4
Dublin± 0Seoul+ 9
Edinburgh± 0Shanghai+ 8
Frankfurt+ 1Singapore+ 8
Geneva+ 1St. Louis− 6
Glasgow± 0St. Petersburg+ 3
Havana− 5Stockholm+ 1
Helsinki+ 2Sydney+ 10
Hong Kong+ 8Tokyo+ 9
Honolulu− 10Toronto− 5
Houston− 6Vancouver− 8
Istanbul+ 2Vienna+ 1
Jakarta+ 7Warsaw+ 1
Jerusalem+ 2Zurich+ 1
Johannesburg+ 2
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Top 5 sights

  1. London Eye
  2. St. Pauls Cathedral
  3. Tower of London
  4. British Museum
  5. Tate Modern

Top 5 for kids

  1. London Zoo
  2. Science Museum
  3. London Aquarium
  4. London Dungeon
  5. Madame Tussauds

Top 5 cultural

  1. British Museum
  2. Nat. History Museum
  3. National Gallery
  4. Tate Modern
  5. British Library

Top 5 historical

  1. Tower of London
  2. St. Pauls Cathedral
  3. British Museum
  4. Museum of London
  5. Banqueting House

Top 5 Royal Family

  1. Buckingham Palace
  2. Kensington Palace
  3. St. James’s Palace
  4. Clarence House
  5. Spencer House

Top 5 Government

  1. Houses of Parliament
  2. Downing Street
  3. Whitehall
  4. Westminster
  5. Cabinet War Rooms