Beijing to London
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Shanghai → Europe/London · 8,140 km (5,055 miles) apart
12:00 pm in Beijing is
5:00 am in London.
12:00 → 05:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
CST → BST
Beijing now
9:17am
CST · UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
London now
2:17am
BST · UTC+1
Europe/London
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Beijing | London | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 5pm Wed | 00:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 1am | 6pm Wed | 01:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 2am | 7pm Wed | 02:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 3am | 8pm Wed | 03:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 4am | 9pm Wed | 04:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 5am | 10pm Wed | 05:00 → 22:00 | asleep in London |
| 6am | 11pm Wed | 06:00 → 23:00 | asleep in London |
| 7am | 12am | 07:00 → 00:00 | asleep in London |
| 8am | 1am | 08:00 → 01:00 | asleep in London |
| 9am now | 2am | 09:00 → 02:00 | asleep in London |
| 10am | 3am | 10:00 → 03:00 | asleep in London |
| 11am | 4am | 11:00 → 04:00 | asleep in London |
| 12pm | 5am | 12:00 → 05:00 | asleep in London |
| 1pm | 6am | 13:00 → 06:00 | asleep in London |
| 2pm | 7am | 14:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 8am | 15:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 4pm | 9am | 16:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 10am | 17:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 11am | 18:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 12pm | 19:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 1pm | 20:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 2pm | 21:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 3pm | 22:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Beijing |
| 11pm | 4pm | 23:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Beijing |
Call times
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Shanghai — 9am to 9am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in London when it is 12:00 pm in Beijing?
5:00 am in London the same day.
How many hours ahead is London of Beijing?
London is 7 hours behind Beijing. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Beijing and London?
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Shanghai — 9am to 9am at the other end.