London to Tokyo
Live, right now. Europe/London → Asia/Tokyo · 9,559 km (5,936 miles) apart
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| London | Tokyo | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am now | 8am | 00:00 → 08:00 | asleep in London |
| 1am | 9am | 01:00 → 09:00 | asleep in London |
| 2am | 10am | 02:00 → 10:00 | asleep in London |
| 3am | 11am | 03:00 → 11:00 | asleep in London |
| 4am | 12pm | 04:00 → 12:00 | asleep in London |
| 5am | 1pm | 05:00 → 13:00 | asleep in London |
| 6am | 2pm | 06:00 → 14:00 | asleep in London |
| 7am | 3pm | 07:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 4pm | 08:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 5pm | 09:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 6pm | 10:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 7pm | 11:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 8pm | 12:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 9pm | 13:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 10pm | 14:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 3pm | 11pm | 15:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 4pm | 12am Fri | 16:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 5pm | 1am Fri | 17:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 6pm | 2am Fri | 18:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 7pm | 3am Fri | 19:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 8pm | 4am Fri | 20:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 9pm | 5am Fri | 21:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 10pm | 6am Fri | 22:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 11pm | 7am Fri | 23:00 → 07:00 | asleep in London |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Tokyo when it is 12:28 am in London?
8:28 am in Tokyo the same day.
How many hours ahead is Tokyo of London?
Tokyo is 8 hours ahead London. 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 London and Tokyo?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
When does the difference between London and Tokyo change?
London: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). Tokyo does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.