San Francisco to London, United Kingdom
London is 8 hours ahead of San Francisco.
San Francisco
United States
Day
Difference
London
United Kingdom
Day
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in San Francisco with its equivalent in London. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the San Francisco-London gap
San Francisco sits in the America/Los_Angeles time zone (PDT), while London uses Europe/London (BST). That puts London 8 hours ahead of San Francisco right now.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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See also current time in San Francisco and current time in London.
San Francisco and London, questions
- What is the time difference between San Francisco and London?
- London is 8 hours ahead of San Francisco. San Francisco is currently on PDT and London on BST.
- What is the best time to call London from San Francisco?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in San Francisco or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between San Francisco and London always the same?
- The gap is mostly stable, but if both cities observe daylight saving they may not switch on the same date, there are usually a few weeks each spring and autumn when the difference shifts by an hour.