Tokyo to London, United Kingdom
London is 8 hours behind of Tokyo.
Tokyo
Japan
Difference
London
United Kingdom
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Tokyo with its equivalent in London. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Tokyo-London gap
Tokyo sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC+9), while London uses Europe/London (BST). That puts London 8 hours behind of Tokyo right now.
These two cities do not handle daylight saving the same way, one adjusts its clocks seasonally and the other does not. The difference between them therefore moves by an hour twice a year, which is a common cause of missed meetings. The clocks above always show the live position rather than an assumed offset.
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 Tokyo and current time in London.
Tokyo and London, questions
- What is the time difference between Tokyo and London?
- London is 8 hours behind of Tokyo. Tokyo is currently on UTC+9 and London on BST.
- What is the best time to call London from Tokyo?
- 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 Tokyo or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Tokyo and London always the same?
- No. One of these cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not, so the gap changes by an hour at each transition. Always check the live clocks rather than relying on a remembered offset.