Los Angeles (LA) to Seoul: time difference and best times to meet
Seoul is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Their working days overlap for 2 hours, from 4pm to 6pm in Los Angeles (9am–11am in Seoul). The best time to schedule is 4pm Los Angeles time, which is 9am in Seoul.
America/Los_Angeles
Asia/Seoul
Los Angeles (LA) and Seoul time difference
This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Los Angeles (LA) and Seoul clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Los Angeles day and the matching hour in Seoul. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Los Angeles | Seoul | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 5pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 9am | 2am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 10am | 3am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 11am | 4am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 12pm | 5am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 1pm | 6am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 2pm | 7am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 3pm | 8am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 4pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 11am | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 7pm | 12pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 8pm | 1pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 9pm | 2pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 10pm | 3pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
| 11pm | 4pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 4pm in Los Angeles · 9am in Seoul — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 5pm in Los Angeles · 10am in Seoul — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 12am Los Angeles time and 9am Los Angeles time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Seoul goes from 17 hours ahead of to 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Los Angeles is off, Seoul is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Los Angeles is off, Seoul is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
With 2 shared working hours, Los Angeles and Seoul can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Seoul?
- Seoul is currently 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That changes to 16 hours ahead of on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Los Angeles and Seoul?
- 4pm in Los Angeles, which is 9am in Seoul. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Los Angeles and Seoul overlap?
- 2 hours, from 4pm to 6pm Los Angeles time (9am–11am in Seoul).
- Does daylight saving change the Los Angeles–Seoul gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (17 hours ahead of becomes 16 hours ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect Los Angeles–Seoul meetings?
- Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where Los Angeles is, but a normal working day in Seoul.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles ↔ Sydney4 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Melbourne4 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ London1 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Dublin1 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Singapore1 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Hong Kong1 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Shanghai1 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Tokyo2 hours of overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved