Melbourne to Seoul: time difference and best times to meet
Seoul is 1 hour behind Melbourne. Their working days overlap for 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm in Melbourne (9am–5pm in Seoul). The best time to schedule is 2pm Melbourne time, which is 1pm in Seoul.
Australia/Melbourne
Asia/Seoul
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Melbourne day and the matching hour in Seoul. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Melbourne | Seoul | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 8am | Working hours in Melbourne only |
| 10am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 5pm | Working hours in Seoul only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 2pm in Melbourne · 1pm in Seoul — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 3pm in Melbourne · 2pm in Seoul — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 1pm in Melbourne · 12pm in Seoul — Overlaps lunch on one side
Avoid 9am Melbourne time and 6pm Melbourne time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Seoul goes from 1 hour behind to 2 hours behind Melbourne.
- Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Seoul goes from 2 hours behind to 1 hour behind Melbourne.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
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.
- Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Chuseok — Seoul is off, Melbourne is working.
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Friday before AFL Grand Final and Chuseok; both cities are off.
- Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Chuseok — Seoul is off, Melbourne is working.
- Monday, September 28, 2026 — King's Birthday — Melbourne is off, Seoul is working.
- Monday, October 5, 2026 — King's Birthday and National Foundation Day; both cities are off.
- Friday, October 9, 2026 — Hangul Day — Seoul is off, Melbourne is working.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Melbourne Cup — Melbourne is off, Seoul is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Melbourne is off, Seoul is working.
With 8 shared working hours, Melbourne 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 Melbourne and Seoul?
- Seoul is currently 1 hour behind Melbourne. That changes to 2 hours behind on Sunday, October 4, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Melbourne and Seoul?
- 2pm in Melbourne, which is 1pm in Seoul. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Melbourne and Seoul overlap?
- 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm Melbourne time (9am–5pm in Seoul).
- Does daylight saving change the Melbourne–Seoul gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 4, 2026 (1 hour behind becomes 2 hours behind); Sunday, April 4, 2027 (2 hours behind becomes 1 hour behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Melbourne–Seoul meetings?
- Yes. The next is Thursday, September 24, 2026 — a public holiday where Seoul is, but a normal working day in Melbourne.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Melbourne
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved