Korea Standard Time (kst) is used in South Korea. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Seoul.

Gulf Standard Time (gst) is used in United Arab Emirates. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Dubai.

KST to GST Time Converter

Korea Standard Time → Gulf Standard Time

KST = UTC+9GST = UTC+4

ClockinSync

BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

GST (Dubai)

United Arab Emirates · -5h

04:00

London

United Kingdom · -8h

01:00

New York

USA · -13h

20:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · UTC±0

09:00

Sydney

Australia · +1h

10:00

KST (Seoul) vs GST (Dubai) — time difference

KST (Seoul) is 5 hours ahead of GST (Dubai). When KST (Seoul) clocks hit noon, GST (Dubai) reads 07:00.

KST (Seoul) observes Asia/Seoul and GST (Dubai) observes Asia/Dubai — a 5 hours gap between them.

Shared working hours

Every working day, KST (Seoul) and GST (Dubai) are both in business hours for 3 hours simultaneously.

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KST (Seoul)

GST (Dubai)

Overlap (3h)

Optimal meeting slots

KST (Seoul) and GST (Dubai) share 3 hours of business hours overlap daily.

14:00 Seoul / 09:00 Dubai✓ Both working

15:00 Seoul / 10:00 Dubai✓ Both working

16:00 Seoul / 11:00 Dubai✓ Both working

Assumes a standard 9 AM–5 PM workday in each location's local timezone.

Holiday calendar for both locations

KST (Seoul)7 holidays

Aug 15Liberation Day

Sep 24Chuseok

Sep 25Chuseok

Sep 26Chuseok

Oct 3National Foundation Day

GST (Dubai)

No upcoming public holidays this year.

Working across KST (Seoul) and GST (Dubai)

Coordinating between KST (Seoul) (South Korea) and GST (Dubai) (United Arab Emirates) means working around a 5-hour time difference. The 3-hour overlap window gives both teams a natural slot for real-time collaboration without anyone working outside normal hours.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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Schedule at 14:00–15:00 (KST (Seoul)) for a 09:00–10:00 slot in GST (Dubai) — the sweet spot where both teams are working.

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Schedule at 15:00–16:00 (KST (Seoul)) for a 10:00–11:00 slot in GST (Dubai) — the sweet spot where both teams are working.

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Schedule at 16:00–17:00 (KST (Seoul)) for a 11:00–12:00 slot in GST (Dubai) — the sweet spot where both teams are working.

Recurring meetings are particularly vulnerable to DST shifts. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension alerts you before the offset changes.

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Drag the slider at the top to convert any KST (Seoul) time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.

KST (Seoul) ↔ GST (Dubai)

3h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

KST (Seoul)

GST (Dubai)