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

LOS-ANGELES to KST Time Converter

Q: Where is los-angeles used?

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) (los-angeles) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) → Korea Standard Time

LOS-ANGELES = UTC-7KST = UTC+9

ClockinSync

BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

KST (Seoul)

South Korea · +16h

01:00+1 day

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Tokyo

Japan · +16h

01:00+1 day

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

Los Angeles to KST (Seoul) — exact time difference

Los Angeles is 16 hours behind KST (Seoul). When Los Angeles clocks hit noon, KST (Seoul) reads 04:00.

Los Angeles observes America/Los_Angeles and KST (Seoul) observes Asia/Seoul — a 16 hours gap between them.

Working hours overlap

When Los Angeles is in standard working hours, KST (Seoul) is not — and vice versa. There is no mutual business window between these two locations.

Optimal meeting slots

No business hours overlap exists between Los Angeles and KST (Seoul). Showing the most balanced options with minimal inconvenience for both locations.

16:00 Los Angeles / 08:00 Seoul⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h before working hours in Seoul

17:00 Los Angeles / 09:00 Seoul⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h after working hours in Los Angeles

15:00 Los Angeles / 07:00 Seoul⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Seoul

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

Holiday calendar for both locations

⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.

Los Angeles7 holidays

Jul 3Independence DaySOON

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

KST (Seoul)7 holidays

Aug 15Liberation Day

Sep 24Chuseok

Sep 25Chuseok

Sep 26Chuseok

Oct 3National Foundation Day

Working across Los Angeles and KST (Seoul)

Working across Los Angeles (USA) and KST (Seoul) (South Korea) is a challenge — the 16-hour difference means no shared business hours window under a standard schedule. Flexibility from at least one side is required.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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16:00–17:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 08:00–09:00 in KST (Seoul) (1h before working hours in Seoul).

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17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in KST (Seoul) (1h after working hours in Los Angeles).

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15:00–16:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 07:00–08:00 in KST (Seoul) (2h before working hours in Seoul).

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

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 Los Angeles time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) ↔ KST (Seoul)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

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