Durban to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 5 h ahead of Durban. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Durban 02:56 2:56 AM Phuket 07:56 7:56 AM You –:–
02:56 2:56 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 18:03
07:56 7:56 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
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+5 h
Phuket is 5 h ahead of Durban.
When you, Durban and Phuket are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Durban
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇹🇭 Phuket
5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Durban | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:56 | 07:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Durban | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 12 h 38 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 3,442,361 | 79,308 |
Compare Durban with another city
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Big time differences
Durban and Phuket: common questions
What is the time difference between Durban and Phuket?
Phuket is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+7, while Durban is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Durban, what time is it in Phuket?
At 9:00 AM in Durban, clocks in Phuket show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Phuket when it is 6:00 PM in Durban?
When it is 6:00 PM in Durban, it is 11:00 PM in Phuket.
When is a good time to call Phuket from Durban?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Durban – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Phuket – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Phuket?
From 7:00 PM in Durban it is already the next day in Phuket. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Durban.
Does the time gap between Durban and Phuket change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Durban nor in Phuket, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
