London to Abu Dhabi: time difference
Abu Dhabi is 4 h ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
48
- Gulf Standard Time
- UTC+4
- Daytime
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:41 · 11 h 8 min
+4 h
Your time
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London 07:11 7:11 AM Abu Dhabi 11:11 11:11 AM You –:–
07:11 7:11 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 16:27
11:11 11:11 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:41
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+4 h
Abu Dhabi is 4 h ahead of London.
When you, London and Abu Dhabi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 London
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
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:11 | 11:11 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from London | — | +4 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 16:27 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 9 h 24 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 921,000 |
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London and Abu Dhabi: common questions
How far ahead of London is Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi is 4 hours ahead of London: UTC+4 against UTC+0.
What time is it in Abu Dhabi at the start of the working day in London?
The working day in London starts at 9:00 AM; in Abu Dhabi it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in London, what time is it in Abu Dhabi?
At 6:00 PM in London, clocks in Abu Dhabi show 10:00 PM.
When do working hours in London and in Abu Dhabi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in London, which is 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi.
When does the date change in Abu Dhabi compared with London?
The new day starts in Abu Dhabi earlier: at 8:00 PM in London it is already midnight there. Until 4:00 AM in Abu Dhabi, London is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between London and Abu Dhabi the same all year?
No. Only London switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Abu Dhabi will be 3 hours ahead of London.
