London to Kabul: time difference
Kabul is 4 h 30 min ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+4 h 30 min
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One day, 2 clocks
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London 17:01 5:01 PM Kabul 21:31 9:31 PM You –:–
17:01 5:01 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 16:28
21:31 9:31 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 16:58
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+4 h 30 min
Kabul is 4 h 30 min ahead of London.
When you, London and Kabul 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
🇦🇫 Kabul
4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇦🇫 Kabul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:01 | 21:31 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from London | — | +4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 16:28 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 9 h 27 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 3,289,000 |
Compare London with another city
More comparisons with London: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
London and Kabul: common questions
How many hours ahead of London is Kabul?
The clocks in Kabul are 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in London (UTC+4:30 and UTC+0).
If it is 9:00 AM in London, what time is it in Kabul?
At 9:00 AM in London, clocks in Kabul show 1:30 PM.
What time is it in Kabul when it is 6:00 PM in London?
When it is 6:00 PM in London, it is 10:30 PM in Kabul.
When is a good time to call Kabul from London?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM in London – that is 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Kabul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in London is it tomorrow in Kabul?
Once it is 7:30 PM in London, the date in Kabul has already changed. Until 4:30 AM in Kabul, it is still the previous day in London.
Is the time difference between London and Kabul the same all year?
No. Only London switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Kabul will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of London.
