Taoyuan to Seoul: time difference
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Taoyuan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Taoyuan 08:08 8:08 AM Seoul 09:08 9:08 AM You –:–
08:08 8:08 AM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:26
09:08 9:08 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Taoyuan.
When you, Taoyuan and Seoul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇼 Taoyuan
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
🇰🇷 Seoul
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇼 Taoyuan | 🇰🇷 Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:08 | 09:08 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Taoyuan | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | Asia/Seoul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 2,147,763 | 9,509,458 |
Compare Taoyuan with another city
More comparisons with Taoyuan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Taoyuan and Seoul: common questions
How far ahead of Taoyuan is Seoul?
Seoul is 1 hour ahead of Taoyuan: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Taoyuan, what time is it in Seoul?
At 9:00 AM in Taoyuan, clocks in Seoul show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Taoyuan, what time is it in Seoul?
At 6:00 PM in Taoyuan, clocks in Seoul show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seoul from Taoyuan?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Taoyuan – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Seoul?
From 11:00 PM in Taoyuan it is already the next day in Seoul. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Seoul it is still the previous day in Taoyuan.
Does the time gap between Taoyuan and Seoul change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Taoyuan nor in Seoul, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
