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BST to GST: convert British Time to Gulf Standard Time

In January, GST is 4 hours ahead of BST. In July it is 3 hours ahead of. The gap moves because the two regions handle daylight saving differently.

The United Kingdom uses GMT in winter and BST (British Summer Time) in summer. BST also abbreviates Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6).

GST also abbreviates South Georgia Time (UTC-2). These pages use the Gulf meaning.

One instant, two local clocks

Drag one day across both zones

Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowGST is 4 hours ahead
BSTBritish Time
12:00Thu, Jan 15
GSTGulf Standard Time
16:00Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time

Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.

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BST: British Time

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GST: Gulf Standard Time

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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.

BST to GST hour by hour

Two columns because the gap changes with daylight saving: use the January column roughly November to mid-March, the July column mid-March to October. Exact switch dates vary by year.

BSTGST (January)GST (July)
12:00 AM4:00 AM3:00 AM
1:00 AM5:00 AM4:00 AM
2:00 AM6:00 AM5:00 AM
3:00 AM7:00 AM6:00 AM
4:00 AM8:00 AM7:00 AM
5:00 AM9:00 AM8:00 AM
6:00 AM10:00 AM9:00 AM
7:00 AM11:00 AM10:00 AM
8:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AM
9:00 AM1:00 PM12:00 PM
10:00 AM2:00 PM1:00 PM
11:00 AM3:00 PM2:00 PM
12:00 PM4:00 PM3:00 PM
1:00 PM5:00 PM4:00 PM
2:00 PM6:00 PM5:00 PM
3:00 PM7:00 PM6:00 PM
4:00 PM8:00 PM7:00 PM
5:00 PM9:00 PM8:00 PM
6:00 PM10:00 PM9:00 PM
7:00 PM11:00 PM10:00 PM
8:00 PM12:00 AM (next day)11:00 PM
9:00 PM1:00 AM (next day)12:00 AM (next day)
10:00 PM2:00 AM (next day)1:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM3:00 AM (next day)2:00 AM (next day)

Scheduling a call between BST and GST

Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) overlap in January from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in BST, which is 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in GST.

In July the overlap runs 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in BST (12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in GST).

GST to BST (reverse)Open the full converter

More BST conversions

Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15 of the current year. BST here means British Time (United Kingdom); GST means Gulf Standard Time (United Arab Emirates and Oman).