Time in Cape Town vs Seoul
Cape Town keeps SAST (UTC+2) and Seoul keeps KST (UTC+9) today. Seoul is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 16:00–18:00 in Seoul (09:00–11:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Cape Town | 01:00 in Cape Town | 02:00 in Cape Town | 03:00 in Cape Town | 04:00 in Cape Town | 05:00 in Cape Town | 06:00 in Cape Town | 07:00 in Cape Town | 08:00 in Cape Town | 09:00 in Cape Town | 10:00 in Cape Town | 11:00 in Cape Town | 12:00 in Cape Town | 13:00 in Cape Town | 14:00 in Cape Town | 15:00 in Cape Town | 16:00 in Cape Town | 17:00 in Cape Town | 18:00 in Cape Town | 19:00 in Cape Town | 20:00 in Cape Town | 21:00 in Cape Town | 22:00 in Cape Town | 23:00 in Cape Town |
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| Cape Town—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Seoul—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Best hours to call
09:00 in Cape Town
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Seoul
10:00 in Cape Town
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Seoul
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Cape Town nor Seoul changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Seoul of Cape Town?
Seoul is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Cape Town and Seoul?
Any hour in 09:00–11:00 Cape Town time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Cape Town and Seoul change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.