Bangkok

Thailand • Indochina Time

Time Zone

Bangkok uses Indochina Time (ICT), currently running at UTC+7 (year-round). Thailand has not observed daylight saving time since 1985. ICT (UTC+7) is fixed every day of the year.

Business & Commerce

Bangkok operates on Indochina Time (ICT, UTC+7) year-round — Thailand has not observed daylight saving time since 1985, making ICT a completely fixed reference. At UTC+7, Bangkok is seven hours ahead of London (GMT) and twelve to thirteen hours ahead of New York, placing its business day well ahead of Western trading hours. Bangkok shares its UTC+7 offset with Jakarta, Hanoi, and Phnom Penh, creating seamless time coordination across much of mainland Southeast Asia. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) operates from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM ICT on weekdays. Bangkok's role as a major regional hub for tourism, logistics, and manufacturing makes ICT a common scheduling reference for international companies with Southeast Asian operations. Thailand is one of Asia's more significant manufacturing exporters, particularly in automobiles, electronics, and food processing, tying Bangkok's business hours into global supply chains.