CET to ICT Converter
Convert Central European Time (CET) to Indochina Time (ICT) in one step. Because iCT is 6 hours ahead of CET, the math is a fixed 6 hours shift. Adjust the time or date and watch it update.
Daylight saving notes
In the European Union and the UK, summer time runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. That affects Central European Time (CET).
CET to ICT conversion chart
For example, a 9:00 AM CET meeting takes place at 3:00 PM ICT. Concretely, when Paris (CET) and Bangkok (ICT) set up a call, iCT is 6 hours ahead of CET.
| CET time | ICT time |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM+1 day |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 AM+1 day |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 AM+1 day |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM+1 day |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 AM+1 day |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 AM+1 day |
This chart uses the fixed CET and ICT offsets; the live converter above follows current daylight saving.
Convert CET to ICT Time Zone
Below are the answers people search for most when converting Central European Time (CET) to Indochina Time (ICT).
Converting CET to ICT, step by step
It takes three quick steps:
- Click the CET field on the left and pick the time you want to convert.
- The matching ICT time updates on the right automatically — there’s no button to press.
- Need a different day? Click the date field and the result follows, rolling over if it crosses midnight.
What is the time difference between CET and ICT?
ICT is 6 hours ahead of CET. In everyday terms, once you know the time on one side you just add 6 hours to get the other — so a call between Paris and Bangkok is always 6 hours apart.
What's the current time in ICT?
Right now the time in Indochina Time (ICT) is Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · 12:53:58 AM. It ticks every second, so you’re always looking at the live ICT clock.
And what time is it in CET?
And in Central European Time (CET), it’s currently Monday, June 29, 2026 · 6:53:58 PM. Compare the two and the 6 hours gap is easy to see.
What's the best time for a CET–ICT call?
For example, a 9:00 AM CET meeting takes place at 3:00 PM ICT. The trick is to aim for a slot that lands inside normal working hours on both sides. Once you’ve found a time, hit Share on the converter to copy a link with the time built in — easy to send to a colleague. Juggling three or more zones? The meeting planner highlights the hours that overlap for everyone.
Does daylight saving time change the CET–ICT difference?
The labels CET and ICT are fixed offsets, so the result on this page is always exact. One side switches between standard and summer time while the other stays put, so the real-world gap can shift by an hour for part of the year. It's worth checking which label a region is actually using before you lock in a time.
How accurate is this CET to ICT conversion?
We don’t guess. CET and ICT times are worked out from the official IANA time zone database, the trusted standard that operating systems use worldwide. Because daylight-saving rules and regional offsets do change over time, we track those updates rather than relying on a fixed number — which is exactly where many converters slip up.
Convert CET to other time zones
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time
- EST Eastern Standard Time
- EDT Eastern Daylight Time
- CST Central Standard Time
- CDT Central Daylight Time
- MST Mountain Standard Time
- MDT Mountain Daylight Time
- PST Pacific Standard Time
- PDT Pacific Daylight Time
- AKST Alaska Standard Time
- AKDT Alaska Daylight Time
- HST Hawaii Standard Time
- AST Atlantic Standard Time
- ADT Atlantic Daylight Time
- NST Newfoundland Standard Time
- NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time
- BRT Brasília Time
- ART Argentina Time
- WET Western European Time
- WEST Western European Summer Time
- CEST Central European Summer Time
- EET Eastern European Time
- EEST Eastern European Summer Time
- BST British Summer Time
- IST Irish Standard Time
- MSK Moscow Standard Time
- TRT Turkey Time
- WAT West Africa Time
- CAT Central Africa Time
- EAT East Africa Time
- SAST South Africa Standard Time
- GST Gulf Standard Time
- IST Israel Standard Time
- IDT Israel Daylight Time
- IST India Standard Time
- PKT Pakistan Standard Time
- BDT Bangladesh Standard Time
- ICT Indochina Time
- WIB Western Indonesian Time
- WITA Central Indonesian Time
- WIT Eastern Indonesian Time
- CST China Standard Time
- HKT Hong Kong Time
- SGT Singapore Time
- PHT Philippine Time
- JST Japan Standard Time
- KST Korea Standard Time
- AWST Australian Western Standard Time
- ACST Australian Central Standard Time
- ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time
- AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
- AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- NZST New Zealand Standard Time
- NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time
Convert to ICT from other time zones
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time
- EST Eastern Standard Time
- EDT Eastern Daylight Time
- CST Central Standard Time
- CDT Central Daylight Time
- MST Mountain Standard Time
- MDT Mountain Daylight Time
- PST Pacific Standard Time
- PDT Pacific Daylight Time
- AKST Alaska Standard Time
- AKDT Alaska Daylight Time
- HST Hawaii Standard Time
- AST Atlantic Standard Time
- ADT Atlantic Daylight Time
- NST Newfoundland Standard Time
- NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time
- BRT Brasília Time
- ART Argentina Time
- WET Western European Time
- WEST Western European Summer Time
- CET Central European Time
- CEST Central European Summer Time
- EET Eastern European Time
- EEST Eastern European Summer Time
- BST British Summer Time
- IST Irish Standard Time
- MSK Moscow Standard Time
- TRT Turkey Time
- WAT West Africa Time
- CAT Central Africa Time
- EAT East Africa Time
- SAST South Africa Standard Time
- GST Gulf Standard Time
- IST Israel Standard Time
- IDT Israel Daylight Time
- IST India Standard Time
- PKT Pakistan Standard Time
- BDT Bangladesh Standard Time
- WIB Western Indonesian Time
- WITA Central Indonesian Time
- WIT Eastern Indonesian Time
- CST China Standard Time
- HKT Hong Kong Time
- SGT Singapore Time
- PHT Philippine Time
- JST Japan Standard Time
- KST Korea Standard Time
- AWST Australian Western Standard Time
- ACST Australian Central Standard Time
- ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time
- AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
- AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- NZST New Zealand Standard Time
- NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time
Frequently asked questions
How many hours ahead of CET is ICT?
ICT is 6 hours ahead of CET — a fixed 6 hours difference, since both are fixed-offset labels.
What time is it in ICT when it's 12:00 PM CET?
When it's 12:00 PM (noon) CET, it's 6:00 PM ICT.
Do CET or ICT use daylight saving time?
Central European Time (CET) observes daylight saving, alternating with CEST; Indochina Time (ICT) is a fixed offset with no daylight saving.
Why might the real-world CET–ICT difference change during the year?
The labels CET and ICT are fixed offsets, so this converter is always exact. But Central European Time's region switches between standard and summer time, so for part of the year you may actually want CEST to ICT. Always check which label a region is currently using before you schedule.