GST to IST
India is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Dubai throughout the year. 9:00 AM in Dubai is 10:30 AM in Mumbai, Delhi and Kochi, and neither country changes its clocks, so the gap never moves.
India's largest community abroad
People from India make up the largest share of the UAE's population, around three and a half million, many from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the other southern states. Remittances from the Gulf are a major part of household income in Kerala. The daily rhythm is simple: a call after work at 7:00 PM in Dubai reaches home at 8:30 PM in India, and a Friday evening call in Dubai lands when families in India are sitting down to dinner.
Flights are short and frequent. Dubai to Mumbai takes about three hours, and because of the time difference a 10:00 AM departure lands around 2:30 PM India time. Coming back, you gain an hour and a half.
GST to IST conversion table
Every hour of the day, using today's offsets (daylight saving is applied automatically).
| GST | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 2:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 4:30 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 6:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 7:30 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| GST | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
Working hours that overlap (9:00–17:00 on both sides)
GST 6 PM–1 AM
Daylight saving time
- Gulf Standard TimeGST
No daylight saving; all year UTC+4
UAE, Oman
- India Standard TimeIST
No daylight saving; all year UTC+5:30
India
Trade and cricket across the Arabian Sea
The India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since May 2022, cut tariffs on most goods traded between the two countries, and Dubai is a hub for Indian companies doing business across the Middle East and Africa. With the UAE now on a Monday-to-Friday week, Indian and Emirati offices share almost the whole working day: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM in India is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dubai.
Cricket followed the same route. The whole 2020 IPL season and the second half of the 2021 season were played in the UAE; an evening match at 7:30 PM India time started at 6:00 PM in Dubai. For India's gap to other cities, see India to Eastern time.
Other conversions with these zones
Frequently asked questions
- Is Dubai 1.5 hours behind India all year?
- Yes. The UAE stays on UTC+4 and India on UTC+5:30, and neither uses daylight saving time.
- What time is 6 PM in Dubai in India?
- 7:30 PM India Standard Time.
- When were IPL matches played in the UAE?
- The entire 2020 season, the second half of the 2021 season, and the opening part of the 2014 season were held in the UAE.
- What is the best time to call India from Dubai after work?
- Around 7:00 to 8:00 PM in Dubai, which is 8:30 to 9:30 PM in India, after dinner preparations but before bedtime.