Busan ↔ Cape Town
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 16:00 and 17:00 (Busan time).
Sync Busan and Cape Town easily. Busan is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 16:00 and 17:00 (Busan time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
20:01 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
06:01 EST
Sleeping
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London
11:01 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
Syncing between Busan and Cape Town is challenging due to the 7 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Busan Business Pulse
- Culture Dynamic, industrial, and more direct than Seoul. A major maritime and trade hub.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best times for calls are 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Professionals in Busan are known for being more direct and expressive than in Seoul. The maritime and logistics sectors are very active. Hierarchy and punctuality are still strictly followed. Avoid the 12-1 PM lunch hour.
Cape Town Business Pulse
- Culture Slightly more relaxed than Jo'burg but professional. Creative and tech-focused.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Reach out between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Capetonians value their quality of life, so business often has a slightly more relaxed pace than in Johannesburg. Relationship building is important. Be mindful of potential "Load Shedding" (power outages) affecting connectivity.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Busan | Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Asia/Seoul | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Country | South Korea | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 35.18, 129.08 | -33.92, 18.42 |
| Population | 3,411,000 | 4,890,000 |