From
PST / PDT
Time Converter
PST to CST Time Converter
Convert Pacific Time to Central Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
CST / CDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Pacific Time, it is 9:30 AM in Central Time.
PST to CST at a glance
Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time. If someone gives you a time in Pacific Time, move the clock by 2 hours to read it in Central Time. A 9:00 AM start in Los Angeles becomes 11:00 AM in Chicago.
What Pacific Time covers
Pacific Time is the clock used on the west coast of North America. It is the everyday time for places like Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Seattle. It is a common reference point for tech, entertainment, and west coast customer support teams.
What Central Time covers
Central Time is the working clock for a large part of the US and Canada. Cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Houston use it. It is often the middle ground when teams need to coordinate between the east coast and the west coast.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between PST and CST?
Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in PST?
It lands at 5:00 PM in CST.
Does daylight saving time matter for PST to CST?
Pacific Time and Central Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.