CST to EST

CST is 1 hour behind EST. When it's 12:00 PM CST, it's 1:00 PM EST.

Converting CST to EST

To convert CST to EST, add 1 hour. Central Standard Time (CST) is UTC-6, while Eastern Standard Time (EST) is UTC-5. This 1-hour difference remains consistent year-round.

During daylight saving time, these zones become CDT (Central Daylight Time) and EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), but the 1-hour difference stays the same since both regions switch clocks on the same dates.

CST to EST Conversion Table

CST (Central) EST (Eastern)
12:00 AM1:00 AM
1:00 AM2:00 AM
2:00 AM3:00 AM
3:00 AM4:00 AM
4:00 AM5:00 AM
5:00 AM6:00 AM
6:00 AM7:00 AM
7:00 AM8:00 AM
8:00 AM9:00 AM
9:00 AM10:00 AM
10:00 AM11:00 AM
11:00 AM12:00 PM
12:00 PM1:00 PM
1:00 PM2:00 PM
2:00 PM3:00 PM
3:00 PM4:00 PM
4:00 PM5:00 PM
5:00 PM6:00 PM
6:00 PM7:00 PM
7:00 PM8:00 PM
8:00 PM9:00 PM
9:00 PM10:00 PM
10:00 PM11:00 PM
11:00 PM12:00 AM (+1 day)

Cities in Each Time Zone

Central Time (CST)

Chicago, Illinois Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas New Orleans, Louisiana Minneapolis, Minnesota

Eastern Time (EST)

New York, New York Miami, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CST to EST Routes

Chicago to New York Dallas to New York Houston to New York Chicago to Atlanta Chicago to Miami

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