A method for a serving base station to determine a handover time in a communication system is provided. The method includes determining whether to set up dual connectivity (DC) with respect to a terminal with a target base station that transmits the beacon if it is recognized that the terminal receives a beacon including a plurality of pieces of service coverage area information, and determining whether to execute a handover to the target base station based on a measurement report of the terminal, which is received after the DC is set up if the DC is set up.