🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16
- Gulf Standard Time
- UTC+4
- Dawn
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:02 · 11 h 44 min
Abu Dhabi to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h behind Abu Dhabi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Abu Dhabi 06:34 6:34 AM Istanbul 05:34 5:34 AM You –:–
06:34 6:34 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:02
05:34 5:34 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Istanbul is 1 h behind Abu Dhabi.
When you, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇹🇷 Istanbul
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:34 | 05:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Abu Dhabi | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:02 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 921,000 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Abu Dhabi with another city
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Big time differences
Abu Dhabi and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours behind Abu Dhabi is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 1 hour behind those in Abu Dhabi (UTC+3 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Abu Dhabi, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Abu Dhabi, clocks in Istanbul show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Abu Dhabi?
The working day in Abu Dhabi ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Abu Dhabi?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 1:00 AM in Abu Dhabi it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Abu Dhabi.
Does the time difference between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
