Aktau to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 3 h behind Aktau. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Aktau 12:55 12:55 PM Budapest 09:55 9:55 AM You –:–
12:55 12:55 PM
West Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:49
09:55 9:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
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−3 h
Budapest is 3 h behind Aktau.
When you, Aktau and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇿 Aktau
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
🇭🇺 Budapest
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Aktau | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:55 | 09:55 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Kazakhstan Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Aktau | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Aqtau | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:53 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 18:49 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 273,830 | 1,686,222 |
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Aktau and Budapest: common questions
What is the time difference between Aktau and Budapest?
Budapest is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+2, while Aktau is on UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Aktau, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Aktau, clocks in Budapest show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Aktau?
When it is 6:00 PM in Aktau, it is 3:00 PM in Budapest.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Aktau?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Aktau – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Budapest?
Until 3:00 AM in Aktau it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Aktau.
Does the time gap between Aktau and Budapest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Aktau. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 4 hours behind Aktau.
