Alanya to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Alanya. 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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Alanya 02:07 2:07 AM Sofia 01:07 1:07 AM You –:–
02:07 2:07 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 17:52
01:07 1:07 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Alanya.
When you, Alanya and Sofia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Alanya
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
🇧🇬 Sofia
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 | 🇹🇷 Alanya | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:07 | 01:07 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Alanya | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 31 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 2,722,103 | 1,286,383 |
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Big time differences
Alanya and Sofia: common questions
What is the time difference between Alanya and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Alanya is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alanya, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Alanya, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alanya, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Alanya, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Alanya?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Alanya – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Alanya it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Alanya.
Is the time difference between Alanya and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Alanya will have the same time.
