Bali to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Bali. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
46
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bali 14:17 2:17 PM Cairns 16:17 4:17 PM You –:–
14:17 2:17 PM
Central Indonesia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 18:14
16:17 4:17 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
·
+2 h
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Bali.
When you, Bali and Cairns are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇩 Bali
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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Bali | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:17 | 16:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Indonesia Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Bali | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Makassar | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 14 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | — | 153,181 |
Compare Bali with another city
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Big time differences
Bali and Cairns: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bali is Cairns?
The clocks in Cairns are 2 hours ahead of those in Bali (UTC+10 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Cairns at the start of the working day in Bali?
The working day in Bali starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairns it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Bali?
The working day in Bali ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cairns from Bali?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Bali – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairns – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cairns?
From 10:00 PM in Bali it is already the next day in Cairns. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Cairns it is still the previous day in Bali.
Is the time difference between Bali and Cairns the same all year?
Yes. Neither Bali nor Cairns switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
