Bern to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Bern. 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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Bern 02:53 2:53 AM Bucharest 03:53 3:53 AM You –:–
02:53 2:53 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:55
03:53 3:53 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Bern.
When you, Bern and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇭 Bern
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Bern | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:53 | 03:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Bern | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:55 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 128,848 | 1,883,425 |
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Bern and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bern is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 1 hour ahead of those in Bern (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bern, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Bern, clocks in Bucharest show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest at the end of the working day in Bern?
The working day in Bern ends at 6:00 PM; in Bucharest it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bern and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bern, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest.
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Bern?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 11:00 PM in Bern it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, Bern is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Bern and Bucharest the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
