Bucharest to Cartagena: time difference
Cartagena is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bucharest 02:14 2:14 AM Cartagena 01:14 1:14 AM You –:–
02:14 2:14 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
01:14 1:14 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:14 · 🌙 19:26
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−1 h
Cartagena is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Cartagena are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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
🇪🇸 Cartagena
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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇪🇸 Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:14 | 01:14 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 08:14 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19:26 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 218,050 |
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Bucharest and Cartagena: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Cartagena?
Cartagena is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cartagena at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Cartagena it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Cartagena?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Cartagena show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cartagena from Bucharest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cartagena – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Cartagena?
Before 1:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Cartagena has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cartagena, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Cartagena change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Cartagena change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
