Bucharest to Edinburgh: time difference
Edinburgh is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Bucharest 04:03 4:03 AM Edinburgh 02:03 2:03 AM You –:–
04:03 4:03 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
02:03 2:03 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:27
·
−2 h
Edinburgh is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Edinburgh 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
🇬🇧 Edinburgh
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 21 9 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇬🇧 Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:03 | 02:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 488,050 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
More comparisons with Bucharest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Bucharest and Edinburgh: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Edinburgh?
Edinburgh is 2 hours behind Bucharest: UTC+1 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Edinburgh?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Edinburgh show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Edinburgh when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 4:00 PM in Edinburgh.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Edinburgh overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Edinburgh.
When is it still the previous day in Edinburgh?
Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Edinburgh. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Edinburgh it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Edinburgh change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Edinburgh change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
