Bucharest to Elche: time difference
Elche 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 19:48 7:48 PM Elche 18:48 6:48 PM You –:–
19:48 7:48 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:25
18:48 6:48 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:17 · 🌙 19:20
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−1 h
Elche is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Elche 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
🇪🇸 Elche
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 | 🇪🇸 Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:48 | 18:48 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 07:37 | 08:17 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| Daylight | 10 h 48 min | 11 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 238,293 |
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Bucharest and Elche: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Elche?
Elche is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Elche when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 8:00 AM in Elche.
What time is it in Elche at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Elche it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Elche overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Elche.
When is it still the previous day in Elche?
Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Elche. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Elche it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Elche the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
