🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
39
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
Bucharest to Folkestone: time difference
Folkestone 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
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Bucharest 16:04 4:04 PM Folkestone 14:04 2:04 PM You –:–
16:04 4:04 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
14:04 2:04 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 17:58
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−2 h
Folkestone is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Folkestone 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
🇬🇧 Folkestone
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇬🇧 Folkestone |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:04 | 14:04 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:35 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 10 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 45,273 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Bucharest and Folkestone: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Folkestone?
Folkestone is 2 hours behind Bucharest: UTC+1 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Folkestone when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 7:00 AM in Folkestone.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Folkestone?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Folkestone show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Folkestone from Bucharest?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Folkestone – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Folkestone?
Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Folkestone. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Folkestone it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Folkestone change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Folkestone change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
