Bucharest to Istanbul: time difference
Bucharest and Istanbul keep the same time. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how they sit against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Bucharest 03:13 3:13 AM Istanbul 03:13 3:13 AM You –:–
03:13 3:13 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
03:13 3:13 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
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same time
Istanbul is in the same time zone as Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Istanbul 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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:13 | 03:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | same time |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 15,701,602 |
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 Istanbul: common questions
Is there a time difference between Bucharest and Istanbul?
No – at the moment Bucharest and Istanbul share the same time, UTC+3.
Is the date always the same in Bucharest and in Istanbul?
For now, yes: both places show the same time, so the new day starts together. From October 25, 2026, Istanbul will be 1 hour ahead of Bucharest, and for 1 hour each day the dates differ.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Istanbul the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Istanbul will be 1 hour ahead of Bucharest.
