🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to the United Kingdom: time difference
The United Kingdom is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 07:57 7:57 AM United Kingdom 05:57 5:57 AM You –:–
07:57 7:57 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
05:57 5:57 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:20
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−2 h
The United Kingdom is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and the United Kingdom 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
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:57 | 05:57 |
| 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 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 67,326,569 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and the United Kingdom: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is the United Kingdom?
The clocks in the United Kingdom are 2 hours behind those in Bucharest (UTC+1 and UTC+3).
What time is it in the United Kingdom at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in the United Kingdom it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in the United Kingdom?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in the United Kingdom show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call the United Kingdom from Bucharest?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the United Kingdom – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in the United Kingdom compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in the United Kingdom later: until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in the United Kingdom, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and the United Kingdom change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in the United Kingdom change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
