Budapest to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 8 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Sunset
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Budapest 10:14 10:14 AM Cairns 18:14 6:14 PM You –:–
10:14 10:14 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
18:14 6:14 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+8 h
Cairns is 8 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Cairns are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:14 | 18:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 153,181 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Cairns: common questions
How many hours ahead of Budapest is Cairns?
The clocks in Cairns are 8 hours ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+10 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Cairns when it is 9:00 AM in Budapest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is 5:00 PM in Cairns.
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Cairns are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Budapest (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cairns), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cairns?
From 4:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Cairns. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Cairns it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Cairns the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cairns will be 9 hours ahead of Budapest.
