Budapest to Craiova: time difference
Craiova is 1 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Craiova, Romania
52
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:51 · 11 h 18 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 07:05 7:05 AM Craiova 08:05 8:05 AM You –:–
07:05 7:05 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
08:05 8:05 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:51
·
+1 h
Craiova is 1 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Craiova 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
🇷🇴 Craiova
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇷🇴 Craiova |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:05 | 08:05 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 269,506 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Craiova: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is Craiova?
Craiova is 1 hour ahead of Budapest: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Craiova at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Craiova it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Craiova?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Craiova show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Craiova from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Budapest – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Craiova – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Craiova?
From 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Craiova. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Craiova it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Does the time difference between Budapest and Craiova change?
No. The clocks in Budapest and in Craiova change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
