Budapest to Kabul: time difference
Kabul is 2 h 30 min ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 06:57 6:57 AM Kabul 09:27 9:27 AM You –:–
06:57 6:57 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
09:27 9:27 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
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+2 h 30 min
Kabul is 2 h 30 min ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kabul 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
🇦🇫 Kabul
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇦🇫 Kabul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:57 | 09:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 3,289,000 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Kabul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Budapest is Kabul?
The clocks in Kabul are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+4:30 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Kabul?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Kabul show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Kabul at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Kabul it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Kabul are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Budapest (11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kabul), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Kabul?
From 9:30 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Kabul. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Kabul it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Kabul change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Kabul. From October 25, 2026, Kabul will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest.
