Budapest to Ottawa: time difference
Ottawa is 6 h behind Budapest. 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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Budapest 08:15 8:15 AM Ottawa 02:15 2:15 AM You –:–
08:15 8:15 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
02:15 2:15 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:28
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−6 h
Ottawa is 6 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Ottawa 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
🇨🇦 Ottawa
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇨🇦 Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:15 | 02:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 1,000,000 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and Ottawa: common questions
How far behind Budapest is Ottawa?
Ottawa is 6 hours behind Budapest: UTC−4 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Ottawa?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Ottawa show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Ottawa?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Ottawa show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ottawa from Budapest?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Budapest – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Ottawa – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Ottawa?
Until 6:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Ottawa. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Ottawa it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Ottawa the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Ottawa will be 5 hours behind Budapest.
