Cardiff to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Cardiff. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
14
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Twilight
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cardiff 04:45 4:45 AM Bucharest 06:45 6:45 AM You –:–
04:45 4:45 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:33
06:45 6:45 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Cardiff.
When you, Cardiff and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 Cardiff
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Cardiff | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:45 | 06:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cardiff | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 346,100 | 1,883,425 |
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Cardiff and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Cardiff is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of Cardiff: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cardiff, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Cardiff, clocks in Bucharest show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cardiff, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Cardiff, clocks in Bucharest show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cardiff and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cardiff, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest.
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Cardiff?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 10:00 PM in Cardiff it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, Cardiff is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cardiff and Bucharest the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
