Cartagena to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Cartagena. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cartagena 23:29 11:29 PM Dubai 01:29 1:29 AM You –:–
23:29 11:29 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:14 · 🌙 19:26
01:29 1:29 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:51
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+2 h
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena and Dubai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Cartagena
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
🇦🇪 Dubai
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 | 🇪🇸 Cartagena | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:29 | 01:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:14 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 19:26 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 218,050 | 3,790,000 |
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Cartagena and Dubai: common questions
How far ahead of Cartagena is Dubai?
Dubai is 2 hours ahead of Cartagena: UTC+4 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartagena, what time is it in Dubai?
At 9:00 AM in Cartagena, clocks in Dubai show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Dubai at the end of the working day in Cartagena?
The working day in Cartagena ends at 6:00 PM; in Dubai it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cartagena and Dubai are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cartagena (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cartagena is it tomorrow in Dubai?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cartagena, the date in Dubai has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Dubai, it is still the previous day in Cartagena.
Does the time difference between Cartagena and Dubai change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cartagena. From October 25, 2026, Dubai will be 3 hours ahead of Cartagena.
