Cartagena to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 7 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 06:29 6:29 AM Budapest 13:29 1:29 PM You –:–
06:29 6:29 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
13:29 1:29 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54
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+7 h
Budapest is 7 h ahead of Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena and Budapest 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Cartagena | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:29 | 13:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 1,028,736 | 1,686,222 |
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Cartagena and Budapest: common questions
How far ahead of Cartagena is Budapest?
Budapest is 7 hours ahead of Cartagena: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartagena, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Cartagena, clocks in Budapest show 4:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartagena, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Cartagena, clocks in Budapest show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Cartagena and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Cartagena, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it already the next day in Budapest?
From 5:00 PM in Cartagena it is already the next day in Budapest. The other way round, until 7:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Cartagena.
Is the time difference between Cartagena and Budapest the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 6 hours ahead of Cartagena.
