Cartagena to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Cartagena. 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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Cartagena 06:30 6:30 AM Buenos Aires 08:30 8:30 AM You –:–
06:30 6:30 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
08:30 8:30 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
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+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena and Buenos Aires 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:30 | 08:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 19:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 1,028,736 | 2,891,082 |
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Cartagena and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far ahead of Cartagena is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead of Cartagena: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the start of the working day in Cartagena?
The working day in Cartagena starts at 9:00 AM; in Buenos Aires it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Cartagena?
The working day in Cartagena ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Cartagena?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cartagena – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Buenos Aires?
From 10:00 PM in Cartagena it is already the next day in Buenos Aires. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Cartagena.
Does the time gap between Cartagena and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cartagena nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
