Cork to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Cork. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cork 02:03 2:03 AM Bucharest 04:03 4:03 AM You –:–
02:03 2:03 AM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:53
04:03 4:03 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Cork.
When you, Cork 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
🇮🇪 Cork
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 | 🇮🇪 Cork | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:03 | 04:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Irish Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cork | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 3 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 210,000 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Cork with another city
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Big time differences
Cork and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cork is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 2 hours ahead of those in Cork (UTC+3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cork, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Cork, clocks in Bucharest show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest at the end of the working day in Cork?
The working day in Cork ends at 6:00 PM; in Bucharest it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cork and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cork (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 10:00 PM in Cork it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Cork.
Is the time difference between Cork 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.
