Costa Rica to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Costa Rica. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
12
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08 · 11 h 12 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Costa Rica 23:37 11:37 PM Budapest 07:37 7:37 AM You –:–
23:37 11:37 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
07:37 7:37 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
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+8 h
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Costa Rica.
When you, Costa Rica 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
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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
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 7 7 AM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:37 | 07:37 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Costa Rica | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 5,044,197 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Costa Rica with another city
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Costa Rica and Budapest: common questions
How far ahead of Costa Rica is Budapest?
Budapest is 8 hours ahead of Costa Rica: UTC+2 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Costa Rica?
The working day in Costa Rica ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Costa Rica and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Costa Rica, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When does the date change in Budapest compared with Costa Rica?
The new day starts in Budapest earlier: at 4:00 PM in Costa Rica it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Budapest, Costa Rica is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Costa Rica and Budapest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Costa Rica. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 7 hours ahead of Costa Rica.
