Dartford to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h ahead of Dartford. 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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Dartford 18:25 6:25 PM Istanbul 20:25 8:25 PM You –:–
18:25 6:25 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:04
20:25 8:25 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:22
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+2 h
Istanbul is 2 h ahead of Dartford.
When you, Dartford and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 Dartford
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 | 🇬🇧 Dartford | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:25 | 20:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Dartford | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:27 | 07:18 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 51,240 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Dartford with another city
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Big time differences
Dartford and Istanbul: common questions
How far ahead of Dartford is Istanbul?
Istanbul is 2 hours ahead of Dartford: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dartford, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Dartford, clocks in Istanbul show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dartford, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Dartford, clocks in Istanbul show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Dartford and in Istanbul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Dartford, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul.
When is it already the next day in Istanbul?
From 10:00 PM in Dartford it is already the next day in Istanbul. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Dartford.
Does the time gap between Dartford and Istanbul change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Dartford but not in Istanbul. From October 25, 2026, Istanbul will be 3 hours ahead of Dartford.
