Folkestone to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Folkestone. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
10
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Folkestone 13:22 1:22 PM Bucharest 15:22 3:22 PM You –:–
13:22 1:22 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 17:58
15:22 3:22 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
·
+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Folkestone.
When you, Folkestone 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
🇬🇧 Folkestone
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 | 🇬🇧 Folkestone | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:22 | 15:22 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Folkestone | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 45,273 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Folkestone with another city
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Folkestone and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Folkestone is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 2 hours ahead of those in Folkestone (UTC+3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Folkestone, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Folkestone, clocks in Bucharest show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 6:00 PM in Folkestone?
When it is 6:00 PM in Folkestone, it is 8:00 PM in Bucharest.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Folkestone?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Folkestone – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 10:00 PM in Folkestone 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 Folkestone.
Does the time difference between Folkestone and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Folkestone and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
