Freetown to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Freetown. 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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Freetown 21:30 9:30 PM Bucharest 23:30 11:30 PM You –:–
21:30 9:30 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:31
23:30 11:30 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:01
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Freetown.
When you, Freetown 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
🇸🇱 Freetown
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 | 🇸🇱 Freetown | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:30 | 23:30 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Freetown | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Freetown | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 10 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 951,000 | 1,883,425 |
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Freetown and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Freetown is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of Freetown: UTC+2 against UTC+0.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Freetown?
The working day in Freetown starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Bucharest at the end of the working day in Freetown?
The working day in Freetown ends at 6:00 PM; in Bucharest it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Freetown?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Freetown – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Freetown?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 10:00 PM in Freetown it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, Freetown is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Freetown and Bucharest change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From March 28, 2027, Bucharest will be 3 hours ahead of Freetown.
