Ilford to Athens: time difference
Athens is 2 h ahead of Ilford. 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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Ilford 00:18 12:18 AM Athens 02:18 2:18 AM You –:–
00:18 12:18 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:04
02:18 2:18 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:45
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+2 h
Athens is 2 h ahead of Ilford.
When you, Ilford and Athens are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 Ilford
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
🇬🇷 Athens
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 | 🇬🇧 Ilford | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:18 | 02:18 |
| 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 Ilford | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:27 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 168,168 | 3,090,508 |
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Ilford and Athens: common questions
How far ahead of Ilford is Athens?
Athens is 2 hours ahead of Ilford: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ilford, what time is it in Athens?
At 9:00 AM in Ilford, clocks in Athens show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ilford, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Ilford, clocks in Athens show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Athens from Ilford?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Ilford – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Ilford is it tomorrow in Athens?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Ilford, the date in Athens has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Athens, it is still the previous day in Ilford.
Does the time difference between Ilford and Athens change?
No. The clocks in Ilford and in Athens change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
