Ireland to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Ireland. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
11
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ireland 12:59 12:59 PM Bucharest 14:59 2:59 PM You –:–
12:59 12:59 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 18:43
14:59 2:59 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
·
+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Ireland.
When you, Ireland 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
🇮🇪 Ireland
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 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:59 | 14:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Irish Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Ireland | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:43 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 5,149,139 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Ireland with another city
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Big time differences
Ireland and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Ireland is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of Ireland: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ireland, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Ireland, clocks in Bucharest show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ireland, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Ireland, clocks in Bucharest show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Ireland?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Ireland – 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 Ireland?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 10:00 PM in Ireland it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, Ireland is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Ireland and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Ireland and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
