Istanbul to Alicante: time difference
Alicante is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 14:34 2:34 PM Alicante 13:34 1:34 PM You –:–
14:34 2:34 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
13:34 1:34 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:33
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−1 h
Alicante is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Alicante are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇪🇸 Alicante
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇪🇸 Alicante |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:34 | 13:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 08:06 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 19:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 349,282 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Alicante: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Alicante?
Alicante is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Alicante at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Alicante it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Alicante?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Alicante show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Alicante overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alicante.
When is it still the previous day in Alicante?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Alicante. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alicante it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Alicante the same all year?
No. Only Alicante switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Alicante will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
