Istanbul to Bentota: time difference
Bentota is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 03:02 3:02 AM Bentota 05:32 5:32 AM You –:–
03:02 3:02 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:21
05:32 5:32 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h 30 min
Bentota is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Bentota are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Bentota
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇱🇰 Bentota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:02 | 05:32 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:19 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 2 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 37,000 |
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Istanbul and Bentota: common questions
How far ahead of Istanbul is Bentota?
Bentota is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Istanbul: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Bentota when it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul?
When it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 11:30 AM in Bentota.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Bentota?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Bentota show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Bentota overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Bentota.
When is it already the next day in Bentota?
From 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Bentota. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Bentota it is still the previous day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Bentota the same all year?
Yes. Neither Istanbul nor Bentota switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
