Istanbul to Piraeus: time difference
Piraeus 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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Istanbul 07:59 7:59 AM Piraeus 06:59 6:59 AM You –:–
07:59 7:59 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
06:59 6:59 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
Piraeus is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Piraeus 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
🇬🇷 Piraeus
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 | 🇬🇷 Piraeus |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:59 | 06:59 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 163,688 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and Piraeus: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Piraeus?
Piraeus is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Piraeus?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Piraeus show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Piraeus when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 5:00 PM in Piraeus.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Piraeus 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 Piraeus.
When is it still the previous day in Piraeus?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Piraeus. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Piraeus it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Piraeus the same all year?
No. Only Piraeus switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Piraeus and Istanbul will have the same time.
