Istanbul to Plovdiv: time difference
Plovdiv is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
35
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:10 · 10 h 10 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 08:52 8:52 AM Plovdiv 07:52 7:52 AM You –:–
08:52 8:52 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
07:52 7:52 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:10
·
−1 h
Plovdiv is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Plovdiv 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
🇧🇬 Plovdiv
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 | 🇧🇬 Plovdiv |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:52 | 07:52 |
| 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/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:10 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 368,983 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Plovdiv: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Plovdiv?
The clocks in Plovdiv are 1 hour behind those in Istanbul (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Plovdiv?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Plovdiv show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Plovdiv at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Plovdiv it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Plovdiv 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 Plovdiv.
When is it still the previous day in Plovdiv?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Plovdiv. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Plovdiv it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Plovdiv the same all year?
No. Only Plovdiv switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Plovdiv and Istanbul will have the same time.
