Istanbul to Sunny Beach: time difference
Sunny Beach is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
34
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 16:57 · 10 h 8 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Istanbul 20:16 8:16 PM Sunny Beach 19:16 7:16 PM You –:–
20:16 8:16 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
19:16 7:16 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 16:57
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−1 h
Sunny Beach is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Sunny Beach 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
🇧🇬 Sunny Beach
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇧🇬 Sunny Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:16 | 19:16 |
| 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 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 16:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 13,347 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Sunny Beach: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Sunny Beach?
Sunny Beach is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Sunny Beach at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Sunny Beach it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Sunny Beach when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 5:00 PM in Sunny Beach.
When is a good time to call Sunny Beach from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sunny Beach – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Istanbul is it still yesterday in Sunny Beach?
Before 1:00 AM in Istanbul, the date in Sunny Beach has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Sunny Beach, it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Sunny Beach the same all year?
No. Only Sunny Beach switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sunny Beach and Istanbul will have the same time.
