Istanbul to Thessaloniki: time difference
Thessaloniki is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇬🇷 Thessaloniki, Greece
55
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:21 · 10 h 16 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 11:28 11:28 AM Thessaloniki 10:28 10:28 AM You –:–
11:28 11:28 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
10:28 10:28 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:21
·
−1 h
Thessaloniki is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Thessaloniki 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
🇬🇷 Thessaloniki
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 | 🇬🇷 Thessaloniki |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:28 | 10:28 |
| 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 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 790,824 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Thessaloniki: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Thessaloniki?
The clocks in Thessaloniki 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 Thessaloniki?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Thessaloniki show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Thessaloniki?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Thessaloniki show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Istanbul and Thessaloniki are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Thessaloniki), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Thessaloniki?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Thessaloniki. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Thessaloniki it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Thessaloniki change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Thessaloniki. From March 28, 2027, Thessaloniki and Istanbul will have the same time.
