Istanbul to Varanasi: time difference
Varanasi 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 23:50 11:50 PM Varanasi 02:20 2:20 AM You –:–
23:50 11:50 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:22
02:20 2:20 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:29
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+2 h 30 min
Varanasi is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Varanasi 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
🇮🇳 Varanasi
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 | 🇮🇳 Varanasi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:50 | 02:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 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/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:18 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 3,100,000 |
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Istanbul and Varanasi: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Varanasi at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Varanasi it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Varanasi?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Varanasi show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Varanasi from Istanbul?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Istanbul – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Varanasi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Varanasi compared with Istanbul?
The new day starts in Varanasi earlier: at 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Varanasi, Istanbul is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Varanasi the same all year?
Yes. Neither Istanbul nor Varanasi switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
