Istanbul to Vratsa: time difference
Vratsa is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Vratsa, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:13 · 10 h 6 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 08:55 8:55 AM Vratsa 07:55 7:55 AM You –:–
08:55 8:55 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
07:55 7:55 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
Vratsa is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Vratsa 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
🇧🇬 Vratsa
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 | 🇧🇬 Vratsa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:55 | 07:55 |
| 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 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 60,877 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and Vratsa: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Vratsa?
Vratsa is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Vratsa?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Vratsa show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Vratsa at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Vratsa it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Istanbul and Vratsa are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Vratsa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Vratsa?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Vratsa. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Vratsa it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Vratsa the same all year?
No. Only Vratsa switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Vratsa and Istanbul will have the same time.
