La Serena to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 5 h ahead of La Serena. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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La Serena 23:48 11:48 PM Budapest 04:48 4:48 AM You –:–
23:48 11:48 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 19:51
04:48 4:48 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
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Budapest is 5 h ahead of La Serena.
When you, La Serena and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇱 La Serena
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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 La Serena | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:48 | 04:48 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from La Serena | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:15 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 19:51 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 37 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 195,382 | 1,686,222 |
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La Serena and Budapest: common questions
How far ahead of La Serena is Budapest?
Budapest is 5 hours ahead of La Serena: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Budapest at the start of the working day in La Serena?
The working day in La Serena starts at 9:00 AM; in Budapest it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in La Serena, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in La Serena, clocks in Budapest show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both La Serena and Budapest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in La Serena (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Budapest?
From 7:00 PM in La Serena it is already the next day in Budapest. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in La Serena.
Is the time difference between La Serena and Budapest the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 4 hours ahead of La Serena.
