Lisbon to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Lisbon. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lisbon 00:46 12:46 AM Bucharest 02:46 2:46 AM You –:–
00:46 12:46 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 19:09
02:46 2:46 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇹 Lisbon
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:46 | 02:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 19:09 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Lisbon with another city
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Lisbon and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Lisbon is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of Lisbon: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Lisbon?
The working day in Lisbon starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Lisbon, clocks in Bucharest show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Lisbon?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Lisbon – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Lisbon is it tomorrow in Bucharest?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Lisbon, the date in Bucharest has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day in Lisbon.
Does the time difference between Lisbon and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Lisbon and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
