Ostend to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Ostend. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
21
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Twilight
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:35 · 11 h 6 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ostend 05:55 5:55 AM Bucharest 06:55 6:55 AM You –:–
05:55 5:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 19:00
06:55 6:55 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:35
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Ostend.
When you, Ostend 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
🇧🇪 Ostend
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇪 Ostend | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:55 | 06:55 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Ostend | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Brussels | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:10 | 07:29 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:35 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 70,600 | 1,883,425 |
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Ostend and Bucharest: common questions
What is the time difference between Ostend and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Ostend is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Ostend?
The working day in Ostend starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ostend, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Ostend, clocks in Bucharest show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Ostend?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Ostend – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Ostend?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 11:00 PM in Ostend it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, Ostend is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Ostend and Bucharest change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
