Ostend to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Ostend. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
05
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:48 · 11 h 9 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ostend 07:10 7:10 AM Sofia 08:10 8:10 AM You –:–
07:10 7:10 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 19:00
08:10 8:10 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:48
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+1 h
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Ostend.
When you, Ostend and Sofia 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
🇧🇬 Sofia
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 | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:10 | 08:10 |
| 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/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:10 | 07:39 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 70,600 | 1,286,383 |
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Ostend and Sofia: common questions
What is the time difference between Ostend and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Ostend is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Sofia when it is 9:00 AM in Ostend?
When it is 9:00 AM in Ostend, it is 10:00 AM in Sofia.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ostend, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Ostend, clocks in Sofia show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Ostend?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Ostend – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Ostend is it tomorrow in Sofia?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Ostend, the date in Sofia has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Sofia, it is still the previous day in Ostend.
Does the time difference between Ostend and Sofia change?
No. The clocks in Ostend and in Sofia change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
