🇧🇬 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:10 · 10 h 10 min
Plovdiv to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Plovdiv. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Plovdiv 10:12 10:12 AM Istanbul 11:12 11:12 AM You –:–
10:12 10:12 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:10
11:12 11:12 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Plovdiv.
When you, Plovdiv and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇬 Plovdiv
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 | 🇧🇬 Plovdiv | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:12 | 11:12 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Plovdiv | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:10 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 10 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 368,983 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Plovdiv with another city
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Big time differences
Plovdiv and Istanbul: common questions
What is the time difference between Plovdiv and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Plovdiv is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Plovdiv, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Plovdiv, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul when it is 6:00 PM in Plovdiv?
When it is 6:00 PM in Plovdiv, it is 7:00 PM in Istanbul.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Plovdiv?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Plovdiv – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Istanbul compared with Plovdiv?
The new day starts in Istanbul earlier: at 11:00 PM in Plovdiv it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul, Plovdiv is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Plovdiv and Istanbul change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Plovdiv. From March 28, 2027, Istanbul and Plovdiv will have the same time.
