Puntarenas to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Puntarenas 08:30 8:30 AM Budapest 16:30 4:30 PM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
16:30 4:30 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54
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+8 h
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Puntarenas.
When you, Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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
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 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 16:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Puntarenas | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 1,686,222 |
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Puntarenas and Budapest: common questions
How far ahead of Puntarenas is Budapest?
Budapest is 8 hours ahead of Puntarenas: UTC+2 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas?
When it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Puntarenas?
The working day in Puntarenas ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Puntarenas?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Puntarenas – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Budapest?
From 4:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already the next day in Budapest. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Puntarenas.
Is the time difference between Puntarenas and Budapest the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 7 hours ahead of Puntarenas.
