Romania to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Romania. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
09
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08 · 11 h 12 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Romania 06:50 6:50 AM Budapest 05:50 5:50 AM You –:–
06:50 6:50 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
05:50 5:50 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
·
−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Romania.
When you, Romania 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
🇷🇴 Romania
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Romania | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:50 | 05:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Romania | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 19,053,815 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Romania with another city
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Big time differences
Romania and Budapest: common questions
How many hours behind Romania is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 1 hour behind those in Romania (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Budapest when it is 9:00 AM in Romania?
When it is 9:00 AM in Romania, it is 8:00 AM in Budapest.
If it is 6:00 PM in Romania, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Romania, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Romania?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Romania – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Romania is it still yesterday in Budapest?
Before 1:00 AM in Romania, the date in Budapest has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Budapest, it is already the next day in Romania.
Does the time difference between Romania and Budapest change?
No. The clocks in Romania and in Budapest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
