Ruse to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Ruse. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ruse 15:24 3:24 PM Budapest 14:24 2:24 PM You –:–
15:24 3:24 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:26
14:24 2:24 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 17:49
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Ruse.
When you, Ruse 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
🇧🇬 Ruse
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 | 🇧🇬 Ruse | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:24 | 14:24 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ruse | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:26 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 10 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 159,798 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Ruse with another city
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Ruse and Budapest: common questions
How far behind Ruse is Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Ruse: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ruse, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Ruse, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Ruse?
When it is 6:00 PM in Ruse, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Ruse?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Ruse – 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 Ruse is it still yesterday in Budapest?
Before 1:00 AM in Ruse, the date in Budapest has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Budapest, it is already the next day in Ruse.
Does the time gap between Ruse and Budapest change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
