Samara to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Samara. 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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Samara 20:00 8:00 PM Budapest 04:00 4:00 AM You –:–
20:00 8:00 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:24
04:00 4:00 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 17:49
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+8 h
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Samara.
When you, Samara 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
🇨🇷 Samara
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 | 🇨🇷 Samara | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:00 | 04:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Samara | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 1,071 | 1,686,222 |
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Samara and Budapest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Samara is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 8 hours ahead of those in Samara (UTC+2 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Samara, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Samara, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Samara?
When it is 6:00 PM in Samara, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Budapest.
When do working hours in Samara and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Samara, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When does the date change in Budapest compared with Samara?
The new day starts in Budapest earlier: at 4:00 PM in Samara it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Budapest, Samara is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Samara and Budapest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Samara. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 7 hours ahead of Samara.
