Sochi to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 1 h behind Sochi. 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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Sochi 21:14 9:14 PM Bansko 20:14 8:14 PM You –:–
21:14 9:14 PM
Moscow Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 17:09
20:14 8:14 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 17:17
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−1 h
Bansko is 1 h behind Sochi.
When you, Sochi and Bansko are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇺 Sochi
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
🇧🇬 Bansko
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 | 🇷🇺 Sochi | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:14 | 20:14 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Moscow Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sochi | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Moscow | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 17:09 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 7 min | 10 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 389,946 | 8,000 |
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Big time differences
Sochi and Bansko: common questions
How far behind Sochi is Bansko?
Bansko is 1 hour behind Sochi: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Bansko when it is 9:00 AM in Sochi?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sochi, it is 8:00 AM in Bansko.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sochi, what time is it in Bansko?
At 6:00 PM in Sochi, clocks in Bansko show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sochi and in Bansko overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sochi, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bansko.
Until what time in Sochi is it still yesterday in Bansko?
Before 1:00 AM in Sochi, the date in Bansko has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Bansko, it is already the next day in Sochi.
Is the time difference between Sochi and Bansko the same all year?
No. Only Bansko switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Bansko and Sochi will have the same time.
