Sri Lanka to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sri Lanka 07:55 7:55 AM Bucharest 05:25 5:25 AM You –:–
07:55 7:55 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:58
05:25 5:25 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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−2 h 30 min
Bucharest is 2 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka.
When you, Sri Lanka and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:55 | 05:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Sri Lanka | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 21,444,000 | 1,883,425 |
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Sri Lanka and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours behind Sri Lanka is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Sri Lanka (UTC+3 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, clocks in Bucharest show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, it is 3:30 PM in Bucharest.
When do working hours in Sri Lanka and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bucharest.
When is it still the previous day in Bucharest?
Until 2:30 AM in Sri Lanka it is still the previous day in Bucharest. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Bucharest it is already the next day in Sri Lanka.
Does the time gap between Sri Lanka and Bucharest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bucharest but not in Sri Lanka. From October 25, 2026, Bucharest will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Sri Lanka.
