Sri Lanka to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 4 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−4 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sri Lanka 02:05 2:05 AM Budapest 21:35 9:35 PM You –:–
02:05 2:05 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:50
21:35 9:35 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 16:23
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−4 h 30 min
Budapest is 4 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka.
When you, Sri Lanka 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
🇱🇰 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:05 | 21:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Sri Lanka | — | −4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 16:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 9 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 21,444,000 | 1,686,222 |
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Sri Lanka and Budapest: common questions
How many hours behind Sri Lanka is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 4 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Sri Lanka (UTC+1 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Budapest when it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, it is 4:30 AM in Budapest.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Sri Lanka?
The working day in Sri Lanka ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 1:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Sri Lanka?
Between 1:30 PM and 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka – that is 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Budapest?
Until 4:30 AM in Sri Lanka it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 7:30 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Sri Lanka.
Is the time difference between Sri Lanka and Budapest the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Budapest will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Sri Lanka.
