Swords to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 2 h ahead of Swords. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Bansko, Bulgaria
50
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 17:27 · 10 h 34 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Swords 09:23 9:23 AM Bansko 11:23 11:23 AM You –:–
09:23 9:23 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
11:23 11:23 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 17:27
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+2 h
Bansko is 2 h ahead of Swords.
When you, Swords 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
🇮🇪 Swords
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇪 Swords | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:23 | 11:23 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Swords | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 17:02 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 10 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 40,776 | 8,000 |
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Big time differences
Swords and Bansko: common questions
What is the time difference between Swords and Bansko?
Bansko is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Swords is on UTC+0.
What time is it in Bansko at the start of the working day in Swords?
The working day in Swords starts at 9:00 AM; in Bansko it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Swords, what time is it in Bansko?
At 6:00 PM in Swords, clocks in Bansko show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Swords and Bansko are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Swords (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bansko), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Bansko compared with Swords?
The new day starts in Bansko earlier: at 10:00 PM in Swords it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Bansko, Swords is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Swords and Bansko the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
