Swords to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Swords. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
59
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 17:13 · 10 h 25 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Swords 10:14 10:14 AM Bucharest 12:14 12:14 PM You –:–
10:14 10:14 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
12:14 12:14 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 17:13
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Swords.
When you, Swords 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
🇮🇪 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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:14 | 12:14 |
| 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/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 17:02 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 10 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 40,776 | 1,883,425 |
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Swords and Bucharest: common questions
What is the time difference between Swords and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Swords is on UTC+0.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 9:00 AM in Swords?
When it is 9:00 AM in Swords, it is 11:00 AM in Bucharest.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 6:00 PM in Swords?
When it is 6:00 PM in Swords, it is 8:00 PM in Bucharest.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Swords?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Swords – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 10:00 PM in Swords it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Swords.
Does the time difference between Swords and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Swords and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
