Vail, CO to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Vail, CO. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Vail, CO 18:05 6:05 PM Budapest 02:05 2:05 AM You –:–
18:05 6:05 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:20
02:05 2:05 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 17:47
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+8 h
Budapest is 8 h ahead of Vail, CO.
When you, Vail, CO 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
🇺🇸 Vail, CO
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
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Vail, CO | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:05 | 02:05 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Vail, CO | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Denver | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 10 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 5,300 | 1,686,222 |
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Vail, CO and Budapest: common questions
How far ahead of Vail, CO, is Budapest?
Budapest is 8 hours ahead of Vail: UTC+2 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 9:00 AM in Vail, CO?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vail, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vail, CO, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Vail, clocks in Budapest show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Budapest from Vail, CO?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Vail – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Budapest compared with Vail, CO?
The new day starts in Budapest earlier: at 4:00 PM in Vail it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Budapest, Vail is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Vail, CO, and Budapest the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 7 hours ahead of Vail.
