Varkala to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Varkala. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Varkala 01:51 1:51 AM Istanbul 23:21 11:21 PM You –:–
01:51 1:51 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:05
23:21 11:21 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:18
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−2 h 30 min
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Varkala.
When you, Varkala and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Varkala
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 | 🇮🇳 Varkala | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:51 | 23:21 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Varkala | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Varkala with another city
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Varkala and Istanbul: common questions
How far behind Varkala is Istanbul?
Istanbul is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Varkala: UTC+3 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Varkala, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Varkala, clocks in Istanbul show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul when it is 6:00 PM in Varkala?
When it is 6:00 PM in Varkala, it is 3:30 PM in Istanbul.
When do working hours in Varkala and in Istanbul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Varkala, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul.
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 2:30 AM in Varkala it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Varkala.
Is the time difference between Varkala and Istanbul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Varkala nor Istanbul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
