🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
11
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50 · 11 h 12 min
Zurich to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Zurich. 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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Zurich 08:37 8:37 AM Istanbul 09:37 9:37 AM You –:–
08:37 8:37 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50
09:37 9:37 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Zurich.
When you, Zurich 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
🇨🇭 Zurich
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Zurich | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:37 | 09:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Zurich | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:50 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 443,037 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Zurich with another city
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Big time differences
Zurich and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Zurich is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 1 hour ahead of those in Zurich (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Zurich, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Zurich, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Zurich?
The working day in Zurich ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Zurich?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Zurich – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Zurich is it tomorrow in Istanbul?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Zurich, the date in Istanbul has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul, it is still the previous day in Zurich.
Does the time gap between Zurich and Istanbul change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Zurich but not in Istanbul. From October 25, 2026, Istanbul will be 2 hours ahead of Zurich.
