Convert EET to CET Eastern European Time ↔ Central European Time Free Online Secure
Type a time in EET and read it in CET straight away. The offset is −1 h, the arithmetic wraps at midnight, and the answer says which day it lands on.
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Through the day — Convert EET to CET (Eastern European Time ↔ Central European Time)
| EET | CET |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
Where these units come from
Until the middle of the nineteenth century every town kept its own noon, set by the sun overhead, and nobody minded that the next town was four minutes behind. Railways ended that: a timetable cannot be written for a hundred local noons. Britain put its railways on Greenwich time in 1847, and in 1884 the International Meridian Conference in Washington chose Greenwich as the prime meridian and sketched the twenty-four-hour scheme we still use. Greenwich Mean Time was the world's reference until 1972, when Coordinated Universal Time replaced it: UTC is kept by atomic clocks and tied back to the turning Earth by leap seconds. The abbreviations on this page name standard time — the winter setting — which is why each one is a fixed number of hours rather than something that drifts through the year.
Where you meet them
A time zone becomes real the moment two people in different places have to agree on one moment: a call between offices, a flight that lands before it took off, a market that opens while you are asleep, a deadline written in somebody else's afternoon. Server logs, train and flight schedules and anything stamped with a time are kept in UTC precisely so that the question can always be settled, no matter whose clock was on the wall.
Questions people ask
What about summer time?
The offsets here are standard-time offsets, the ones a zone keeps in winter. Where summer time is observed, the same places move one hour further on for part of the year and take a different name: Central European Time becomes Central European Summer Time, Eastern Standard Time becomes Eastern Daylight Time. The switching dates are not the same in every country, and the two hemispheres change in opposite months, so for a date inside a summer-time period add an hour to whichever side observes it.
Why isn't every difference a whole number of hours?
Because offsets are decided by governments, not by geometry. India is half an hour off the hour, at UTC+05:30; Nepal is three quarters, at UTC+05:45; the Chatham Islands are at UTC+12:45. Any of these can be changed by law, and several countries have moved their offset within living memory.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The arithmetic runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded and there is no server to upload it to. Load the page once and it keeps working with the network switched off.
The Piraeus ferries and the clock in Munich
The first ferry for Santorini casts off from Piraeus at 07:30. A play at the Epidaurus Festival opens at 21:00. Finland's Independence Day reception goes on air at 18:00. A reader in Munich, Vienna, Rome or Warsaw who sees those hours will convert EET to CET, and the sum is the smallest there is: take off one hour. 07:30 EET reads 06:30 CET, 21:00 EET reads 20:00 CET, and 00:30 EET falls back into the previous day as 23:30 CET. The gap is permanent because Eastern and Central Europe switch their clocks together, at 01:00 UTC on the last Sundays of March and October.
The page goes on to give the method, the lookup tables and a portrait of each zone, followed by scenes from shipping, the theatre, parliaments and workplaces. Everything is computed locally in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.
The Piraeus ferries
The morning sailing
A ferry that leaves Piraeus at 07:30 EET and sails for almost eight hours reaches Santorini at 15:30 EET, which is 14:30 CET. The ticket shows 07:30 and 15:30, but a passenger from Germany, looking at the clock at home, sees 14:30.
Planning the arrival
A family in Munich expecting guests on Santorini reckons the hours on Greek time. A “convert EET to CET” calculation made beforehand shows when they have to be at the port.
The Epidaurus Festival
An evening of theatre
A performance that starts at 21:00 EEST starts at 20:00 CEST. Audiences in Germany and Austria watch online after dinner.
The interval and the end
The interval at 22:30 EEST is at 21:30 CEST. The ending, toward 23:30 EEST, is toward 22:30 CEST. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows that the Greek evening ends an hour earlier on the Central European clock.
Finland’s Independence Day
The presidential reception
The 6 December reception, broadcast at 18:00 EET, is at 17:00 CET. Viewers in Germany watch live, toward the end of the working day.
Candles in the windows
The lighting of candles in windows, at 18:00 EET, takes place at 17:00 CET. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows at once that on the Central European clock it falls an hour earlier.
Flights between Helsinki and Frankfurt
The morning flight
A flight from Helsinki to Frankfurt that leaves at 08:00 EET and takes nearly three hours lands at 11:00 EET, which is 10:00 CET. The ticket shows 08:00 and 10:00, as for a flight of two hours, although the flight lasts nearly three.
The evening flight
A flight from Frankfurt at 18:00 CET lands in Helsinki at 22:00 EET. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows the hour at which you are expected at the airport.
Sittings of the Romanian Parliament
The morning vote
A vote scheduled for 10:00 EET is at 09:00 CET. Journalists and investors in Germany follow it live at the start of their working day.
Afternoon debates
A debate at 15:00 EET is at 14:00 CET. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows at once whether it falls in the Central European lunch break.
Trains between Bucharest and Vienna
The evening service
A train that leaves Bucharest at 18:00 EET and reaches Vienna the next day at 07:30 CET leaves, on Vienna time, at 17:00 CET. The ticket shows 18:00 and 07:30, so it looks like a journey of thirteen and a half hours; in fact it takes fourteen and a half.
At the border
At the border, the time on the platform changes by an hour. A “convert EET to CET” calculation made beforehand shows the hour at which someone is waiting at the station.
Summer concerts on the Black Sea coast
An evening at Mamaia
A concert that starts at 21:00 EEST starts at 20:00 CEST. German fans follow it on a live broadcast at dinner time.
After midnight
A party that starts at 00:30 EEST starts at 23:30 CEST. Whoever wants to watch it stays up or watches the recording.
How to convert EET to CET, in three steps
Subtract one hour
EET is UTC+2 and CET is UTC+1. Central Europe is an hour behind Eastern Europe. From the East European time on a 24-hour clock, subtract 1.
Correct the date
If the result is negative, add 24 and go to the previous day. That happens only between 00:00 and 00:59: 00:30 EET is 23:30 CET yesterday.
Check against known values
01:00 EET is 00:00 CET. 06:15 EET is 05:15 CET. 09:00 EET is 08:00 CET. 12:30 EET is 11:30 CET. 18:00 EET is 17:00 CET. 21:45 EET is 20:45 CET. 23:15 EET is 22:15 CET. On summer time, 14:00 EEST is 13:00 CEST.
Eastern Europe in brief
Who keeps it
Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Finland, the Baltic states, Ukraine and Moldova keep their winter clock on EET (UTC+2) and their summer clock on EEST (UTC+3).
Egypt
Egypt also sits on EET but has its own summer calendar. Against Central Europe its distance can therefore be zero, one or two hours, depending on the date.
The central clock, briefly
Which countries
Germany, France, Italy, mainland Spain, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Sweden and Norway read UTC+1 (CET) in winter and UTC+2 (CEST) in summer.
Left out
Iceland, Britain and Portugal belong to a different zone. In winter they read UTC+0, one hour behind Central Europe.
An hour between two desks
The shared part of the day
Staff in Bucharest who work 09:00-17:00 are available on Vienna's clock from 08:00 to 16:00; staff in Vienna on the same hours are available on Romania's clock from 10:00 to 18:00. Seven hours are held in common, from 10:00 to 17:00 EET.
Choosing when to phone
Dialling from Bucharest at 08:30 EET reaches Austria at 07:30 CET, which is early. Dialling at 17:30 EET reaches it at 16:30 CET, with an hour of the Austrian day left.
One hop west
A plane that leaves Bucharest at 08:00 EET and flies for nearly two hours lands at 10:00 EET, which is 09:00 on Vienna's clocks. The boarding pass shows 08:00 and 09:00, as if the flight lasted one hour.
The Athens and Frankfurt exchanges
The opening
The Athens exchange opens at 10:00 EET, which is 09:00 CET, just when Frankfurt’s opens. The two markets work almost simultaneously.
The close
The German exchange closes at 17:30 CET, which is 18:30 EET, after the Greek one. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows that more than an hour separates the two closes.
One Romanian hour on six Fridays
Early January
Friday 9 January: 12:00 EET equals 11:00 CET, both zones on winter time.
Before and after the March change
Friday 27 March: 12:00 EET equals 11:00 CET. Both blocs advance their clocks on Sunday 29 March at 01:00 UTC, and Friday 3 April gives 12:00 EEST against 11:00 CEST. The gap is unchanged.
Mid-August
Friday 14 August: 12:00 EEST equals 11:00 CEST, with both on summer time.
After the October change
Friday 30 October, five days after the common return to standard time, gives 12:00 EET against 11:00 CET. Friday 18 December gives the same pair.
Cairo's special calendar
When Cairo shows Berlin's hour
Egypt starts summer time on the last Friday of April. In 2026, from 29 March to 23 April, Cairo (EET, UTC+2) and Berlin (CEST, UTC+2) read the same. From 25 to 29 October Cairo (EEST, UTC+3) stands two hours ahead of Berlin (CET, UTC+1).
What to do
Any convert EET to CET meant for Egypt has to be made with the exact date in mind. At other times of the year Cairo is one hour ahead of Berlin.
A shared support rota between Iasi and Stuttgart
The early shift
An engineer in Iasi who starts at 09:30 EET overlaps with a colleague in Stuttgart who started at 08:30 CET. The German side has been at work for exactly an hour.
The evening handover
Notes finished at 18:00 EET arrive in Stuttgart at 17:00 CET, with the German team still on shift. A “convert EET to CET” calculation at each handover confirms that the hour fits their day.
Reading other European clocks from Romania
A ladder of differences
Take Bucharest as the starting point. Berlin, Vienna and Rome are an hour behind; London and Lisbon are two hours behind; Reykjavik is two behind in winter and three in summer; Moscow is an hour ahead in winter.
Four capitals at the same moment
When Bucharest reads 20:00, Vienna reads 19:00, London 18:00 and Moscow 21:00. Putting all of them in an invitation saves everyone the trouble of having to convert EET to CET.
Shared lectures across European campuses
Start times
A lecture timetabled for 11:00 EET begins at 10:00 CET. Austrian students begin it an hour earlier by their own watches than Romanian ones.
Cut-offs for coursework
A cut-off at 23:59 EET falls at 22:59 CET on the same day. Anyone who counts it as Austrian midnight actually has an hour to spare.
Broadcasts from Romanian television
The evening news
The 19:00 EET news is at 18:00 CET. Romanians in Germany watch online, right after work.
Late programmes
A programme at 22:00 EET is at 21:00 CET. A “convert EET to CET” calculation shows that the Romanian evening ends an hour earlier on the German clock.
The museums of Madrid and Paris
When the doors open
The Prado opens at 10:00 CET, which is 11:00 EET, and the Louvre at 09:00 CET, which is 10:00 EET. A visitor in Athens or Bucharest who buys a ticket from home sees Central European time on the confirmation and has to read it an hour later on the local clock.
Time slots on the ticket
A slot booked from 15:00 to 15:30 CET means 16:00 to 16:30 EET on the clock at home. A “convert EET to CET” calculation done at booking shows whether you will arrive on time or still have an hour left for lunch.
Why it never changes
Spain, France, Greece and Romania move their clocks on the same night, so the gap of one hour holds all year. A ticket bought in March or November reads the same as one bought in July.
Clock changes: what they do to the gap
The year in segments
Both zones change their clocks together, so EET and CET stay 1 hour apart in every season; only the labels change, to EEST and CEST in summer.
In practice
For 2026 the dates are 29 March and 25 October in Europe and 8 March and 1 November in North America. You can convert EET to CET on any date with the same rule.
Every hour in one table
EET to CET
00:00 EET corresponds to 23:00 CET (previous day). 01:00 EET corresponds to 00:00 CET. 02:00 EET corresponds to 01:00 CET. 03:00 EET corresponds to 02:00 CET. 04:00 EET corresponds to 03:00 CET. 05:00 EET corresponds to 04:00 CET. 06:00 EET corresponds to 05:00 CET. 07:00 EET corresponds to 06:00 CET. 08:00 EET corresponds to 07:00 CET. 09:00 EET corresponds to 08:00 CET. 10:00 EET corresponds to 09:00 CET. 11:00 EET corresponds to 10:00 CET. 12:00 EET corresponds to 11:00 CET. 13:00 EET corresponds to 12:00 CET. 14:00 EET corresponds to 13:00 CET. 15:00 EET corresponds to 14:00 CET. 16:00 EET corresponds to 15:00 CET. 17:00 EET corresponds to 16:00 CET. 18:00 EET corresponds to 17:00 CET. 19:00 EET corresponds to 18:00 CET. 20:00 EET corresponds to 19:00 CET. 21:00 EET corresponds to 20:00 CET. 22:00 EET corresponds to 21:00 CET. 23:00 EET corresponds to 22:00 CET.
How to read it
Each row pairs one EET hour with the matching CET hour and says when the date changes. The rows follow the same rule that applies when you convert EET to CET. With a whole-hour offset the minutes are untouched; if they differ in your result, the input was misread.
Readings at half past the hour
EET at :30 and the matching CET time
00:30 EET corresponds to 23:30 CET (previous day). 01:30 EET corresponds to 00:30 CET. 02:30 EET corresponds to 01:30 CET. 03:30 EET corresponds to 02:30 CET. 04:30 EET corresponds to 03:30 CET. 05:30 EET corresponds to 04:30 CET. 06:30 EET corresponds to 05:30 CET. 07:30 EET corresponds to 06:30 CET. 08:30 EET corresponds to 07:30 CET. 09:30 EET corresponds to 08:30 CET. 10:30 EET corresponds to 09:30 CET. 11:30 EET corresponds to 10:30 CET. 12:30 EET corresponds to 11:30 CET. 13:30 EET corresponds to 12:30 CET. 14:30 EET corresponds to 13:30 CET. 15:30 EET corresponds to 14:30 CET. 16:30 EET corresponds to 15:30 CET. 17:30 EET corresponds to 16:30 CET. 18:30 EET corresponds to 17:30 CET. 19:30 EET corresponds to 18:30 CET. 20:30 EET corresponds to 19:30 CET. 21:30 EET corresponds to 20:30 CET. 22:30 EET corresponds to 21:30 CET. 23:30 EET corresponds to 22:30 CET.
When to use it
Use these rows for events that begin on the half hour. They follow the same arithmetic as the whole-hour table and spare you another calculation.
Odd times, converted
Ten EET times and their CET equivalents
01:05 EET corresponds to 00:05 CET. 03:20 EET corresponds to 02:20 CET. 05:50 EET corresponds to 04:50 CET. 07:35 EET corresponds to 06:35 CET. 10:10 EET corresponds to 09:10 CET. 13:25 EET corresponds to 12:25 CET. 16:40 EET corresponds to 15:40 CET. 19:55 EET corresponds to 18:55 CET. 22:15 EET corresponds to 21:15 CET. 23:05 EET corresponds to 22:05 CET.
Observation
Real schedules are rarely on the hour, so here are ten with awkward minutes. The offset has no minutes in it, so a reading of :45 stays :45 after the conversion.
Morning, afternoon or night?
From EET to CET, with the time of day
06:00 EET corresponds to 05:00 CET (early morning). 08:00 EET corresponds to 07:00 CET (early morning). 10:00 EET corresponds to 09:00 CET (morning). 12:00 EET corresponds to 11:00 CET (morning). 14:00 EET corresponds to 13:00 CET (around midday). 16:00 EET corresponds to 15:00 CET (afternoon). 18:00 EET corresponds to 17:00 CET (afternoon). 20:00 EET corresponds to 19:00 CET (evening). 22:00 EET corresponds to 21:00 CET (evening).
Why it matters
A conversion is only half the answer: the other half is whether the result is a sensible hour. After you convert EET to CET, check the bracketed word.
Before you convert EET to CET: a short checklist
Before the sum
Check the zone names
EET is also used by Egypt, which has its own summer calendar. CET covers Central Europe; Romania is one hour further east on EET.
Use a 24-hour clock
The 24-hour clock avoids a.m. and p.m. slips, so rewrite 4:30 p.m. as 16:30 before anything else. For example, 09:15 EET becomes 08:15 CET.
Finishing
The operation
Subtract 1 hour. If the result passes midnight, correct the date: readings before 01:00 fall on the previous date.
A second example
An evening check: 22:40 EET gives 21:40 CET.
Traps to avoid when you convert EET to CET
Adding instead of subtracting
CET is behind EET, so the answer should be smaller than the starting hour. A larger number means an addition slipped in.
Losing the date
A EET time before 01:00 moves to the previous date. Keeping the original date produces a one-day error.
Mixing up labels in summer
The summer names are EEST and CEST; the distance between the clocks stays as it was. The new names do not change the gap, so leave the sum alone.
Confusing the abbreviation
A Romanian schedule in July says EEST (UTC+3), not EET. Do not use CET for Romania, Bulgaria or Greece; they are on Eastern European Time, an hour ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How far apart are EET and CET?
1 hour, and CET is behind EET.
How do I convert EET to CET?
Subtract 1 hour from the EET time, then fix the date if the result passes midnight.
What is 21:45 EET in CET?
20:45 CET.
Is the gap the same in every month?
Yes, it is the same in every month.
Is my input stored or uploaded?
No. Everything happens on your own device.
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