BCN local time
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/MadridCEST
- Sunrise
- 4:58 am
- Sunset
- 6:54 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 55 minutes142 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Getting to and from BCN
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport serves Barcelona, about 13 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Time difference from BCN
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:58 pm Wed | 17:58 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:58 pm Wed | 18:58 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:58 pm Wed | 19:58 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:58 pm Wed | 20:58 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:58 pm Wed | 20:58 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:58 pm Wed | 21:58 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:58 am | 01:58 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:58 am | 02:58 | the same time |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at BCN airport right now?
It is 2:58 am (02:58) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is BCN in?
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport is in Europe/Madrid, currently CEST (UTC+2) — the same zone as Barcelona.
How far is BCN from Barcelona?
About 13 km (8 miles) from the centre of Barcelona. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does BCN observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).