Budapest ↔ Los Angeles
Best Time to Call
Decent overlap available between 17:00 and 19:00 (Budapest time).
Sync Budapest and Los Angeles easily. Budapest is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Decent overlap available between 17:00 and 19:00 (Budapest time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 11 days Mar 09
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
3.3/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
15:38 GMT+9
Working
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New York City
01:38 EST
Sleeping
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London
06:38 GMT
Sleeping
Synchronization Context
Syncing between Budapest and Los Angeles is challenging due to the 9 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Budapest Business Pulse
- Culture Hardworking and creative. Values intellectual debate and personal trust.
- Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Reach out between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. Hungarians value intellectual competence and deep discussion. Building personal trust is a prerequisite for long-term business; spend time on introductions. The culture is professional but appreciates a creative and thoughtful approach.
Los Angeles Business Pulse
- Culture Creative, informal, and networking-heavy. Influenced by the entertainment and tech industries.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Mornings are often spent dealing with East Coast syncs; domestic LA calls are best between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The culture is more casual than NYC, but still very results-oriented. Traffic is the ultimate local variable; virtual meetings are the standard for avoiding commute-related delays.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Budapest | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Europe/Budapest | America/Los_Angeles |
| Country | Hungary | USA |
| Coordinates | 47.50, 19.04 | 34.05, -118.24 |
| Population | 1,770,000 | 12,531,000 |