Opening times, closing times and the breakfast cut-off
Burger King Hours 2026
Hours reviewed 15 August 2026 Typical hours, sourced and dated
Most Burger King restaurants stop serving breakfast at 10:30 am Monday to Friday, and at 11:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast normally starts at 6:00 am, or 7:00 am at locations that open later on Sundays. Lunch begins the moment breakfast ends, because the kitchen switches menus rather than running both. Closing time varies far more: some restaurants trade 24 hours, some keep only the drive-thru open overnight, and others close in the evening.
Burger King has no national timetable. Almost every restaurant is franchised, and the franchisee sets their own opening, closing and changeover times, which is the same reason prices differ between two restaurants in one city. Every time on this page is what the cited sources report as typical. For one specific restaurant, the Burger King store locator is the only authoritative answer.
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Burger King breakfast hours by day
Breakfast is the hours question people actually search for, and the weekend difference is what catches people out. Saturday and Sunday commonly run thirty minutes longer than a weekday, and Sunday opening is often an hour later.
| Day | Breakfast starts | Breakfast ends | Lunch menu from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 6:00 am | 10:30 am | 10:30 am |
| Tuesday | 6:00 am | 10:30 am | 10:30 am |
| Wednesday | 6:00 am | 10:30 am | 10:30 am |
| Thursday | 6:00 am | 10:30 am | 10:30 am |
| Friday | 6:00 am | 10:30 am | 10:30 am |
| Saturday | 6:00 am | 11:00 am | 11:00 am |
| Sunday | 7:00 am | 11:00 am | 11:00 am |
Opening and closing times
Opening time is reasonably consistent. Closing time is not, and it is the figure most often quoted wrongly elsewhere as though it were fixed nationally.
| Question | Typical answer | How much it varies |
|---|---|---|
| Opening time | 6:00 am, some at 7:00 am | Low. Most open early for breakfast trade. |
| Breakfast ends | 10:30 am weekdays, 11:00 am weekends | Moderate. Some restaurants run to 11:00 am every day. |
| Lunch starts | Immediately after breakfast ends | Low. It is one changeover, not a separate schedule. |
| Closing time | No national figure | High. Ranges from an evening close to 24 hour trading. |
| Drive-thru close | Often later than the counter | High. Some run 24 hours with the lobby closed. |
What time does Burger King start serving lunch?
Lunch starts the moment breakfast ends, so normally 10:30 am Monday to Friday and 11:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. There is no separate lunch opening time to look up, because it is not a separate service. The kitchen runs one menu at a time and switches over, which is why Whoppers and other burgers are generally unavailable earlier in the morning.
That single changeover is also why you cannot usually mix the two. Once a restaurant has moved to the lunch menu, breakfast items are off until the next morning, and a cashier cannot reverse it. The exceptions are a small number of restaurants, mostly those trading 24 hours, that keep a limited selection of both available.
Why Burger King hours vary between restaurants
Burger King operates almost entirely through franchisees. Its parent company, Restaurant Brands International, describes that franchised structure in its own filings. An operator running a restaurant next to a motorway junction has a different overnight trade from one in a shopping centre that locks its doors at closing, and each sets hours to match. That is why any site publishing a single definitive Burger King closing time is guessing.
The same structure is why our 165 tracked prices are published as ranges rather than single figures. If you want the reasoning in full, it is on how we source prices.
How to check your own restaurant in under a minute
- Open the Burger King store locator and enter your postcode or city.
- Select your restaurant from the results rather than reading the list summary.
- Check the hours shown on that restaurant's own entry. Where a restaurant lists separate dining room and drive-thru hours, the drive-thru is usually the later one.
- If you are close to the breakfast cut-off, order in the Burger King app before you travel. The app will stop offering breakfast items at that restaurant's real changeover time, which is a more reliable test than any published table, including this one.
What is on the menu before and after the changeover
Before the changeover you have the breakfast menu, which is 18 items on our count. After it you have the full menu of 210 items across 9 categories. The switch is close to total: burgers are generally unavailable in the morning, and breakfast sandwiches are generally unavailable after the cut-off.
Full item lists with prices and calories are on the Burger King breakfast menu page and the main menu.
Common questions about Burger King hours
What time does Burger King stop serving breakfast?
Most Burger King restaurants stop serving breakfast at 10:30 am from Monday to Friday, and many run to 11:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. Burger King does not publish one national cut-off, because opening times are set by each franchisee rather than centrally. Plan around 10:30 am on a weekday, and check your own restaurant in the Burger King store locator if you are arriving close to the changeover.
What time does Burger King open?
Most Burger King restaurants open at 6:00 am, and some open at 7:00 am, typically on Sundays. Opening time is set by the individual franchisee, so it varies between restaurants in the same city. A minority of locations never close at all.
What time does Burger King close?
There is no single national closing time. Some restaurants trade 24 hours, some run a 24 hour drive-thru only, and some close overnight. Burger King has been extending late night trading at a large number of restaurants, so a location that closed early a year ago may not close early now. The only reliable answer for a specific restaurant is its own listing in the store locator.
What time does Burger King start serving lunch?
Lunch starts when breakfast finishes, so normally 10:30 am on a weekday and 11:00 am at weekends. Most restaurants run one menu at a time and switch the kitchen over, rather than serving both at once. Whoppers and other burgers are generally not available before that changeover.
Can I order breakfast after 10:30 am?
Usually not. The changeover is a kitchen-wide switch rather than something a cashier can override, so once a restaurant has moved to the lunch menu the breakfast items are off until the next morning. A small number of restaurants, particularly those trading 24 hours, offer a limited selection from both menus.
Are Burger King hours the same every day?
No. Weekend hours commonly differ from weekday hours in both directions: many restaurants open later on Sunday and serve breakfast an extra thirty minutes at weekends. Holiday hours differ again, and are set per restaurant rather than nationally.
Does the Burger King drive-thru stay open longer than the counter?
Often, yes. Some restaurants trade 24 hours, some run a 24 hour drive-thru only, and some close overnight. Where the two differ, the drive-thru is the one that stays open later, so a restaurant showing as closed for walk-in may still be serving from the drive-thru lane.
How do I check the hours for my local Burger King?
Use the official Burger King store locator and open the entry for your restaurant, which lists that restaurant's own opening and closing times. The Burger King app shows the same information for whichever restaurant you have selected. Those are the only sources that are authoritative for one address, because hours are set franchise by franchise.
Where these times come from
No figure here is our estimate. Each one is reported by at least two of the publications below, and anything the sources disagreed on is shown as a range rather than resolved in our favour. Burger King publishes hours per restaurant rather than nationally, so the store locator overrides everything here for your own location.
- Food Republic
- Chowhound
- Tasting Table
- The Takeout
- Tasting Table
- Burger King store locator, official, authoritative per restaurant
This is an independent reference site. It is not operated by Burger King Corporation or Restaurant Brands International, and it cannot confirm the hours of any individual restaurant.