Hungary Travel Guide

Recognised refugees and stateless persons in possession of a valid travel document issued by the government of any one of the above countries/territories are exempt from obtaining a visa for Hungary (but no other Schengen country, except Germany and, for refugees, Slovakia) for a maximum stay of 90 days in a 180-day period.

The Hungarian currency is the forint, denoted by the symbol "Ft" (ISO code: HUF). Notes come in denominations of 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 forint; coins are available in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 two-coloured, similar to €2) and 200 (two-coloured, similar to €1) forint.

Hungary has no regular domestic flights. As Budapest lies in the centre of the country and pretty much any point can be reached within three hours by train or bus, there isn't much need for scheduled domestic flights.

in both the current (Roman) and the ancient Hungarian scripts—the latter of which, also called rovásírás or the "Hungarian runes," is only used ceremonially or as a sign of national pride]] Hungarians are rightly proud of their unique, complex, sophisticated, richly expressive language, Hungarian (Magyar pronounced "mohdyohr"). It is a Uralic language most closely related to Mansi and Khanty of western Siberia. It is further sub-classified into the Finno-Ugric languages which include Finnish and…

Hungary in general is a very safe country. However, petty crime in particular remains a concern, just like in any other country. Watch your bags and pockets on public transport. There is a danger of pickpockets. Passports, cash and credit cards are common targets of thieves. Keep items that you do not store in your hotel safe or residence in a safe place, but be aware that pockets, purses and backpacks are especially vulnerable, even if closed. There are also reported cases of people who got their baggage stolen while sleeping on the train.

Food and water is generally safe, even in remote villages. It is safe to drink tap water anywhere, even in remote areas, however, due to the cleaning process the taste of the water can be really unpleasant. Best idea is to try before changing to the bottled water. Bottled waters has a large selection, both the fizzy (blue bottle cap) and still (red/pink bottle cap) water and it is cheap (starts from less than 100 Ft for 1.5 litre). The only notable exception of the drinking water are trains where the tap water is not drinkable and other places where tap water is labeled as such.

There are 4G coverage in most of the country while 5G is being deployed (July 2024).

Names

Uniquely in Europe, Hungary uses the Eastern name order, i.e. the family name precedes the given name. For example, someone named Kovács István has the family name Kovács ("Smith") and the given name István ("Stephen"). However, most Hungarians change their name order when talking or writing in a foreign language, like István Kovács. Foreign names are also kept in the original order (like John Travolta; but for an originally Eastern name, the Eastern order is retained, like for Abe Shinzo). In official documents (and sometimes elsewhere), your name might get changed to the Easter…