Foreign travel advice

Hungary

Warnings and insurance

Still current at:: 2520 September 2024
Updated:: 2520 September 2024
Latest update:: Removal~~New~~ of information about heavy rain and flooding ('Warnings and insurance' page).

Heavy rain and flooding

~~Heavy~~ ~~rain~~ ~~and~~ ~~flooding~~ is ~~causing~~ ~~disruption,~~ ~~particularly~~ in ~~Budapest.~~ ~~Check~~ ~~before~~ ~~you~~ ~~travel~~ (~~Budapest~~ ~~public~~ ~~transport~~,~~Nationanwide~~ ~~road~~ ~~closure~~ ~~information~~, ~~coach~~ ~~services~~).

~~Following~~ ~~disruption~~ to ~~international~~ ~~train~~ ~~services~~ to ~~Vienna,~~ ~~services~~ ~~have~~ ~~resumed,~~ ~~but~~ ~~delays~~ ~~and~~ ~~cancellations~~ ~~are~~ ~~still~~ ~~possible.~~ ~~Check~~ ~~before~~ ~~you~~ ~~travel~~ (~~Timetables~~, ~~Hungary~~ ~~state~~ ~~rail~~ ~~customer~~ ~~service~~).

Before you travel

No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:

see general advice for women travellers
read our guide on disability and travel abroad
see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
read about safety for solo and independent travel
see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad

Travel insurance

If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.

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Update history

2024-09-25 09:56
Removal of information about heavy rain and flooding (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

2024-09-20 15:56
New information about heavy rain and flooding (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

2024-09-05 13:17
Information on the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), planned to be introduced from November 2024 (‘Entry requirements’ page).

2024-06-03 15:01
This travel advice was reviewed for style and accuracy.

2023-10-21 17:38
Information on increased border controls between Hungary and Slovenia (‘Entry requirements’ page).

2023-08-11 14:22
Information on the upcoming World Athletics Championships (‘Safety and security’ page).

2023-07-24 17:07
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.

2023-06-30 12:17
Addition of information about this year’s Budapest Pride March and addition of information about human trafficking; removal of outdated information about COVID-19 measures (‘Summary’, ‘Local laws and customs’ and ‘Coronavirus’ pages).

2023-06-22 10:45
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.

2022-07-13 16:40
Updated information on festivals and the Budapest Pride March (‘Summary’ page)

2022-06-01 11:23
Updated information; foreign-plated cars are not entitled to buy petrol at discount price at filling stations, and removal of language on mask mandates on public transport (‘Safety and security’ page).

2022-05-12 15:27
Clarification about current passport validity (‘Entry requirements’ page)

2022-04-27 16:54
Updated details for the Hungarian National Healthline (‘Coronavirus’ page)

2022-03-31 14:21
Updated information on what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 in Hungary (‘Coronavirus’ page)

2022-03-11 14:46
Updated information on Hungary’s COVID-19 related travel restrictions; restrictions have been lifted (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)

2022-03-08 10:38
Changes to mask wearing rules (‘Coronavirus’ page)

2022-02-24 05:28
There are multiple reports of widespread military activity in Ukraine. You should not attempt to cross into Ukraine from Hungary. (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)