Hungary

Hungary
Information
Language:	Hungarian
Capital:	Budapest
Population:	10,041,000
Currency:	Forint (HUF)
Hitchability:	from (average) to (good)
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Hungary is a member state of the European Union as well as the Schengen Agreement. Hitchhiking usually (but not without exceptions) is relatively easy in Hungary, especially in rural areas where people are more friendly and helpful. There, even on the roads with almost no traffic you can get a ride in a reasonable time. You can drink tap water.

Arczi hitching in Hungary

In Hungary fewer people speak foreign languages than in other Central European countries. In cities, often one can speak English with younger people. Some older people might speak a bit of German or Russian. Once you get to rural areas, however, expect a language barrier. A Hungarian phrasebook may be useful.

License plates

Hungarian license plates do not contain any marking about where the car comes from. Typical and most common license plates have three black letters and three black numbers on a white background. Police has plates starting with RB, and the taxi ones are yellow.

Cities

• Budapest, the capital
• Debrecen
• Győr
• Miskolc
• Pécs
• Székesfehérvár
• Szeged
• Tatabánya
• Tokaj
• Zalaegerszeg
• Nagykanizsa
• Keszthely

Webpages

An official web page where you can find up to date info of motorways, with the petrol stations marked on them: http://intermap.aak.hu/Sitecontent/Map/MapDefault.aspx?lang=en

Phrasebook

For useful phrases while hitchhiking in Hungary see Hungarian phrasebook.

Border crossings

Austria	Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf
Slovakia	Parassapuszta-Šahy
Ukraine	Chop-Záhony
Romania	Ártánd-Borş Nagylak
Serbia	Horgos-Röszke
Croatia	Udvar
Slovenia

Countries of Europe

Albania • Andorra • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kosovo • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • North Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United Kingdom • Ukraine • Vatican

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