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Destination Fact Sheet

HungaryOffical name:            Republic of Hungary

 

State Form:               Republic

 

Capital:                      Budapest

 

Official Language:   Hungarian

 

Local time:          GMT + 1 hour. Summer time for early March to late October (GMT + 2 Hours)

 

Currency:                  Hungarian Forints - HUF

 

Electricity:                 220 volts

 

HungaryClimate:   Continental, hot in summer and cold in winter when temperature falls below freezing point. From spring to fall, about 10 hours of sunshine may be expected daily. Differences in the temperature of the four seasons are quite large. Dec., Jan., Febr. are the coldest, July., Aug the hottest months.

 

 

 

Passport, Visa: Non required for EU countries, US and Canadian citizens please ask for information regarding other countries.
Visas can be obtained at the foreign missions of Hungary. The visa fee is higher if you apply for one at the highway border crossing points, at Ferihegy International Airport and the Budapest International Boat Station. Visas are valid for 90 days.

 

Airport: Budapest Ferihegy International Airport. Terminal 1 of budget airlines, Terminal 2A to Malév flights and Terminal 2B for all other international carriers.

 

Shop opening hours:

Monday-Friday            10.00-18.00 h
Saturday                    10.00-14.00 h
Sunday                      closed
Except Shopping Malls, which are open 7 days a week 10.00-20.00 h

 

Telephone:        Country code Hungary +36
HungaryArea code Budapest        1

 

Important numbers:
Ambulance                 104
Police                         107
Fire Brigade               105

 

 

 

 

HungaryMoney exchange, cheques, credit cards:
Legal tender: Forint -Ft, HUF.
Coins: 5,10,20,50,100 Ft
Banknotes: 200,500,1000,2000,5000,10000,20000 Ft

 

There is no obligatory daily minimum amount of conversion. When changing money, remember that most payments are still made in cash. Money can be exchanged in exchange offices, banks, travel agencies, hotels, post offices, and in countless ATMs. Banks and travel agencies offer the best rates. The exchange offices are generally open 0900-2100, those in the Inner city (Váci utca, Deák Ferenc utca, Vörösmarty tér, Kristóf tér) are open round the clock. No commission charged for the transactions. Exchanging money on the black market is illegal, can you get better rates. Exchange places and the larger post offices also cash fixed some travellers checks and bank checks in convertible currency listed by tha National Bank of Hungary. Eurochecks made out in Forints can only be exchanged together with the check book, up to a limit of 35000 Ft per check (no more at 3 checks at a time), mainly in the post offices.