Hungary: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Hungary uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom

Money

Ft Hungarian Forint HUF

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD	327.9 HUF
1 EUR	366.3 HUF
1 GBP	439.3 HUF
1 JPY	2.09 HUF

Hungarian Forint: where it's used and rates

Price level 58 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Hungary are about 58% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

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Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC+1

Hungary is on UTC+1 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in Hungary drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.