- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Hotel or apartment
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- The perfect trip to Hungary
In terms of its territory, the Republic of Hungary is not even included in the first hundred among the states of the planet, but in terms of popularity among foreign tourists, the country can break the steepest records. Apart from his music, Kalman's homeland is legally known by Lake Balaton and thermal spas, the famous goulash soup and Tokay wines, ancient castles and the building of the Hungarian Parliament. Also, the program of a trip to Hungary certainly includes shopping in the central market of Budapest and baths useful for beauty and health in the baths of Lake Heviz.
Important points
- To travel to Hungary, a Russian tourist needs a Schengen visa. The procedure for obtaining it and the package of necessary documents are standard for the countries of the European Union.
- Hungary supports the Tax Free system. You can refund VAT at the airport on departure or at a road checkpoint on the way out of the country. To do this, when buying goods in stores with a Tax Free mark on the doors, you should draw up the relevant documents at the checkout and save the goods in the packaging. The amount of the check must be at least 50,000 HUF.
- The fine for incorrect parking in Hungary is up to 100 euros, and the allowed amount of alcohol in the driver's blood must not exceed 0 ppm.
Choosing wings
The Hungarian and Russian capitals are connected by direct flights of several airlines. In the case of a direct flight, the travel time is 2.5-3 hours:
- The cheapest flight options are offered by the low-cost airline Wizz Air. A ticket on board will cost 140 euros.
- Other European airlines also carry passengers inexpensively, but with a connection at their home points. For example, Air Baltic with a transfer in Riga will take a tourist from Moscow to Budapest for 160 euros and 6 hours, including the connection, and the Polish company LOT - for 200 euros.
- Aeroflot is traditionally not very cheap and an economy class ticket from Moscow to Budapest will cost 240 euros.
The train between the capitals of Hungary and Russia temporarily does not run.
Hotel or apartment
The hotel base in Hungary is quite solid and diverse. Hotels adhere to European classification standards, moreover, the usual "treshka" will be able to adequately compete with a 4 * hotel in some countries. The price of a room in such a hotel is about 30-40 euros per night. The price includes free Wi-Fi, the ability to use your own bathroom and often breakfast.
A bed in a dormitory room in a hostel in Budapest can be rented for 10-12 euros per day.
In the resort of Heviz, inexpensive apartments are popular. The price per night starts from 25 euros, while guests are guaranteed two bedrooms, a kitchen, a private bathroom and wireless internet. For those who come to the Hungarian thermal spa with a family or a company, this option is especially beneficial.
About the same accommodation prices are offered by apartment owners who rent out their property to tourists during their trip to Hungary. In the capital, you can rent a separate room or apartment right in the center and significantly save money and time on getting around the city.
Transport subtleties
The most popular type of intercity transport in Hungary is trains. Railways connect almost all cities in the country, and tickets can be purchased at ticket offices at railway stations. It is profitable and convenient to travel very short distances by buses. They allow avoiding the inevitable change in the capital in the case of railways.
Taxis in Hungary are not very cheap. Each kilometer of mileage adds half a euro to the meter, moreover, at night and in the evening, the tariff is doubled by a third or even half. Licensed taxi cars have yellow numbers.
Car rental in Hungary is possible for people over 21 years old. To travel on the roads of the country, you must pay a fee. The receipt is a vignette, which is important to attach to the windshield of the car. Studded tires are prohibited in the country, and the average price of a liter of fuel at Hungarian filling stations is from 1, 08 euros.
Nightingales are not fed with fables
Traveling to Hungary has an important gastronomic component. In every local cafe or restaurant, the famous goulash is served, the recipes for which exist about the same as housewives in Hungary. And local catering establishments are famous for soups and pastries, vegetable dishes and, of course, Tokay wines, which adequately and profitably emphasize the entire palette of tastes of the Hungarian national cuisine.
Prices in Hungarian restaurants differ depending on the status of the establishment. The average check per visitor in a good cafe will be from 10 euros, and the order will certainly include a substantial portion of goulash and snacks.
Fast food on the Hungarian streets is not only the ubiquitous McDonald's, but also local gastronomic delights. A flat cake with meat and stewed vegetables will cost you 2.5 euros, and a piece of excellent pizza will be sold to you for 1.5 euros.
A set lunch is an inexpensive way to experience Hungarian cuisine and gain strength on a long walking tour. In an average restaurant in Budapest, it will cost about 8 euros per person, and the menu of such a dinner will include the indispensable goulash.
Useful details
- An ordinary car rented in Hungary is categorized as D1 or D2. For such a car, the toll for 10 days is from 10 to 20 euros. For a shorter period of time, vignettes are not sold, and it is most convenient to purchase them at gas stations immediately after crossing the Hungarian border.
- The center of Budapest is divided into several parking zones. The price of an hour of parking, depending on the zone, ranges from 0, 4 to 1, 3 euros.
- In cafes at shopping centers, food prices are higher than the average in establishments in the city.
The perfect trip to Hungary
The climate of Hungary belongs to the continental, the formation of the weather is also influenced by the mountains located in this area. Winters are mild here, while summers are quite hot and dry. Spring and autumn are rather long and warm, and the average daytime temperature in October and April is about + 15 ° С.
Any time of the year is suitable for treatment in the thermal spas of Hungary, but it is most comfortable to swim and recover in late spring or early autumn. Special treatment programs in the health resorts on Lake Heviz, based on the use of thermal waters and organic mud, guarantee results both in winter and in summer.
Fans of national holidays stick to their calendar and plan their trip to Hungary, based on the schedule of significant events. Hungary's main public holiday, St. Stephen's Day is celebrated on August 20 and is dedicated to the first Hungarian king.
Musical Hungary in January invites guests to the Verdi festival in the capital, to the jazz festival in Debrecen in March and to the blues days in Sárospatak in July.
The grape harvest is celebrated with the traditional wine festivals "Ode to Wine" in September in Pecs and the "Bull's Blood" festival. The latter starts on the second Friday of July in the town of Eger and is dedicated to the famous product made by the Hungarians for the first time in the distant 16th century.
