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Depends on citizenship:

🟢 EU/EEA/Switzerland (31 countries):

• ❌ No visa needed
• ✅ ID card or passport sufficient
• ✅ Unlimited stay
• ❌ No EES registration required

🟢 Visa-free countries (60+):

• 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇲🇩 Moldova
• 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 UK, 🇦🇺 Australia
• 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea

Requirements: biometric passport, 90/180 days, EES (from 8.11.2024), ETIAS (from 2026).

🔴 Visa required:

• 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇹🇷 Turkey
• 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇳 India

🆕 VELYKA PALAD – NAGYHÓDOS (Ukraine-Hungary)

📅 Opened: April 2025

📊 Specifications: • First new crossing on this border in decades • Capacity: 200 cars + 600 pedestrians daily • Operating hours: 08:00-18:00 • Passenger vehicles up to 3.5 tons only • Pedestrian crossing available

✅ Advantages: • Reduces congestion at other Hungarian crossings • Shorter waiting times • Convenient for tourists and private travel

⚠️ Limitations: • Not for trucks over 3.5t • Limited operating hours (not 24/7)

EES (Entry/Exit System) — EU automated system for biometric data registration.

✅ Hungary launched EES November 8, 2024 — FULLY ACTIVE!

Who must register:

• 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 UK, 🇨🇦 Canada
• 🇷🇺 Russia (with visa), 🇨🇳 China (with visa)
• All third-country nationals (non-EU/EEA/CH)

Who does NOT register:

• 🇪🇺 EU citizens (27 countries)
• 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Procedure:

• First entry: Photo + 10 fingerprints (10–20 min)
• Repeat: Automatic recognition (2–5 min)

✅ Free. Data stored 3 years.

Best days of the week:

• 🟢 Best: Tuesday–Wednesday
• 🟡 Medium: Monday, Thursday
• 🔴 Avoid: Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday

Best time of day:

• 🟢 Best: 6:00–8:00 (early morning)
• 🟡 Acceptable: 14:00–17:00
• 🔴 Avoid: 9:00–13:00 (peak hours)

Seasonal factors:

• 🟢 Off-season (Apr–May, Sep–Nov): best period
• 🟡 Summer: +30–50% queues
• 🔴 Winter holidays (Dec–Jan): +50–100% queues

Average wait times (December 2025):

EES impact: First entry +5–10 min, repeat -5 min.

The following border crossing points operate on the Ukraine-Hungary border:

• Tiszabecs-Vylok (vehicles + pedestrians) • Beregsurány-Luzhanka (vehicles) • Záhony-Chop (vehicles + trains) • Barabás-Kosyno (vehicles) • Velyka Palad-Nagyhódos (NEW 2025, vehicles up to 3.5t + pedestrians, 08:00-18:00)

At the border between Ukraine and Hungary, the following checkpoints are operational with corresponding types of crossing:

1. Zahony - Automobile, Bus, Pedestrian
2. Lonya - Automobile
3. Barabash - Automobile
4. Berehshurany - Automobile, Pedestrian
5. Tiszabecs - Automobile, Pedestrian

Fuel prices in Hungary (December 2025):

Comparison with neighbors:

• 🟢 Slightly cheaper than Austria
• 🟡 Similar to Slovakia
• 🔴 Slightly more expensive than Romania

Main petrol station chains: MOL, OMV, Petrol, Shell, Lukoil

⛽ Stations on motorways every 50–60 km

Useful contacts for crossing the Hungarian border:

Hungarian Police (Rendőrség):

• 📞 Emergency: 112 (accidents, emergencies)
• 📱 Queue info: Határinfó mobile app, RUTIN app

Ukrainian Embassy in Budapest:

• 🌐 budapest.mfa.gov.ua
• 📞 +36 (1) 431-1700

Nakordoni service for live queues:

• 📊 Hungary–Ukraine queue statistics

For US 🇺🇸, Canadian 🇨🇦 and UK 🇬🇧 citizens:

Requirements:

• ✅ Visa-free — 90 days within 180
• ✅ Passport (valid 3+ months after entry)
• ✅ EES registration (since 8.11.2024)
• ✅ ETIAS — from late 2026, €7

At the border:

• ✅ Quick check
• ✅ Rarely asked additional questions
• ✅ Usually no delays

Mandatory car equipment:

Mandatory rules:

• 🚗 Seat belts — mandatory (fine 70,000 HUF / €187)
• 📱 Phone — prohibited while driving (fine 100,000+ HUF)
• 🍺 Alcohol: 0.00% for new drivers, 0.05% for others
• 👶 Children under 12 or <150 cm — child seat mandatory

For Russian citizens 🇷🇺:

Requirements:

• ⚠️ Schengen visa MANDATORY
• ✅ Passport + invitation + insurance
• ✅ EES registration at the border

At the border:

• ⚠️ Stricter checks (+10–15 min additional)
• ⚠️ May be asked for additional documents
• ⚠️ Possible roadside stops for verification

Visa duration: Usually 15–45 days (depends on visa type)

Speed limits in Hungary (strict!):

⚠️ Warning: Hungary has the highest speeding fines in Europe! Tolerance is only 3–7 km/h depending on the type of control.

e-matrica — electronic sticker for using Hungarian roads.

Mandatory:

• ✅ REQUIRED for all vehicles on motorways (M) and expressways (H)
• ⚠️ Without vignette — fine of 200,000–500,000 HUF (€530–€1,330)

Prices for passenger cars (D1) in 2025:

Where to buy:

• 🌐 Online: matriczaonline.hu
• 🚗 At the border (machines or counters)
• ⛽ At petrol stations in Hungary

📱 Important: Electronic system — cameras recognize license plates!

Hungary is the strictest country in Europe for drivers. Here's why:

1. HIGHEST speeding fines in the EU:

• 🔴 Up to €832 (312,000 HUF) for speeding 101+ km/h over
• 🔴 Even France has lower fines

2. Very active speed cameras:

• 📷 Cameras on ALL motorways and expressways
• 🚔 Mobile patrols frequently on roads
• ⚠️ Foreign drivers are ALWAYS fined without leniency

3. EES fully active:

• ✅ Since November 8, 2024 — everything works smoothly
• ✅ Biometric check of all third-country nationals

4. Austrian border controls:

• ⚠️ HU–AT border has temporary controls (until 15.12.2025)
• ⏰ Additional 15–20 min waiting

5. Expensive vignette:

• 💰 €14.20 for 1 day — more expensive than Slovakia

For Ukrainian citizens 🇺🇦:

Requirements:

• ✅ Visa-free regime — 90 days within 180
• ✅ Biometric passport (valid 3+ months)
• ✅ EES registration (since 8.11.2024 — fully active)
• ✅ ETIAS — from late 2026, €7

⚠️ Restrictions for men:

• 🔴 Men 18–60 years: Need SBGS permit to exit
• 📞 Contact dpsu.gov.ua

On Hungarian roads:

• ✅ Ukrainian passport recognized
• ⚠️ Green Card mandatory
• 🔴 STRICT speeding fines — follow the limit!

⚠️ WARNING: Hungary has the HIGHEST speeding fines in Europe!

On motorways (limit 130 km/h):

In cities (limit 50 km/h):

🚨 Important: Cameras throughout the country, foreigners are ALWAYS fined, fines are collected automatically through embassies!