Hungary Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Hungary Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Hungary and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Hungary.

Etymology: The Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that was later Latinized to "Ungri" and which became "Hungari".

The name originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes"; the Hungarian name "Magyarorszag" means "Country of the Magyars"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer.

Capital: Budapest.

Independence / foundation: Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. Hungary was proclaimed a republic in 1918.

Population: 10 million.

Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF)
1 USD = 359 - 368 HUF
1 EUR = 389 - 399 HUF

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Hungarian (official) 99%, English 16%, German 11%, Russian 2%, Romanian 1%, French 1%, other 4%. Note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 99% of Hungarian speakers.

Religions: Roman Catholic 37%, Calvinist 12%, Lutheran 2%, Greek Catholic 2%, other 2%, none 18%, no response 27%.

Climate: Temperate weather with cold, cloudy and humid winters, and warm summers.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $340.94 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $35,400.

Main airports: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Debrecen International Airport.

World heritage sites in Hungary

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 8.

Top world heritage sites:

- Budapest (including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue).
- Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae).
- Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings.
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
- Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment.
- Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta.
- Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape.
- Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape.

Interesting facts about Hungary

- Hungary is the land of thermal spas. It has over 1,300 thermal water springa, with 123 in Budapest alone.

- Hungary has had many Nobel Prize winners. There are a total of 13 winners. They have won Nobel Prizes in every category except Peace.

- Hungary has won 183 gold medals in the Olympics. It is the 10th country with most Olympic medals in relation with its population.

- The University of Pècs, founded in 1367, is among the oldest universities in the world.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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