E-vignette (£14 / 10-day)
RequiredAll electronic. Buy via the nemzetiutdij.hu portal or at most petrol stations.
Country driving guide · 2026
Everything UK and EU drivers need before crossing the border into Hungary: 1 legal requirements + 0 other things worth knowing.
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Tick before you go
1 legal must-haves. Print it, tick them off, throw it in the glovebox.
E-vignette (£14 / 10-day)
All electronic. Buy via the nemzetiutdij.hu portal or at most petrol stations.
All electronic. Buy via the nemzetiutdij.hu portal or at most petrol stations.
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Indicative budget
A back-of-the-envelope estimate for a typical petrol car at 40 UK mpg, with 800 km of motorway driving. Real fuel prices move monthly: treat this as a ballpark.
Fuel
€112
~70.6 L · 1,000 km @ 40 mpg
Tolls
€0
800 km of motorways
Vignette
€16
Shortest tourist sticker
Total estimate
€128
1,000 km road trip