The location of the university
Embassies and Consulates at Hungary
The most up-to-date list of diplomatic and consular representations in Hungary can be found here.
Holidays
(The University is closed on these days.)
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Memorial Day of the 1848 Revolution (March 15)
- Easter (Sunday and Monday)
- Labour Day (May 1)
- Whit Monday
- St. Stephen's Day (August 20)
- Memorial Day of the 1956 Revolution (October 23)
- All Saint's Day (November 1)
- Christmas (December 25, 26)
Climate
Hungary has a temperate climate, similar to the rest of the continental zone. January is the coldest month (-1 C average) and August the warmest (21,3 C average).
Coldest month: January
Hottest month: July
The number of sunny hours a year: 2038
Currency Exchange, Banks
Currency
The official means of payment in Hungary is the Forint (Ft, HUF).
Coins: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 HUF
Bank notes: 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000 HUF
Exchange
In Hungary banks, Savings banks and 599 businesses involved in exchange.
There is no mandatory minimum amount for currency exchange.
Banks
In Hungary banks are usually open between 8.00 - 16.00 on weekdays. Some banks are open on Saturday, but all are closed on Sunday. ATM machines and currency exchange machines are available throughout the country.
The credit cards used most often - AMEX, Diners Club, EnRoute, Euro/Mastercard, JCB, VISA - can be used to withdraw cash from banks and ATM machines and to pay bills in hotels, restaurants and shops. Emblems at the entrance mark the shops where credit cards are accepted. Most banks have their own automated networks.
You can use your bank or credit card to get cash at post offices throughout Hungary. More than 3200 post offices nation-wide provide this service.
Traveller's Cheques
Traveller's cheques can usually be purchased in major banks.
Emergency Calls, Patrol Service
International emergency call centre: 112
Ambulance: 104
Fire Department: 105
Police: 107
The above phone numbers can be called free of charge.
Hungarian Automobile Club's Emergency Phone: 188
Electric current
230V 50Hz
Shopping
In general, shops are open Monday through Friday, from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., on Saturday from 9.00 a. m. to 1.00 p. m. Stores do not close for lunch.
Food stores and shopping malls are open Monday through Friday from 7.00 a. m. to 7.00 p.m., on Saturdays from 7.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Large shopping centres, entertainment complexes, and some private stores (many of these are open for 24 hours) are open on Sundays as well. Ecseri, the flea market of Budapest, is highly popular with tourists. It is located at Bp., XIX. Nagykőrösi út 156. Open: Monday through Friday, 8.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m.; Saturday, 6.00 a.m.- 3.00 p.m., Sunday, 8.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Time Zone
CentralEuropean time (GMT+1)
Seasonal adjustment (to daylight savings time): between the end of March and the end of October: Central European time +1 (GMT+2)
Post Offices
Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday, from 8-18h.
There are two post offices next to the two central railway stations in Budapest that are open from Monday to Saturday, from 7 to 21h. They are:
Nyugati Pályaudvar (VI. Teréz körút 61.) - It is open on Sunday, too: 10-17 h
Keleti Pályaudvar (VIII. Baross tér 11/c.)
Telephone
Country Code for Hungary: 36
City Code for Budapest: 1
Domestic long-distance call prefix: 06
International calling prefix: 00 (wait for the dial tone, dial the country code and city code (they are listed in the phonebook), and then dial the required number)
Useful Phone Numbers:
- Telephone wakening service: 193
- Domestic telegram service: 192
- Directory inquiries: 198
- International directory inquiries: 199
- T-Com Inquiry Plus: 197
- Special inquiry: 267-6767
- Inquiry about issues (yellow line): 397-9797
- Domestic announcement: 191 (when phoning parties that can't be called directly, it allows users to call them through a telephone exchange)
- International announcement: 190 (to make an international call through a post office)
Telephone numbers in Budapest consist of 7 numbers; phone numbers elsewhere in Hungary consist of 8 numbers, one-digit area code first. Additional services: Hungary Direct, Country Direct, Green number and Blue number.
Mobile/cell phones:
- T-Mobile
- Pannon
- Vodafone