Which Hungarian highway vignette should we buy in 2024?

2024. 10. 24. 0:00

It is worth being careful when buying a highway vignette, especially if we are travelling abroad, as we could face a serious penalty if we do not have enough information. When using toll roads, it is compulsory to use a vignette in most countries, but it makes a difference which type of highway vignette is the best for us when travelling. In this article, we have collected information on the types of hungary vignettes we can choose from and when to buy one.

What types of highway vignettes are there in Hungary?

There are 5 different types of highway vignettes in Hungary. Of these five types, four are valid for all toll roads throughout Hungary and one is valid only for the county or counties of our choice.

1 day highway vignette: Valid from the moment of purchase until 23:59 on the day of purchase. In the case of a pre-purchase, it is valid from 0:00 to 23:59 on the starting date indicated at the time of purchase.

10 days highway vignette: It is valid for the starting date indicated by the customer and for a further 9 days, for a total of 10 consecutive calendar days, until 23:59 on the 10th day.

Monthly highway vignette: It is valid from the starting day indicated by the customer until 23:59 on the day of the following month corresponding to the starting day, or if this day is missing in the month of expiry, until 23:59 on the last day of the month. Vignettes may be purchased for several consecutive months.

Annual national highway vignette: In the case of pre-purchase: valid from the first day of the year in question until 23:59 on 31 January of the year following the year in question. Within the validity period: valid from the date of purchase until 31 January of the following year.

Annual county highway vignette: Valid for all toll roads in the counties chosen by the purchaser and up to the first junction in the direction of the border counties. The same rules apply as for the annual national vignette as regards its duration.

Which type of highway vignette to choose and when?

1 day highway vignette

  • If we are passing through Hungary and have until 23:59
  • If weare travelling to Hungary but would only use the highways for one day

10 days highway vignette

  • If we are passing through Hungary and returning within 10 days.
  • If we are travelling to Hungary for 10 days or less.

Monthly highway vignette

  • If we stay in Hungary for more than 10 days.
  • If we are travelling through the country and returning home in more than 10 days.
  • A multi-monthly vignette if we travel to or through the country several times throughout the summer.

Annual national highway vignette

  • We frequently travel to or through Hungary during the year.

Annual county highway vignette

  • If we travel to or through Hungary several times during the year, but only through one or a few counties.

Buy our Hungarian highway vignette online!

Once we have found the best hungary vignette for us, all we have to do is buy it. We can do it easily and securely online, from the comfort of our home or on the road from our mobile phone, avoiding queuing and saving time. Another advantage of using the e-vignette when shopping on hungary-vignette is that we can request a confirmation of our purchase at any time, so we don't have to worry about losing our highway vignette, and we can also request a confirmation of our purchase by SMS free of charge.

Which Hungarian highway vignette should we buy in 2024?