eSIM for Hungary
Covered by our Europe plan, from $10.00.
What the network is actually like
Budapest and the motorways are covered properly, and the rest is adequate. Hungary is outside the Eurozone, and card acceptance is widespread but cash is still handy in the countryside.
Networks: Yettel, Vodafone
How much data you'll need
5GB covers a week without you thinking about it, and Budapest's coverage holds up everywhere, metro included.
City guides
Where the signal actually drops, and how to get around.
Where people go
Budapest
Two cities across a river. The thermal baths are the point.
Szentendre
Riverside day trip forty minutes north by suburban rail.
Eger
Baroque town, castle, and the Valley of the Beautiful Women wine cellars.
What's on
Timings are month-level, because most of these move year to year.
Sziget Festival
August
Budapest
A week-long festival on an island in the Danube.
Budapest Christmas Fair
Late November to early January
Budapest
Vörösmarty Square, and better food than most European markets.