Euro is still not an official currency in Hungary, and who knows if the Euro will ever become the official currency in Hungary, but still many shops and stores will let you pay with Euro. Some of the shops will even give you back in Euro, but most places with give you back the change […]
May I pay for your airport transfer service in Euros or must I convert to Forints?
Thank you for the question! It is possible to pay our drivers in Euro, but normally recommend arranging with the payment in the local currency, the Hungarian Forint. The reason is that on the fly our drivers will always say a higher Euro fee than the actual HUF fee, making it better to pay with […]
Where are the best places to change Euros to Florints in Budapest. Or, can I just use Euros?
Thank you for the question and we hope you will find our answer satisfying. There are several articles dealing with this matter on the web, and in our own Budapest Guide you can also read about this in the following article. The first question is where it is best to change Euro to Forint (not […]
Is Budapest an expensive city?
How much money should I expect to bring with me if I am travelling to Budapest from the UK for 4 days on a holiday? Is it expensive? First of all thank you for your question. Considering the fact that you will arrive from the UK Budapest will seem quite a lot cheaper than what […]
Currency converter (HUF/EUR/USD)
Earlier this spring we updated our pages almost daily with news concerning the Forint, as it reach record bottom levels. Since then it has stabilized, and it is normally to be found that 1 Euro is around 270 Forint. 1 Dollar is normally around 185 Forint. The good news is that we have found an […]
