Tourism tax rates in Hungary
Simon Smith | Manager, Operations and Destination Engagement | 31 May 2019
Idegenforgalmi Adó
The tourist tax (Idegenforgalmi adó) is a local tax decided by each municipality and can vary within a destination (if they have multiple districts). There are over 3,000 municipalities in Hungary and information whether a tourist tax is applicable in each municipality can be found here.
In Budapest, the tourist tax is decided by each municipality/district (1-16) except districts 17 to 23 and Margitsziget where it is decided by the General Assembly of Budapest (Fovaros Onkormanyzata). As a result, the tax varies between districts where either a percentage is levied up to 4% or a fixed amount per person per night (maximum amount 506 HUF in 2018 taking into account inflation from when the local tax law was passed in 1990).
In Budapest city centre, the tax is mainly 4% of the net cost of the room (excluding VAT and breakfast).
Below is only a single destination and other destinations may levy a tax. Further information can be found by clicking on the title of each district.
While best efforts have been made to verify the accuracy of the information on 31 May 2019, the information displayed should be used as guidance only.
Euro conversion on 31 May 2019 for comparative purposes.
| Budapest (no maximum nights) |
Net Cost of Room (excluding 18% VAT and breakfast) | Gross Cost of Room (including 18% VAT and breakfast) | HUF (€) per person, per night | Some Exemptions |
| Várkerület (1st district) |
– | 4% | – | Children under 18 |
| Masodik Kerulet (2nd district) |
– | – | 350 (1.08) | Children under 18 |
| Óbuda-Békásmegyer (3rd district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Újpest (4th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Belváros-Lipótváros (5th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Terézváros (6th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Erzsébetváros (7th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Józsefváros (8th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Ferencváros (9th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Kőbánya (10th district) |
– | – | 300 (0.92) | Children under 18 |
| Újbuda (11th district) |
– | – | 400 (1.23) | Children under 18 |
| Hegyvidék (12th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Tizenhárom Kerulet (13th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18 |
| Zugló (14th district) |
– | – | 450 (1.39) | Children under 18 |
| Tizenöt Kerulet (15th district) |
– | – | 280 (0.86) | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Tizenhat Kerulet (16th district) |
– | – | 280 (0.86) | Children under 18 |
| Rákosmente (17th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre (18th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Kispest (19th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Pesterzsébet (20th district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Csepel (21st district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Budafok-Tétény (22nd district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Soroksár (23rd district) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
| Margitsziget (Margaret Island) |
4% | – | – | Children under 18, adults over 70 |
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