No visa needed

Do citizens of Croatia need a visa for Hungary?

Citizens of Croatia don’t need a visa for Hungary. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Croatia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Hungary without a visa on a Croatia passport?

Yes, citizens of Croatia don’t need a visa for Hungary. A valid passport is enough.

Hungary visa rules at a glance

With a Croatia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Croatia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Croatia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Hungary passport: 119.
Citizens of Croatia and Hungary can travel together visa-free to 117 countries, for example: Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican City, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, and Switzerland.
Croatia and Hungary share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Hungary has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Hungary, in turn, don’t need a visa for Croatia. Croatia visa for citizens of Hungary

Travelling to Hungary: good to know

Zagreb — Budapest: about 300 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Hungarian Forint.
Languages: Hungarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ HUF 320.
Hungary is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Croatia.
Croatia has an embassy in Hungary — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.