No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Hungary?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Budapest: ≈ 1,110 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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 Latvia passport?

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

Hungary visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Hungary passport: 119.
Citizens of Latvia and Hungary can travel together visa-free to 117 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Belarus, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Moldova, and Netherlands.
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 Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Hungary

Travelling to Hungary: good to know

Riga — Budapest: about 1,110 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Budapest 11:00.
Local currency: Hungarian Forint.
Languages: Hungarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ HUF 320.
Hungary is the 15th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.
Latvia has an embassy in Hungary — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.