No visa needed

Do citizens of Hungary need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Hungary don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 days. 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 Hungary: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Budapest — Skopje: ≈ 640 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Hungary passport?

Yes, citizens of Hungary don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Hungary 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 Hungary passport ranks 21st of 199.
Hungary passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Hungary and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 77 countries, for example: Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Poland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, San Marino, Germany, and Albania.
North Macedonia has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Hungary. Hungary visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Budapest — Skopje: about 640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Hungary.