No visa needed

Do citizens of Hungary need a visa for Slovakia?

Citizens of Hungary don’t need a visa for Slovakia. 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.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

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

Slovakia 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; Slovakia passport: 119.
Citizens of Hungary and Slovakia can travel together visa-free to 118 countries, for example: Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Poland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania, San Marino, Germany, and Albania.
Hungary and Slovakia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Slovakia has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Slovakia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Hungary. Hungary visa for citizens of Slovakia

Travelling to Slovakia: good to know

Budapest — Bratislava: about 160 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Slovak.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Slovakia is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Hungary.
Hungary has an embassy in Slovakia — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.