No visa needed

Do citizens of Hungary need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Hungary don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 — Hanoi: ≈ 8,070 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

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

Yes, citizens of Hungary don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam 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; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Hungary and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Panama.
Vietnam has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Hungary. Hungary visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Budapest — Hanoi: about 8,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Budapest 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 135th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Hungary.
Hungary has an embassy in Vietnam — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.