Vignette in Hungary
In Hungary you need an e-vignette on the toll roads, the e-matrica. It is linked to your number plate and you choose the category yourself: D1 for a car or motorhome up to 3.5 t with at most 7 seats, D2 for a heavier motorhome. Since 1 January 2026 motorhomes over 3.5 t also use the e-vignette.
Hungary: what do you need?
Car: Vignette Category D1.
Car with caravan: Vignette Towing car in D1: no separate vignette for the caravan. Towing vehicle in D2: the caravan needs its own U vignette. In 2026 the U vignette costs the same as D1.
Motorhome up to 3.5 t: Vignette D1 for category M1 with at most 7 seats, otherwise D2.
Motorhome over 3.5 t: Vignette Category D2, more expensive than D1. A trailer then needs its own U vignette.
Map of Hungary
- Vignette
- Toll per section
- Distance-based toll
- Mixed
- No general toll
- Not yet confirmed
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Do you need a vignette in Hungary?
Yes. With a car, a car with a caravan or a motorhome up to 3.5 tonnes you need a vignette in Hungary. Online via ematrica.nemzetiutdij.hu or at sales points, linked to the number plate. Choose the correct category.
Do you have to pay tolls in Hungary?
The vignette covers the motorway toll.
E-vignette: prices and categories
- In short
- E-vignette (e-matrica) required on toll roads. Since 1 January 2026 motorhomes over 3.5 t also use the e-vignette, in category D2.
- Who it applies to
- D1: cars and motorhomes up to 3.5 t (M1, at most 7 seats). D2: among others M1 over 3.5 t and N1. U: trailers.
- For your vehicle
- Car Vignette Category D1.Car with caravan Vignette Towing car in D1: no separate vignette for the caravan. Towing vehicle in D2: the caravan needs its own U vignette. In 2026 the U vignette costs the same as D1.Motorhome up to 3.5 t Vignette D1 for category M1 with at most 7 seats, otherwise D2.Motorhome over 3.5 t Vignette Category D2, more expensive than D1. A trailer then needs its own U vignette.
- Over 3.5 t
- A category M1 motorhome over 3,500 kg falls into D2. With more than 7 seats D2 also applies below 3.5 t.
- How to pay
- Online via ematrica.nemzetiutdij.hu or at sales points, linked to the number plate. Choose the correct category.
- Price
- 2026 rates (from 1 Jan 2026). D1: day HUF 5,550 (about €15.29), 10 days HUF 6,900 (about €19.01), month HUF 11,170 (about €31), annual HUF 61,760 (about €170). D2: day HUF 7,890 (about €22), 10 days HUF 10,040 (about €28), month HUF 15,820 (about €44), annual HUF 87,650 (about €241).
Source: Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató Zrt.. Checked on 10 November 2026.
Prices are in Hungarian forints and are the 2026 rates. If you tow a caravan with a car in D1, the caravan needs no vignette of its own. If the towing vehicle is in D2, the caravan needs its own U vignette, which in 2026 costs the same as D1.
Where to buy the e-vignette
Nemzeti Útdíj (e-matrica) Official seller
Hungary's national toll service. The e-vignette is sold at its own offices, through contracted resellers and online through the national mobile payment company.
- Costs
- Official price from 1 Jan 2026, VAT included, category D1 (passenger car): 1 day HUF 5,550 (about €15.29), 10 days HUF 6,900 (about €19.01), monthly HUF 11,170 (about €31), annual national HUF 61,760 (about €170), annual per county HUF 7,190 (about €19.81).
On the way to Hungary: vignette in Austria
From Calais the usual route runs through Belgium, Germany and Austria. You need a vignette on the Austrian motorways too. What it costs and where to buy it is on the page about vignette and tolls in Austria.
Checklist for Hungary
Arrange in advance
- Car: Category D1. Source: Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató Zrt.
- Car with caravan: Towing car in D1: no separate vignette for the caravan. Towing vehicle in D2: the caravan needs its own U vignette. In 2026 the U vignette costs the same as D1. Source: Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató Zrt.
- Motorhome up to 3.5 t: D1 for category M1 with at most 7 seats, otherwise D2. Source: Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató Zrt.
- Motorhome over 3.5 t: Category D2, more expensive than D1. A trailer then needs its own U vignette. Source: Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató Zrt.
On the car
- Display a white oval UK sticker on the rear of the vehicle unless your number plate already carries the UK identifier with the Union flag. The old GB sticker is no longer valid: cover or remove it. In Spain, Cyprus and Malta you need the sticker whatever is on your plate. Source: GOV.UK
Documents
- Take your driving licence and the vehicle log book (V5C) when you take a UK vehicle abroad for less than 12 months. For a hire or lease car you need a VE103 certificate instead of the V5C. Source: GOV.UK
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Euro amounts in brackets are converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 10 November 2026 and are an indication.