Geographical location

Hungary is located in Central Europe, in the Carpathian Basin. Hungary has borders with Slovakia on the north, with Ukraine on the north -east, with Romania on the east, with Croatia and Yugoslavia on the south, with Slovenia on the southwest and with Austria on the west.

Geographical regions

50 % of the country’s territory is flatland. From a geographical point of view, the country can be divided into 6 regions: Southern Great Plain (Alföld), Small Plain (Kisalföld), Transdanubian range (Dunántúli-középhegység), Transdanubian ridge (Dunántúli – dombság), Northern range. The Great Plain occupies the entire eastern half of the country and the Small Plain lies along the north-west border. A range of mountains of medium height stretches across the country. West of the Danube, the Transdanubian range is 400-700 m high. Visitors to South-western Hungary find a varied landscape. The Northern range rises to heights of 500-1000 meters. Hungary’s highest point is the Kékes (1014 m). The two most important rivers, the Danube (Duna) and the Tisza flow across the country from the north to south. The lake Balaton is not only Hungary’s, but Central Europe’s warmest lake as well. The forests, fields and riverbanks hold many surprises even for hunters, birdwatchers and nature photographers.

Climate

Travel by air and land
Hungary’s international airport is Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, which receives scheduled flights from 48 cities, 32 countries. The airport has two terminals. MALÉV flights (Hungary’s national airline) arrive at and depart from Ferihegy 2/A. All foreign airlines use Ferihegy 2/B. We suggest to our guests coming by car from Austria, to use the following road boarder crossing points: Nickelsdorf – Hegyeshalom, Deutschkreutz – Kópháza, Heiligenkreutz