Time Zone

GMT +1
In Summer Time the sun comes up around 5 am and time of the sunset is around 9 pm. During the winter time the sunny hours are no more than 10-11 hours, between 6 am and 4 pm.

Electricity

220 / 230 V;  2 holes plug like almost everywhere in Europe.

Currency

The forint (Hungarian abbreviation is Ft and the international sign is HUF) is the official currency of Hungary. The name of the currency comes from the word Florence (The Italian City), where golden coins were minted from 1252 – called Italian coin florin.

Weather

Hungary is a 4-season country so the weather is quite predictable: count on freeze from November to March and don’t forget your sun cream from May to August. Raincoats can be useful year round. Weather Forecast: Yahoo Weather

Taxi

In Budapest there are many reliable taxi companies but also plenty of taxis that do not belong to any taxi association and that you’d better avoid. Fares and taxi signs vary, but all of the taxis are completely yellow and have a yellow plates with ‘taxi’ sign on the top.

Phoning and useful numbers

International dial number of Hungary: +36, of Budapest regional dial number: 1 (so calling a Budapest phone form abroad would be +36 1 …)
International calls: 00 + dial number of country + telephone number
Central emergency number: 112