How to send a letter to Hungary

How to address and send post to another country — the address layout, postage, delivery times and what you can and can’t send.

Hungary

Sending post to Hungary
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery timeApprox 7-20 business days.
PostageLetter, Parcel, EMS.
Postcode4-digit postcodes; postcode before locality.

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Full Name
Street Name Number
NNNN LOCALITY
HUNGARY
Example
Istvan Kovacs
Fo utca 12
1051 BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
More examples
Apartment:
Anna Szabo
Terez krt. 55, 3/7
1062 BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
4-digit postcodes; postcode before locality.
Language
Hungarian; uppercase locality.

📮 Sending

Postage methods
Letter, Parcel, EMS.
Delivery times
Approx 7-20 business days.

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Hungary

From anywhere
about 8 days (149 letters)
From USA
about 13 days (23 letters)

Based on letters our members logged and marked as received over the last two years, using the quicker letters on each route. A letter may arrive sooner: members don’t always mark a letter as received as soon as it arrives.

🛃 Customs and restrictions

Customs
CN22/CN23 for goods.
Restrictions
Common dangerous goods restrictions.

💡 Tips

Put postcode before city; avoid commas.
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