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Hungary’s timetables are afflicted by a plague of footnotes. Understanding this cluster of symbols and letters could be crucial if you are not to discover that the last bus you thought you could catch does not run on weekdays. Appendix 2 has a few examples. As a general guide no symbols next to a departure time means the service is daily and a crossed hammer symbol or the letter M means that the service runs only on working days.

Health

General

At the time of writing emergency and out-patient treatment are available free to citizens of the European Union, but follow-up care must be paid for or pursued back home. It is worth checking the latest position with the Hungarian embassy before departure. There is no reciprocal health agreement for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Whatever your status travel insurance is recommended. Doctors usually speak English, although receptionists and nurses do not. Take a simple first aid kit comprising plasters, bandage, safety pin and anti-histamine for insect bites although all these items are available in Hungarian drug stores. In Hungary only pharmacies (gyógyszertár or patika) are authorised to supply medicines taken internally, and antibiotics require a doctor’s prescription. Pharmacies will accept foreign prescriptions if you require resupply during the holiday. Medicines for personal use up to a certain value can be brought into Hungary. Check with the embassy for the latest regulations.