Budapest → Nyíregyháza: which vignette do you need?
10-day national vignette: HUF 6,900, for 10 days. For a single return trip this is the cheapest option. The county set costs HUF 24,070 and is valid for 13 months. If you drive this route at least 4 times a year, the county set is the better buy.
Which counties you cross, and what it costs
Pest countyD1HUF 7,190
- line 32, M3: Budapest, Szentmihályi út junction (11) → Hatvan junction (55)
Heves countyD1HUF 7,190
- line 24, M3: Bag junction (39) → Mezőkövesd junction (128)
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén countyD1HUF 2,500
- line 8, M3: Füzesabony junction (114) → Polgár junction (175)
Hajdú-Bihar countyD1HUF 7,190
- line 20, M3: Hejőkürt junction (164) → Nyíregyháza nyugat junction (221)
You pass through, but need no vignette: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. Crossing a county does not in itself require a vignette — only using a tolled road inside it does.
the cheapest valid set · for 13 monthsHUF 24,070
Motorcycles, vans and motorhomes pay a different price: switch category in the route check.
The lines referenced here come from Annex 1 of Decree 45/2020. (XI. 28.) ITM , which states junction by junction how far a county vignette takes you.
Buy this
10-day national vignetteHUF 6,900
for 10 days · a return trip within 10 days
For a single return trip this is the cheapest option. The county set costs HUF 24,070 and is valid for 13 months. If you drive this route at least 4 times a year, the county set is the better buy.
Where to buy
We do not sell vignettes: you buy them from the toll operator or an official reseller.
Official sitewww.autopalyamatrica.hu
www.autopalyamatrica.hu opens with the right product selected: D1 · 10-day. On the official site you start by entering your vehicle details.
Tick these there:
None of these links is a paid recommendation. You can choose another reseller, for example from the full list of official resellers.
Which is the better buy
- a return trip within one day1-day national vignette · for 1 dayHUF 5,550
- a return trip within 10 days10-day national vignette · for 10 daysHUF 6,900
- several trips within a monthmonthly national vignette · for 1 monthHUF 11,170
- all year round, any timeBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén + Hajdú-Bihar + Heves + Pest county vignettes · for 13 monthsHUF 24,070
Is it worth avoiding the toll roads?
| Toll route | Toll-free | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 234.2 km | 249 km |
| Travel time | approx. 2 h 35 min | approx. 4 h 25 min |
| Vignette | HUF 6,900 | not needed |
| Fuel | HUF 12,904 | HUF 13,720 |
| Per trip | HUF 19,804 | HUF 13,720 |
+14.8 km · +110 min compared with the toll route
HUF 6,084 cheaper per trip, at the cost of 1 h 50 min extra driving.
It is the faint dashed line on the map above.
What the calculation uses · petrol · 1501–2000 cm³
Travel time is an estimate: it assumes free-flowing traffic, with no congestion and no traffic lights. Fuel is calculated with the statutory petrol · 1501–2000 cm³ consumption figure (9.5 l/100 km, 60/1992. (IV. 1.) Korm. rendelet 4. § (2)–(3)) and the Hungarian tax authority's price for August 2026 (HUF 580/l). Your actual consumption will differ. The vignette price is counted for ONE trip, although it is valid for 10 days: the cost is spread across several trips. The comparison above already takes frequency into account.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does the vignette cost from Budapest to Nyíregyháza?
- 10-day national vignette: HUF 6,900, for 10 days. For a single return trip this is the cheapest option. The county set costs HUF 24,070 and is valid for 13 months. If you drive this route at least 4 times a year, the county set is the better buy.
- Which county vignettes do you need to buy?
- Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, because the route uses tolled sections of M3. That is HUF 24,070 in total, valid for 13 months.
- How much longer is the trip if I avoid the toll roads?
- 249 km, roughly 4 h 25 min, +14.8 km · +110 min compared with the toll route. Travel time is an estimate: it assumes free-flowing traffic, with no congestion and no traffic lights.
- Why exactly these?
- Annex 1 of Decree 45/2020. (XI. 28.) ITM states junction by junction how far a county vignette is valid. For this route, lines 8, 20, 24, 32 apply.
For information only. The calculation is based on Annex 1 of Decree 45/2020. (XI. 28.) ITM , with prices from the list in force since 1 January 2026, for category D1 . Before buying, the toll operator’s official information prevails, especially if you change route along the way.