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Health and Safety

Read the Budapest health and safety guide. Check current official advice before travelling.

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Health and Safety

While medical care in Budapest is sufficient for routine troubles the same cannot be said if you find yourself in complicated situations. First aid and ambulance services are only provided if you have suffered an accident and/or require immediate medical attention – all follow up treatment, including medicines, must be paid for. If you visit an outpatient clinic (rendelo intezet) the treatment is usually inexpensive however if the doctors work privately you will be charged a lot more. A doctor’s consultation roughly equates to 6000 Ft (a home visit could range from 8000Ft to 10,000Ft). Therefore it is advised that you select a travel health insurance that you consider a policy that covers you for the worst possibilities, e.g. an accident that requires an emergency flight. Notable clinics in Budapest are: