Is Salgótarján safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Salgótarján safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Salgótarján scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Hungary Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Salgótarján scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Hungary (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Salgótarján: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (28/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hungary travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Salgótarján belongs to Nógrád (Hungary), centered at coordinates 48.0853° N, 19.7867° E (242 m above sea level). Distance to Budapest is 85.8 km towards the SW.
Nógrád
48.0853° N, 19.7867° E
242 m
Europe/Budapest
30,910
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Hungary
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Hungary travel advice & laws.
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