Is Szeged safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Szeged safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Szeged scores 27/100 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.
Szeged scores 27/100 (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 Szeged: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (28/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hungary travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Csongrád-Csanád (46.2500° N, 20.1667° E), Szeged sits 163.1 km NNW from Budapest at 84 m elevation.
Csongrád-Csanád
46.2500° N, 20.1667° E
84 m
Europe/Budapest
157,930
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Hungary)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Szeged happened in June (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Hungary travel advice & laws.
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