When will Hungary lift travel restrictions?

The government is not yet considering easing the border lock of Hungary due to the lack of social immunity. Its timing is highly dependent on the vaccination program of the neighbouring countries, as well as the changes in the number of new infections.

On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held a meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde in Budapest that was followed by a joint press conference. The press primarily asked about when the border lock could be lifted and under what conditions. As the Hungarian news portal Turizmus.com reports,

at the press conference, it has been revealed that the government is not yet considering easing the border lock of Hungary.

As the Hungarian Foreign Minister said, this step “is still a little further away, but we hope we will achieve it as well.” 

He also added that the decision is also highly dependent on the vaccination program of the neighbouring countries, changes in the number of new infections, as he said the most important thing is “to protect the health of Hungary’s citizens.”

This also explains why the members of Hungarian families living on both sides of the border are not allowed to visit each other for the time being.