Study in Poland from Hungary
A practical, honest guide for Hungarian students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.
Central Europe (EU)
2022/23 · GUS/NAWA
visa-free entry
€15–55 (one-way est.)
Visas & entry
No visa — EU freedom of movement; register residence if staying >3 months
- Where to apply
- local voivodeship office (EU residence registration)
Key documents
- Hungarian ID or passport
- EU residence registration certificate
- health insurance (EHIC or private)
Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Getting there
Budapest (BUD) → Warsaw (WAW)
- Typical price
- €15–55 (one-way est.)
- Flight time
- 1.2 h
- Airlines
- Wizz Air, LOT, Ryanair
Direct (~1h–1h30), Wizz Air ~12/week, daily; cheap booked early.
Prices vary — estimate from wizzair.com
What it's really like
Polish-Hungarian friendship is one of the strongest, most positive bonds in the region — enshrined in the saying 'Pole and Hungarian, two good friends' and a jointly celebrated Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship (23 March). The two share a long history of common rulers, culture and alliances, plus Visegrád (V4), NATO and EU cooperation. Hungarians are received very warmly in Poland as natural allies. Some political friction emerged after 2022 over differing stances on Russia/Ukraine, but interpersonal warmth remains strong.
Community: No data on a large Hungarian student community, but V4 academic cooperation is intense — the International Visegrad Fund (since 2000) funds scholarships and exchange between Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia. Erasmus+ between the two is active.
Tips from students & forums
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Poland-Hungary share an officially celebrated friendship (Day of Friendship, 23 March) — Hungarian students meet an exceptionally warm reception.
hungarianconservative.com -
V4 students (incl. Hungarians) can use the Visegrad Fund's scholarships to study in Poland — lowering costs and easing mobility between the allied countries.
visegradgroup.eu -
Poland is close (Budapest flight ~1h, from €15 booked early) and cheap (~€550–800/mo), with broad English-taught offerings including medicine.
study.gov.pl
Good to know
- Polish-Hungarian friendship is so exceptional that both parliaments established a joint Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship (23 March).
- Poland and Hungary joined NATO on the same day (12 March 1999) and form the Visegrád Group (V4).
Frequently asked questions
Do Hungarian students need a visa to study in Poland?
Hungarian citizens do not need a visa to study in Poland — EU freedom of movement applies; you only register residence for stays over 3 months.
How many Hungarian students are in Poland?
About 461 students from Hungary were enrolled in Poland (2022/23, GUS/NAWA data).
How much does it cost to live in Poland as a student?
Roughly €630–1,210 a month for a student living alone in a one-bedroom flat, from Lodz (the cheapest of the 8 cities we track) to Warsaw (the most expensive); a university dormitory or shared flat usually brings that down to about €400–700. Estimate from Numbeo market data accessed 9 July 2026 — for a visa, rely on the sum the authorities specify.
English-taught programmes for Hungarian students
All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Hungarian applicants — these picks match what students from Hungary most often look for. Tuition shown per year where the university publishes it.
No English test listed
Programmes whose admissions pages named no English test when we captured them. That is not a university statement that a certificate is unnecessary — confirm the current rule before you apply.
Affordable programmes
The lowest rates published for English-taught studies in the catalogue. Each figure is a university-wide rate its programmes inherit, not this programme's own fee.
Universities behind these picks
Each profile has step-by-step application instructions, admissions contacts and every English-taught programme the university offers.
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-13. Visa-refusal figures are Schengen short-stay proxies unless stated; Poland does not publish national (type D) study-visa refusal rates per country. Flight prices and monthly budgets are estimates from aggregators and study.gov.pl and change over time. Entries ranked 31+ are added for search coverage of countries Poland does not publish separate student counts for; their studentsInPoland.count is null by design unless a published figure exists (the Perspektywy/GUS "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2023" report covers some).