Hungary is home to numerous spas and bathing facilities that attract thousands of international visitors each year. From 2017 to 2024, the number of inbound wellness trips made to Hungary peaked in 2019 at 502 thousand. However, due to the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this figure decreased to 138 thousand by 2021. In the same year, the expenditure of foreign tourists visiting Hungary for wellness purposes totaled 1.9 billion forints, representing a considerable decrease compared to the peak year of 2018, when it reached 8.3 billion forints.
Most popular settlements with thermal spas
It comes as no surprise that of all settlements with thermal spas, Hungary’s capital, Budapest, recorded the highest number of guest nights in 2024. During the same year, Hajdúszoboszló – a town in eastern Hungary famous for its thermal spa complex – recorded 1.2 million guest nights, nearly half of them spent there by domestic tourists.
Spas offering medical services
Besides infinite opportunities for bathing and relaxation, Hungarian spas also offer medical services covering a wide range of balneology programs. As of 2023, there were 100 medical baths in the country, representing a decrease compared to the previous year. Moreover, a total of 114 baths offered medical treatment in Hungary during the same year.
Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
*The source adds the following information: "Due to the coronavirus epidemic from 2020 to 2022, emergency measures were introduced, and the border traffic was significantly lower than usual. Because of to the low number of data providers, the reliability of the published data has decreased and they are only to a limited extent comparable with the data of previous periods."
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (April 11, 2025). Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 11, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (2025). Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Number of Inbound Wellness Trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Hungarian Central Statistical Office, April 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/