is it better to use the forint or euro in hungary 
the forint is the only national currency in hungary which means the euro is not recognized as an official currency there are however some businesses that accept the euro as a transactional currency such as hotels and other merchants especially those in major cities change though is issued in the local currency keep in mind though that the exchange rate through these merchants may be lower than those offered at financial institutions and licensed currency exchanges can travelers use u s dollars in hungary u s dollars are not accepted in hungary for day to day transactions if you re traveling to the country you should consider exchanging your u s currency for the forint which is the country s only national currency the bottom linealthough hungary is part of the european union it is one of a handful of countries that continues to use its own currency rather than the euro the forint which is represented by the abbreviation huf in the international currency market maintaining the forint and controlling the supply in circulation is the responsibility of the country s central bank magyar nemzeti bank 