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Where these codes and rates come from
The three letters in EUR, USD or JPY are not an abbreviation someone invented for a website: they are ISO 4217, a standard in which the first two letters are the country's own code and the third is usually the initial of the currency. The figures on this page come from the European Central Bank, which publishes one set of reference rates each working day, around 16:00 Central European time, agreed between the central banks of the Eurosystem. They are a daily snapshot meant for statistics and accounting, not a live trading feed — which is exactly why they are the same number for everyone, rather than whatever one bank happened to quote at one moment.
Where you meet an exchange rate
You meet an exchange rate four or five times a year without thinking about it: booking a trip, paying an invoice issued abroad, buying from a foreign shop, reading a salary offer in another currency, or checking what a card charge really cost. In all of these the reference rate is the honest middle, and the price you actually pay sits a little to one side of it. Knowing the middle is what lets you see how wide that margin is.
Questions people ask
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No, and no page can promise one. This is the European Central Bank's reference rate: the midpoint published once a day for statistics. A bank, a card scheme or an exchange office adds its own margin on top — usually between half a percent and three percent, sometimes more at an airport counter. Use this figure to judge the offer you are given, not to predict it.
How often does the figure change, and what happens at weekends?
The European Central Bank publishes once each working day, in the afternoon, Central European time. There is no publication on Saturdays, Sundays or TARGET holidays, so on those days the page shows the last working day's rate and says which day it belongs to. The chart alongside is one year of the same daily series.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
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The chimney cake and the Székely road: a Hungarian-speaking week in Transylvania, priced in lei
A spiral of sweet dough, wound around a wooden cylinder, turned over glowing coals until the sugar caramelises and then rolled in cinnamon, walnuts or vanilla: the kürtőskalács, or chimney cake, is sold today from Budapest to Prague and from Vienna to New York, often called a Hungarian speciality. Its home, however, is on the other side of the border, in the Székely Land of eastern Transylvania, in Romania, where Hungarian-speaking villagers have baked it for generations at weddings and fairs. About a million and a quarter people in Romania declare Hungarian origin, and many live in the counties of Harghita, Covasna and Mureş, where road signs are in two languages, village churches keep Hungarian hymns and the most popular fast food is a cake made on a spit. For a Hungarian traveller who plans a week in this region, the first practical question is how many Romanian lei a forint buys. This page answers it. Use it to Convert HUF to RON with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the forint and the leu are quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a forint-leu figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
One box, one answer
There is nothing to configure. Put the sum in forints into the box and the page replies at once with the number of Romanian lei it corresponds to, together with the day on which that rate was published. Because a leu is worth several tens of forints, the answer is much smaller than the figure you typed, and it is rounded to bani, the hundredths of a leu. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays there is no fresh fixing, so you will see the previous working day's figure, flagged as such. Under the box sit a few round amounts for quick reference and a line that traces the last month. Going the other way, from lei into forints, is a job for Convert RON to HUF.
Why the number is a reference
What you see is the market's midpoint on a given working day, before any bank has added its share. Whatever a bank, a booth or an app quotes will be a little worse, and the size of that difference, in per cent, is simply the price of the service. Under one per cent is a very good offer, two or three per cent is the usual level at banks, and anything above four deserves a second opinion. Whenever you Convert HUF to RON here, treat the answer as the yardstick. The arithmetic further down uses an imaginary, tidy rate of seventy-five forints per leu; it is neither a forecast nor today's price, so swap in the figure from the calculator.
Day one: the road to Székely Land
Crossing from Hungary
Highway tolls, vignettes and fuel add up, so Convert HUF to RON for each and total them before you pay at the border.
From Budapest to the Székely Land, the usual route runs along the motorway to Oradea or Arad, across the Romanian border, and then through Cluj and Târgu Mureş to Odorheiu Secuiesc, known in Hungarian as Székelyudvarhely. The trip covers 600 kilometres and takes 8 to 10 hours with stops. Romania entered the Schengen area at its land borders in January 2025, which shortened waiting times. Remember to buy the road-use vignette, rovinieta, before driving on national roads; it costs a few euros for a week and can be bought online. Road signs show kilometres, and Convert km to mi turns them into miles for drivers who think that way.
First stop: Târgu Mureş
A cultural tour of the city looks cheap in lei, but Convert HUF to RON for the palace ticket, the library and lunch to see the whole day.
The city of Târgu Mureş, Marosvásárhely in Hungarian, has a main square lined with Secession buildings, including the extraordinary Palace of Culture with its stained-glass hall. Entry to the palace is about 15 to 25 lei. The city has a Hungarian-language university and a Hungarian theatre. A coffee in the square costs 10 to 14 lei, a lunch with soup 40 to 60. When you Convert HUF to RON for these prices, you will see that dining in Transylvania is cheap by Hungarian standards.
The fortress and the library
Above the town stands a fortress with a Reformed church, and in the Teleki Library, founded in the late eighteenth century by Count Sámuel Teleki, the shelves hold more than forty thousand volumes. The library can be visited for a small fee. Guides speak Hungarian and English. It is a good place to learn how the Transylvanian Hungarian community preserved its books through centuries.
Day two: Odorheiu Secuiesc and the villages
The Székely gate
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The carved wooden gate, the székelykapu, is the symbol of the region. Tall, with a large arch for carts and a small door for people, and decorated with sun, flowers and stars, it stands before houses in nearly every village. Craftsmen make gates to order for gardens as far away as the United States. A small decorative gate costs 500 to 2,000 lei, a full gate several thousand. The town of Odorheiu Secuiesc has workshops that visitors can tour.
Corund and its pottery
Near Odorheiu Secuiesc, the village of Corund, Korond in Hungarian, is famous for its pottery, sold in a long row of stalls at the roadside: jugs, plates, bowls, and figures in red, green and brown glaze. A mug costs 15 to 40 lei, a decorated plate 40 to 120. Prices are fixed at some stalls and negotiable at others. The village also has salt mines and a salt lake, popular in summer. Taste the local honey and the fruit brandy, pálinka.
Kürtőskalács at the source
At a festival stall, Convert HUF to RON for the cake and for the drink, and you will find that a snack costs about a third of the Budapest price.
In the markets and at festivals you can see how the cake is made: a strip of dough is wound around a cylinder, brushed with butter, rolled in sugar and turned over coals until golden. It is eaten hot, torn from the cylinder in spiral strips. A cake costs 15 to 25 lei, with fillings of cream or chocolate for a few lei extra. Compared with 1,500 to 2,500 forints in Budapest, it is a good deal after you Convert HUF to RON.
Day three: lakes, baths and a pilgrimage
Lake Saint Anne
In the Ciomatu mountains, at an altitude of 950 metres, Lake Saint Anne, Szent Anna-tó in Hungarian, fills the crater of an extinct volcano. It is the only volcanic crater lake in Romania, surrounded by fir forest, with a footpath and a chapel. Entry to the area costs a few lei, and a rowboat can be rented. The nearby Mohoș peat bog is a nature reserve with boardwalks. Convert m to ft turns the altitude into feet.
Băile Tușnad and Sovata
Spa prices vary by treatment, so Convert HUF to RON for each massage and bath before reserving a package.
Băile Tușnad, Tusnádfürdő, is the smallest town in Romania, a spa in a mountain valley with mineral springs, baths and pensions. A day at a spa costs 40 to 100 lei. Sovata, further west, is known for the Bear Lake, a salt lake whose upper layer is heated by the sun, so that the water stays warm in summer. Both towns offer treatments such as mud baths and massages.
Csíksomlyó
Every year on the Saturday before Pentecost, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, most of them Hungarians from Romania and Hungary, walk to the shrine of Our Lady at Şumuleu Ciuc, Csíksomlyó, in a procession that is one of the largest in Central Europe. Even outside this day, the church on the hill is open to visitors. Accommodation fills up months ahead around Pentecost, so reserve early.
What to eat in Székely Land
Soups and stews
Székely cooking is hearty, designed for cold winters and hard work in the fields and forests. The classic starter is a sour soup, ciorbă or "savanyú leves", flavoured with sauerkraut juice or lemon, often with smoked meat, and a bowl of bean soup served in a hollowed loaf. The signature stew, székelygulyás, combines pork with sauerkraut and sour cream, and is eaten with bread. A portion in a guesthouse costs 25 to 45 lei. Stuffed cabbage, töltött káposzta, rolls of cabbage filled with rice and mince, is the dish of Sundays and holidays, and costs 30 to 50 lei with a side of polenta.
Pasta, dumplings and pancakes
A three-course dinner for two looks inexpensive in lei, but Convert HUF to RON for the bill and add the tip.
Túrós csusza is a plate of wide noodles with cottage cheese, sour cream and crisp bacon, simple and delicious. Potato dumplings with plum filling, pancakes called palacsinta with jam or nuts, and cottage-cheese dumplings called túrógombóc round out the sweet side. A dessert plate costs 15 to 25 lei. Convert HUF to RON for a three-course meal and compare it with a similar meal in Hungary: the lower price in lei makes it clear why Hungarian visitors enjoy the region.
Mineral water and brandy
The Székely Land is known for its mineral springs, called borvíz, "wine water", which bubble up in dozens of places and are bottled and drunk across Romania. The water tastes of iron and salt and is thought to be good for digestion. Another local favourite is pálinka, a fruit brandy, served in small glasses to guests. A bottle of homemade pálinka costs 30 to 60 lei. Customs rules limit the quantity that can be carried over the border without declaration, so check before you buy.
Markets and shops
The weekly market in towns such as Odorheiu Secuiesc and Miercurea Ciuc is a feast for the eyes: cheeses, smoked sausage, honey, jars of jam, pickles, dried mushrooms, wild berries and herbs. A kilogram of local cheese costs 25 to 50 lei, a jar of honey 25 to 45. Stallholders do not mind if you taste first. Bring a basket and cash, since cards are rare at market stalls.
A city of two names: Cluj and Kolozsvár
Hungarian traces in the Transylvanian capital
Cluj-Napoca, in Hungarian Kolozsvár, is the unofficial capital of Transylvania and the birthplace of Matthias Corvinus, the Renaissance king of Hungary who ruled from 1458 to 1490. A statue of the king on horseback stands in the main square beside the Gothic Saint Michael's Church. The city has Hungarian-language classes at its large university, a Hungarian theatre and opera, a Hungarian-language press and a Hungarian cultural centre. Cluj also hosts international events such as the Transylvania International Film Festival and large music festivals in summer.
Prices in Cluj
Compare city and village in your budget: Convert HUF to RON for a night in Cluj and for a night in a village, then decide how to split the week.
A coffee costs 10 to 16 lei, a lunch of the day 35 to 55, a dinner in a good restaurant 70 to 130, a museum ticket 15 to 30, and a night in a mid-range hotel 300 to 550. Public transport is cheap, and a day card costs about 10 lei. When you Convert HUF to RON for a Cluj weekend, you will find it far less expensive than a comparable trip to Vienna or Prague.
Botanic Garden and Hoia Forest
The botanical garden of the university, laid out in 1920, is a green oasis with greenhouses and a Japanese garden. The ticket is a few lei. A short drive from the city, the Hoia Forest is known for legends of strange lights and visitors, and its trails are pleasant for walking. Bring a jacket and sensible shoes.
Oradea, an Art Nouveau jewel
On the way from Hungary, Oradea, Nagyvárad in Hungarian, is worth a stop. Its centre has been restored, with Art Nouveau façades and a baroque palace, and a pedestrian street lined with cafés. The Black Eagle Palace, with its glass-covered passage, is the most striking building. A coffee costs 9 to 14 lei. The city is the first major stop after the border, which makes it a useful start or end for a Transylvanian circuit.
Language, signs and manners
Hungarian in Romania
In the Székely Land, Hungarian is the first language of most inhabitants. Signs, menus and conversations are in Hungarian, with Romanian as the second language, and English is less common than in large cities. Dialects differ slightly from standard Hungarian in Hungary, with some old words and local expressions that visitors find charming. Romanian words that help: "mulțumesc" for thank you, "bună ziua" for good day, "vă rog" for please.
Courtesy and customs
Villagers are hospitable, and invitations to a meal are common. Bring a small gift such as chocolates or a bottle of wine, and take off your shoes if asked. In churches dress modestly. Tipping is customary at around ten per cent in restaurants. Haggling is acceptable at markets but not in shops.
Practical details for the week
Rooms, meals and fuel
When a guesthouse quotes in euros, Convert HUF to RON for the equivalent in lei and compare with another offer.
A guesthouse room for two costs 200 to 350 lei per night with breakfast, a hotel 300 to 500, a home-cooked dinner 40 to 80 per person. Fuel is sold by the litre, and Convert L to gal relates litres to gallons. A week for two comes to 3,000 to 4,500 lei, or 225,000 to 340,000 forints at the invented rate. Replace the rate with the real one before you finalise.
Cards, cash and the leu
Cards are accepted in towns and larger hotels, but villages, markets and guesthouses prefer cash. Withdraw lei from a bank cash machine and avoid street money changers. If a terminal offers to charge you in forints, decline; the rate on offer is worse than your bank's. The leu, meaning "lion", is divided into 100 bani. Romania has not adopted the euro, but some tourist places show prices in euros as well.
Time and weather
Romania is one hour ahead of Hungary. If you need to compare other zones, Convert CET to EET gives the gap between Central and Eastern European time. Summers in the mountains are mild and nights cool, while winters are snowy. Convert °C to °F gives Fahrenheit.
Other forint conversions
If your trip continues
Travellers who go on to Poland can open Convert HUF to PLN, those who visit the Czech Republic Convert HUF to CZK, and those crossing to the euro area Convert HUF to EUR.
A habit worth keeping
Write down the rate and date of each exchange, and compare them later with your statement. It takes seconds.
Mistakes to avoid
Forgetting the vignette
Driving on Romanian national roads without a valid rovinieta leads to fines. Buy it before you cross the border.
Expecting cards everywhere
In villages, a stall or a guesthouse may take only cash. Carry lei in small notes.
Using an old rate
A rate from last month can be wrong by several per cent. The date beside the result protects you each time you Convert HUF to RON.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates, while your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From the cake on a spit to the gate on a village street, the routine is the same: Convert HUF to RON, read the date and compare every offer with the number on this page.