Hungary–Slovakia border
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The border between the Hungary and Slovakia (Hungarian: magyar–szlovák államhatár; Slovak: Maďarská-slovensko štátne hranice) is the international border between Hungary and Slovakia. It forms a 679 kilometres (422 mi)[1] arc extending from the tripoint with Austria at the west to the tripoint with Ukraine at the east.
Signing of the Treaty of Trianon at the end of the World War I
Paris Peace Treaties
| Hungary–Slovakia border | |
|---|---|
Bridge over Ronyva/Roňava near Sátoraljaújhely | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | |
| Length | 679 km (422 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 1920 Signing of the Treaty of Trianon at the end of the World War I |
| Current shape | 1947 Paris Peace Treaties |
| Treaties | Treaty of Trianon (1920) Second Vienna Award (1940) Paris Peace Treaties (1947) |

Counties and regions along the border
Hungary
Six Hungarian Counties have borders with Slovakia. These are the following:
Slovakia
Five Slovakian Regions have borders with Hungary. These are the following:
Border crossings
Road
Both countries are part of the Schengen Area and the European Union, so there are minimal or non-existent border controls.
| Opened | Type of road | Route in Hungary | Route in Slovakia | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajka | Čunovo | 1998 | highway | Part of | ||
| main road | ||||||
| local road | 1409 | |||||
| Lipót | Gabčíkovo | 26 July 2013[2] | ferry | 1414 | ||
| Vámosszabadi | Medveďov | 1973 | main road | Part of Vámosszabadi Bridge over the Danube | ||
| Komárom | Komárno | 17 September 2020[3] | Monostori Bridge | |||
| 1946 | 132 | Elisabeth Bridge | ||||
| Neszmély | Radvaň nad Dunajom | 29 June 2023[4] | ferry | |||
| Lábatlan (Piszke) | Kravany nad Dunajom | 2013 | ||||
| Esztergom | Štúrovo | 2016[5] | freight ferry | |||
| 2001 | main/local road | 11326 | Mária Valéria Bridge, vehicle only <3,5t | |||
| Ipolydamásd | Chľaba | 28 July 2023[6] | local road | 1515 | Károly Róbert Bridge over the Ipeľ | |
| Letkés | Salka | 1994 | 12111 | 1518 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Vámosmikola | Pastovce | planned | local road | 12113 | 1569 | with the planned Bridge |
| Tésa | Vyškovce nad Ipľom | local road | 12114 | 1583 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Hont (Parassapuszta) | Šahy (Homok) | main road | Part of | |||
| planned | highway | planned in the future[7] | ||||
| Drégelypalánk | Chľaba | 12 January 2024[8] | local road | 2208 | Saint Borbála Bridge | |
| Balassagyarmat | Slovenské Ďarmoty | 1998 | main road | |||
| Őrhalom | Vrbovka | 1 December 2023[9] | local road | 2209 | 2610 | Szent-Iványi Bridge over the Ipeľ |
| Szécsény (Pösténypuszta) | Kováčovce (Peťov) | 24 February 2012[10] | 22105 | 2616 | Katalin Bridge | |
| Nógrádszakál (Ráróspuszta) | Trenč | 7 December 2011 | 22103 | 2679 | Madách Bridge | |
| Ipolytarnóc | Kalonda | local/main road | 2205 | vehicle only <3,5t | ||
| Somoskőújfalu | Šiatorská Bukovinka | main road | ||||
| Cered | Tachty | 2007 | local road | 23119 | 2783 | vehicle only <3,5t |
| Bánréve | Lenartovce | 2807 | ||||
| main road | ||||||
| Aggtelek | Domica Cave | local/main road | 26104 | |||
| Tornanádaska | Hosťovce | main/local road | 3299 | |||
| Hídvégardó | 2007 | local road | 2614 | 3300 | ||
| Szemere | Buzica | 2626 | 3400 | |||
| Tornyosnémeti | Milhosť | 2018 | motorway | Part of | ||
| main road | ||||||
| Abaújvár | Kechnec (Vrbyny) | 2015 | local road | |||
| Kéked | Trstené pri Hornáde | 2011 | 3709 | 3342 | ||
| Hollóháza | Skároš | 2011 | 37124 | 3400 | ||
| Sátoraljaújhely | Slovenské Nové Mesto | main road | ||||
| 2011 | local road | Rákóczi út | 3683 | Bereczki Bridge over Rozsnyó, vehicle only <3,5t | ||
| Karos | Streda nad Bodrogom | 2007 | 3686 | |||
| Pácin | Veľký Kamenec | 1995 | 38304 | 3689 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Nagyrozvágy | Veľký Horeš | 26 September 2023[11] | 38122 | 38112 | ||
| Lácacséke | Pribeník | 2011 | vehicle only <3,5t | |||
| Zemplénagárd | Veľké Trakany | 2013 | 38124 |
Rail
All railway crossings are standard gauge. As of September 2026, three railway crossings have active, passenger traffic.
- Rajka – Rusovce; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, single-track line for cargo and passenger services
- Komárom – Komárno; last train: 11 December 2004, electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
- Szob – Chľaba; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, double-track line
- Ipolytarnóc – Kalonda; inactive
- Nógrádszakál – Bušince; inactive
- Somoskőújfalu – Šiatorská Bukovinka; last train: 3 April 2011
- Bánréve – Lenartovce; last train: 13 December 2008
- Hidasnémeti – Čaňa; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
- Sátoraljaújhely – Slovenské Nové Mesto; last train: 13 December 2008