Nyíregyháza: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nyíregyháza is a city of 117,689 people in Hungary (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg), 111 m (364 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Debrecen International Airport (DEB), 52 km (32 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Nyíregyháza railway station.
Key facts
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Daylight in Nyíregyháza runs from about 8 h 26 min a day in late December to 16 h 6 min in late June (computed for 47.96° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nyíregyháza is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Debrecen International Airport (DEB), 52 km (32 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,196 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Košice International Airport (KSC, 86 km), Satu Mare International Airport (SUJ, 92 km).
Flights to Nyíregyháza: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Nyíregyháza railway station, Nyíregyháza külső railway station. Trains to Nyíregyháza
Buses to Nyíregyháza · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 207 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vienna, 398 km (Austria) — flights
- Belgrade, 363 km (Serbia) — flights
- Kraków, 268 km (Poland) — trains · tours
- Lviv, 269 km (Ukraine) — tours
- Bratislava, 343 km (Slovakia)
- Lublin, 372 km (Poland)
- Katowice, 323 km (Poland)
- Cluj-Napoca, 194 km (Romania) — buses · car rental · tours
- Ostrava, 327 km (Czechia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Iserlohn, Satu Mare, Kajaani, Prešov, Kiryat Motzkin, Rzeszów, St Albans, Udine, Baia Mare, Bayonne, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Harbin, Gorlice.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nyíregyháza?
Debrecen International Airport (DEB), 52 km (32 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nyíregyháza?
About 117,689 people live in Nyíregyháza, across 27,454 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nyíregyháza in?
Europe/Budapest, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Nyíregyháza?
The Forint (HUF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nyíregyháza?
Budapest (207 km), Vienna (398 km), Belgrade (363 km), Kraków (268 km), Lviv (269 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.