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Charging planner · Hungary

Charge your electric car for less in Hungary

Thursday, 22 October 2026 Updated 22:17 105 Car

Plugged in today at 02:00, leaving today at 07:00: 30 kWh at 11 kW cost about HUF 2,196 at the cheapest times (wholesale price), charging today 03:00–05:45. Charging straight away would cost HUF 2,266 – HUF 69 more.

Choose your car, the distance or the amount of energy and the charging power below: the planner finds the cheapest quarter-hours in Hungary and shows what the charge costs.

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Cheapest chargingHUF 2,196Avg. price per kWh: HUF 73.2/kWh
Charge nowHUF 2,266
You saveHUF 69
Cost per 100 kmHUF 1,245

Charging times: today 03:00–05:45

Charging time: 2:45 h

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Price per quarter-hour in the chosen window; charging times are highlighted. Costs at the wholesale price – network charges, taxes and levies not included.

Tomorrow's prices are published in the early afternoon. Until then the planner only runs to midnight.

Consumption: WLTP figure from EU type-approval data (median of the cars newly registered in 2025, measured at the socket). Real-world use, especially in winter, is often 10–30% higher.

Charging at home in Hungary: the last 30 days

In the last 30 days (21 Sept – 20 Oct), the four cheapest hours in a row on an average day were 11:00–15:00, at HUF 41.0/kWh on average on the wholesale market.

Charging for 100 km (17 kWh) cost HUF 697 in those hours and HUF 1,812 between 17:00 and 21:00. Over 15,000 km a year, that is a difference of about HUF 167,228. The wholesale price was below zero for 5.25 hours in this period.

02040608010012000:00 · HUF 80.0/kWh0001:00 · HUF 76.7/kWh02:00 · HUF 77.7/kWh03:00 · HUF 77.1/kWh0304:00 · HUF 77.4/kWh05:00 · HUF 85.4/kWh06:00 · HUF 98.4/kWh0607:00 · HUF 99.6/kWh08:00 · HUF 88.3/kWh09:00 · HUF 65.5/kWh0910:00 · HUF 50.2/kWh11:00 · HUF 42.9/kWh12:00 · HUF 40.3/kWh1213:00 · HUF 38.9/kWh14:00 · HUF 41.9/kWh15:00 · HUF 53.5/kWh1516:00 · HUF 76.3/kWh17:00 · HUF 100.2/kWh18:00 · HUF 107.9/kWh1819:00 · HUF 114.4/kWh20:00 · HUF 103.8/kWh21:00 · HUF 98.4/kWh2122:00 · HUF 93.3/kWh23:00 · HUF 84.7/kWh
Price per kWh100 km (17 kWh)15,000 km a year
Cheapest 4 hours (11:00–15:00)HUF 41.0/kWhHUF 697HUF 104,569
Night (00:00–06:00)HUF 79.1/kWhHUF 1,344HUF 201,614
Evening (17:00–21:00)HUF 106.6/kWhHUF 1,812HUF 271,797
Average of all hoursHUF 78.0/kWhHUF 1,327HUF 199,022

Costs at the wholesale price – network charges, taxes and levies not included.

When is charging cheapest?

On a dynamic tariff you pay the wholesale price for every quarter-hour, plus the fixed components. Electricity is usually cheapest at night and around midday on sunny days, and dearest in the early evening, when demand peaks and solar output fades. A car plugged in overnight often needs only three or four hours – the planner puts them in the cheapest part of the night.

Smart charging means the wallbox or the car only charges in the cheapest quarter-hours, with pauses in between if needed. Many wallboxes and car apps do this automatically with dynamic tariffs. If you only have a start timer, choose “Timer”: the planner then finds the cheapest continuous block.

How much electricity does my car need?

Consumption figures come from the official data on every electric car newly registered in Europe (WLTP, measured at the socket, so charging losses are included). Small cars need about 14–15 kWh per 100 km, large SUVs more than 20 kWh. In winter, on motorways and on short trips with the heating on, consumption is higher – just enter your own figure.

When is electricity cheapest? · Who saves with a dynamic electricity tariff?

FAQ

Is a dynamic tariff worth it for an electric car?
Usually yes, if the car charges at home regularly and flexibly: an EV often uses as much electricity in a year as a whole household, and almost all of it can be shifted to the cheapest hours. If you have to charge at fixed times during the day, a fixed price can be the better deal.
What charging power do I have at home?
About 2.3 kW from a household socket and usually 11 kW from a wallbox. Many cars charge at no more than 11 kW on AC anyway; 22 kW is rarely needed.
Why is electricity so expensive in the evening?
In the early evening demand rises just as solar generation ends. More expensive power stations have to step in, and the wholesale price climbs. At night demand falls again.
Does this apply to public chargers?
No. The planner uses household electricity prices for charging at home. At public chargers the operator's prices apply.

Day-ahead prices from official market data. Sources and licences are listed on the data sources page. Data sources · Methodology · Hungary

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