Map of Szombathely, Hungary

Szombathely is the administrative centre of Vas County, Hungary, with a population of about 78,025. It lies at 47.2309°N, 16.6215°E, about 230 m above sea level. Szombathely is about 185 km (115 mi) west of Budapest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zalaegerszeg, 47 km to the south.

Szombathely at a glance

Where is Szombathely?

• The 10th largest city in Hungary by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 28 min on the shortest day to 15 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Szombathely

• Zalaegerszeg — 47 km south
• Sopron — 51 km north
• Wiener Neustadt — 70 km northwest, Austria
• Graz — 90 km west, Austria
• Nagykanizsa — 91 km south
• Győr — 91 km northeast
• Veszprém — 99 km east
• Varaždin — 105 km south, Croatia
• Maribor — 106 km southwest, Slovenia
• Bratislava — 108 km north, Slovakia

Largest cities in Hungary

• Budapest — 1,741,041
• Debrecen — 202,402
• Szeged — 160,766
• Miskolc — 154,521
• Pécs — 145,347
• Győr — 129,301
• Nyíregyháza — 117,689
• Kecskemét — 109,847
• Székesfehérvár — 101,600
• Parádsasvár — 76,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.