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Áruszállítás a Tiszán 2009
Near Tisza. Photo: Beroesz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tisza

Kayak spot · Hungary

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 7 kn gusting 14, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 285, good
  2. Tue 387, good
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Tisza
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov85, good7 kn15kn11°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov87, good7 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov86, good7 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good5 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good4 kn10kn11°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good2 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tisza

A launch on the Tisza. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Szeged.

  • River Tisza
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,180–US$2,250 each

about US$1,180–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,120
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$235–US$389
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$107–US$201
Totalabout US$1,180–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Szeged

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Closest

Szeged

about 5 min by car · 132 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 132 places to stay in Szeged · Booking.com

About Szeged its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BEG, direct, then 3h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits