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By Plane
It’s very easy to get to Budapest - several low-cost airlines and also the national airline have great offers and services. Budapest International Airport is sixteen kilometres south-east of downtown Budapest. From the Ferihegy Terminal 2A is within the Schengen borders, Terminal B to countries outside the Schengen Convention depart airplanes.
Airport transfer
- Transfer information to go from airport to Budapest:
- Bus number 200E to „Kőbánya-Kispest” metro terminal
- Take the M3 metro towards „Újpest Központ”
- Get out at „Deák Ferenc tér”
- Take „Rumbach Sebestyén” street for less than 200m to get to the hotel
- You can buy tickets and passes for public transport at the airport (paying with a credit card is possible, so buying tickets should be OK even if you don't have cash in HUF.)
- At BKK customer service points
- From ticket vending machines next to the bus stop in front of the terminal building.
- Further information is available on the airport website:
- Note that you will need two single tickets: one for bus 200E and one for metro M3. Both tickets need to be validated (on the bus after boarding and at the subway entrance).
By public transport
- The easiest way to the hotel: By public transport you can take any subway line, as the hotel is near the 3 subway lines’ crossing point (line 1, 2 and 3). The name of the station is „Deák Ferenc tér” (Deák Ferenc square).
- Prices: http://www.bkk.hu/en/prices/
- If you plan on using the public transport regularly, either a travelcard or a block of 10 tickets (called „gyűjtőjegy”) could be a more cost effective solution than buying tickets.
By taxi
- Taxi Budapest: From 1 September 2013 a new Taxi Decree was introduced in Hungary regulating the price of the taxis at a fixed tariff of 280 HUF/Km (0.95 EUR/Km) in addition to the one-off basic fee of 450 HUF (1.50 EUR) and waiting fee. Don’t use non-regulated taxi service providers! Some drivers are known for notoriously overcharging tourists. If you need taxi service choose a reliable company. For example: City Taxi: +36-1-2-111-111 or Főtaxi: +36-1-2-222-222
- A ride to the city center from the airport should typically cost around 6500 HUF (22 EUR) depending on traffic conditions.
- Further information:
By Train
There are 3 main international railway stations in Budapest: Eastern (Keleti), Western (Nyugati) and Southern (Déli). More than 50 trains a day provide direct links between Budapest and 25 other European capital cities. All three international railway stations are part of the Budapest Underground system, the Metró.
By Car
Hungary has 5 motorways and 4 main roads, eight start from Budapest (exception: main road No. 8). For using the following motorways you have to buy a motorway sticker: M1, M3, M5, M6 and M7 (available at border crossing points and at petrol stations).
More info
The 'Get in' and 'Get around' sections on the WikiTravel page about Budapest is fairly complete and up-to-date, plus it has further details about the city. Highly recommended.
