Public buses in Budapest are operated by two major operators: BKV Budapest Transport Limited operates the blue (or red-blue, grey-blue) – mostly local -buses, and Volanbusz Bus Transport Limited operated the yellow vehicles in suburban traffic. Tourists almost always use BKV buses – tickets can be bought at all metro stations and at major junctions. Ticket&Pass booths are available at most metro stations. TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE DESIGNATED BUSES. After boarding, always VALIDATE YOUR TICKET, even if bought from the driver! In red mechanic punhers, pull the black part towards you, in orange elecronic machines, simply insert the ticket. Schedules are clearly posted under the stop sign (or inside the bus shelter). Buses always stop if there are passengers in the stop. Mind that some stops are long enough for two vehicles- these stops are marked by “MM” under the stop sign (and not the usual “M”). When you are alone and a bus approaches that you are not to take, please wave so that the bus doesn’t have to stop in vain. Once inside a bus, look for the list of stops. Electronic stop announcements are sometimes misleading as some drivers don’t care about that their displays announce a place on the other end of the city as the next stop… Buses are usually 1-5 minutes late, however in off-peak traffic, they might come earlier than scheduled. Black/green numbers are local buses calling at every stop. Red numbers or numbers in a frame mean express or limited stop buses. Letter “G” (or script “GARAZSMENET”) means the bus goes to depot: in this case, check where the bus terminates. Don’t forget to use the signal button before getting off. Buses only stop if requested, even at some of the terminals. Don’t get on when the bell is ringing!
Website: www.bkv.hu/busz