Trolleys in Budapest are operated by BKV Budapest Transport Limited. These red electric buses operate mostly in Districts 5 (Inner City & Lipotvaros), 6,7,8,13 and 14, forming a dense network. Tickets are sold on all trolleybuses while staying in a stop for an extra charge. Don’t forget to VALIDATE YOUR TICKET even if bought from […]

In Budapest there is one ship route and 3 passenger ferries operating on the Danube and a car ferry on the Rackeve branch of the river. Ship route (side or island – stop) Pest – Boraros ter (trams 2 2A 4 6, HEV Csepel) Pest – Petofi ter (trams 2 2A, metro M3) Buda – […]

Trams in Budapest are operated by Budapest Transport Limited. The “backbones” of the tram (and public transportation) network are the following circular lines: #47 #49 from Deak Ferenc ter along Littler Circle, crossing Szabadsag (Liberty) Bridge to South Buda #4 #6 from Moszkva ter (Buda) crossing Margit (Margaret) Bridge, then along Grand Circle, via Petofi […]

The major train operator in the Budapest area is MAV Hungarian State Railways. Budapest is served by 30 railway stations and stops, the major ones are Nyugati palyaudvar (Western Station) for N Budapest, N-E-SE Hungary Keleti palyaudvar (Eastern Station) for E-S Pest, NE-NW Hungary Deli palyaudvar (Southern Station) for S-W Buda, S-SW-W Hungary Kelenfoldi palyaudvar […]

Pest County suburban buses and a bunch of inland and international coaches are operated by Volanbusz Rt. The company colors are yellow-red, therefore their buses are easy to recognise. Actually, they work in cooperation with other Volan-companies. Major coach/suburban bus terminals are Nepliget (international, S Hungary and S-SE suburban areas) Stadion (E Hungary and E […]

At night in Budapest there are only bus lines operating (as well as a few night trains on MAV Hungarian State Railway lines). Most daytime services finish around 11-12 pm, including bus, tram, trolley-bus and metro. Night operation starts around 10pm-12am and ends around 4am. Most important services: instead of metro M2, take 78E for […]

The metro/underground system of Budapest is operated by BKV & consists of 3 lines: M1 (yellow) Millennium Underground Railway operates between Vorosmarty Square (Inner City) and Mexikoi Road, running under Andrassy Avenue and Varosliget (City Park). M2 (red) East-West Line operates between Deli palyaudvar (Southern Station, Central Buda) and Ors vezer tere, running under Rakoczi […]

“HÉV” stands for “Railway Serving Local Interests” – that is, suburban railway. The HÉV system of Budapest and Pest County (Region of Central Hungary) consists of 4 line groups. The Szentendre line links Szentendre, a nice medieval town (just north to Budapest) with the capital. Budapest tickets are valid as far as “Bekasmegyer” station. Some […]

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. […]

There is bus, there is tram and there is the hybrid thing: the electrical trolley bus!:) And actually they have been here for quite a while, and some of them, working on certain lines in the city (mainly in the 6th and 7th district) are really giving an old school feeling. Don’t be afraid and […]