The Nyugati Station was the first in Budapest and is still a very busy one. The present building was built in 1874-77 on the site of the original station of 1846. It was designed by the firm of Gustave Eifel; the iron roof-structure of the great hall is a characteristic feature of it’s architecture. Since […]

Night travel especially in the center of Budapest is relatively good. There is substitute for the M2 (78E) and M3 (50E and party 14E) underground lines and also for the tram No 4 and 6 (6E). “E” is standing for “Ejszakai” which means “night” by the way. These 3 run like every 15-20 minutes. Are […]

The M1 underground line was the first underground of the Continental Europe (the first one in Europe was built in London). In 1870, the Hungarian parlament decided on building an Avenue starting from the city center, which was named Andrássy Avenue (and it still is:). But they didn’t wanted to have fixed ground transportation (trams), […]

The best website to use for train schedules throughout Hungary is http://www.mav-start.hu/. It has updated train schedules for all trains within Hungary as well as international trains coming from or going to stops in Hungary. The schedules are clear, and the site tells who if and when you have to change lines on a trip. […]

Budapest is very proud of the fact that it was the first city “on the continent” that built metro line back in 1896. The “on the continent” phrase is used to say that it was the second metro in Europe, after London – which is not “on the continent” after all. Today there are three […]

The Cogwheel rail (Fogaskerekű) is one of the most interesting means of public transportation in Budapest. It goes up from the Varosmajor (near Moszkva ter M2 underground station, 2 stops from here with the tram No. 56 or 18) to the Szechenyi Hill, which is a great starting point for some short excursions in the […]

The Castle funicular might not be the fastest and the most effective way to go to the Castle, but it’s the most spectacular one for sure. It goes up from Clark Adam square (Buda side of the Chain Bridge, right on the left hand side of the tunnel). Tickets cost 600 HUF upwards and 500 […]

HÉV is a sort of train. It is a bit smaller then the ones we are used to but it is faster then the tram and covers longer distances. You can find the line on the Buda side where it follows the water during a long distance. The line starts at ‘Batthyany tér’ and brings […]

The Bridge below the St. Gellert statue offers a great view of the traffic of the Erzsebet (Elisabeth) Bridge. And it’s also a good place to do a panoramic shot including the Chain Bridge, the Elisabeth Bridge and the Liberty Bridge with the buildings between them on the Pest side (Hotels, Inner City Church, Economical […]

Quite a few tourists think about watching a movie one evening instead of discovering as much as possible while wandering around. But it’s a wrong way of thinking – you miss a lot if you simply walk past the Urania. It’s 113-years-old building was restored in its original Venetian Gothic and Eastern Moor style in […]