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Getting There & Around
Delta Airlines offers non-stop service from New York to Budapest. Once in Budapest, the city has excellent and affordable public transportation.
Public transport
Budapest takes pride in its well-developed public transportation network (download map). To get around the city ride a bus, a tram or the subway. Services are reliable and cheap, however, some precautions are recommended if you are traveling on a crowded vehicle, as these are often frequented by pickpockets.Transportation tickets should be purchased before boarding the bus or entering the subway and need to be validated upon entry. Machines either punch the ticket or validate it by cutting the corner and stamping the date and time of travel.
Tickets are often checked while riding the vehicles or at the subway exits by controllers wearing arm-band and a photo-ID. You should always keep your ticket at all times till you exit the station or leave the vehicle.
Those travelling without a valid ticket will need to pay a penalty.
Budapest Card
Budapest Card is a discount card for tourists, valid for 48 or 72 hours, that offers plenty of discounts for visitors.
- Two free English-language walking sightseeing tours
- Free and unlimited use of all forms of public transport operated by BKV Rt (Budapest Transport Limited)
- Discount tickets to Budapest’s best museums
- Sightseeing tours with extra discounts
- Discounts for special sights and locations
- Discount tickets to Budapest’s medicinal baths
- Discount tickets to cultural and folklore programs
- Discount prices in restaurants and many other places
- Free travel insurance
- The card is valid for an adult and an accompanying child under the age of 14
Price: for 48 hours 6300 HUF (appr. $32) :: for 72 hours 7500 HUF (appr. $38)
Budapest Card can be purchased at over 250 locations throughout Budapest:
- in hotels
- at airports
- at major subway stations
- at tour inform offices
- at travel agencies
- abroad at major tour operators
Visit the best restaurant in town, see the most spectacular exhibitions and cultural monuments, relax in fine spas and get all these pleasure at great discounts – with the Budapest Card!
Airport Shuttle
Airport Shuttle is Budapest Airport Minibusz Kft's fairly popular and newly upgraded service, which provides a cost effective point to point transfer between the airport and any address in Budapest or in Hungary, one-way or roundtrip. The charges listed on our website are set rates that do not vary with the hours of service and are not influenced by traffic jams or other factors.
Our interactive fleet tracking system, the new call center and our brand new vehicles provide a reliable and convenient transfer for you.
You can book our services personally, by phone and on the internet. Please take a look at our website, www.airportshuttle.hu. For further information, please, e-mail us or contact our sales agents, who will be glad to be at your service.
Our interactive fleet tracking system, the new call center and our brand new vehicles provide a reliable and convenient transfer for you.
You can book our services personally, by phone and on the internet. Please take a look at our website, www.airportshuttle.hu. For further information, please, e-mail us or contact our sales agents, who will be glad to be at your service.
Budapest - Ferihegy airport - Budapest:
passengers:
passengers:
| one way | roundtrip | |
|---|---|---|
| for one | 2990 HUF | 4990 HUF |
| for two | 4490 HUF | 8490 HUF |
Taxi
If you are not familiar with the city, it is easiest to get around by a taxi cab. In Budapest these vehicles are equipped with yellow number plates and usually have a yellow "TAXI" sign on the roof. All cabs must be equipped with a meter. The meter should be turned on while traveling and the driver should provide you with a receipt showing the exact fare upon arrival to your destination.
Gratuity is not included, but should be more or less equal to 10 % of the total fare, if you are satisfied with the service provided.
Zóna Taxi offers transfer services from Budapest Ferihegy Airport on a zone-based fare to the city. +36-1-365-5555 www.zonataxi.eu
Pre-ordered cabs offer lower rates than those hailed on the street. The taxi companies assume full responsibility for their employees. Phone orders are handled 24 hours a day by call-center attendants speaking foreign languages. Never hail a cab on the street! Call one of the following numbers to order one!
Tele 5 Taxi 5-555-555 www.tele5taxi.hu
Budapest Taxi 4-333-333 www.budapesttaxi.hu
City Taxi 2-111-111 www.citytaxi.hu
Főtaxi 2-222-222 www.fotaxi.hu
Mobil Taxi 333-2222 www.mobiltaxi.hu
Radio Taxi 7-777-777 www.radiotaxi.hu
Taxi 2000 2-000-000 www.taxi2000.hu