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YOUR PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUDAPEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT Information and Tips
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welcome to budapest The transport organiser of the Municipality of Budapest is the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK). When travelling, our passengers will come across metro trains, trams, trolleybuses, suburban railway trains, riverboats and buses, on which BKK tickets, travelcards and passes are valid (with the exception of the funicular, the chairlift and the boat services at weekends).
Metró Metro
Hajó Boat
Hév Suburban railway
Trolibusz Trolleybus
Villamos Tram
Autóbusz Bus
airport – City centre 04:09 − 23:26
200E Airport, Terminal 2
KőbányaKispest M
1 single ticket
1 single ticket
Deák Ferenc tér M (City centre)
23:26 − 00:21
200E 1 single ticket
Airport, Terminal 2
914 950 950A Határ út M
1 single Deák Ferenc tér M ticket (City centre)
00:59 − 03:29
950 950A
900 Airport, Terminal 2
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1 single ticket
BajcsyZsilinszky út
1 single ticket
Deák Ferenc tér M (City centre)
public transport in budapest
The World Heritage metro line M1 runs on the Pest side between Vörösmarty tér in the city centre and Mexikói út underneath Andrássy út, running to Hősök tere (Heroes’ Square). Metro line M2 connects Déli pályaudvar in Buda and Örs vezér tere in Pest through the city centre. Two major train stations (Déli pályaudvar and Keleti pályaudvar) are located along this metro line. Metro line M3 runs between Újpest-Központ and Kőbánya-Kispest stations on the Pest side of the city. Nyugati pályaudvar train station as well as Kőbánya-Kispest station, where Airport Bus 200E arrives, are located along this line. Metro line M4 connects Kelenföld Railway Station in Buda and Keleti Railway Station in Pest using modern, driverless trains.
Hév (suburban railway lines) serve the outer areas of Budapest. If you are going to destinations nearby Budapest, for example to Szentendre (H5) or to Gödöllő (H8), please remember to get extension tickets needed for the route sections outside of the city boundaries which are not covered by your tickets, travelcards or passes. Line H7 is an exception as it operates only within Budapest. Suburban railway passes are also available; they are for sale along with tickets at BKK ticket offices and from new purple-coloured Ticket Vending Machines. Tickets are also sold by conductors onboard suburban trains.
On the section of the river Danube within Budapest, public transport boats serve several piers located near transport hubs on both the Buda and Pest banks. Line D11 terminates in Újpest, while D12 and weekend-only service D13 operate to Rómaifürdő. On workdays Budapest-passes are also valid for boat services, but at weekends only the dedicated tickets for public transport boats are accepted for travel. 4
Average daytime operation
Average nighttime operation
04:30−23:50
23:50−04:30
Line numbering: 1–299
Line numbering: 900–999
The extensive Budapest bus network of almost 200 lines provides access to the city centre from almost anywhere within and outside of the city with an average frequency of 10–15 minutes. More than half of the fleet are low-floor vehicles. On some services a front-door boarding only policy is in place. The old buses are dark blue, while the new ones have sky-blue livery (same fares apply for both).
Night services (buses plus tram 6 on the Grand Boulevard) run through the night until regular service resumes at dawn. Separate schedules for night and day buses are posted at the relevant stops. A major hub for night bus lines is Astoria. The solo night buses are front-door boarding only; onboard articulated vehicles ticket inspections are carried out at every door.
The dense tramline network features picturesque routes. One of the most beautiful tramlines of the world, tram 2 runs along the river Danube in Pest. The world’s longest open-gangway, walk-through trams serve lines 4 and 6, on the busiest tram routes in Budapest travelling along Nagykörút, the Grand Boulevard, connecting Pest and Buda encircling the city centre. Tram 4 runs between Széll Kálmán tér and ÚjbudaKözpont, while tram 6 runs 0–24h between Széll Kálmán tér and Móricz Zsigmond körtér. Trams 1 and 3 are also among the most important lines with ring-shaped routes surrounding the city.
The environmentally-friendly, quiet and electrically powered red trolleybuses have a dense network in the inner city on the flat Pest side of the city. One line that can be of use to visitors is the 70 which originates near Kossuth Lajos tér by the Parliament and cuts through the city centre via Nagymező utca (Budapest’s ‘Broadway’) before crossing Andrássy út and running on Király utca on its way to the Városliget (City Park).
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tickets
and travelcards
Jegyek Tickets
Vonaljegy Single ticket
Discounted price
Helyszínen váltott vonaljegy
Átszállójegy Transfer ticket
Single ticket bought on spot
HUF 350
Napijegy típusú jegyek Budapest-travelcards
Kedvezményes ár
HUF 450
Metrószakaszjegy 3 megállóra Short section metro ticket for up to 3 stops
HUF 530
HUF 300
10 db-os gyűjtőjegy
Budapest 24 órás jegy
Block of 10 tickets
24-hour Budapesttravelcard
HUF 3
000
HUF 1
choose your ticket – quick selection
650
Budapest csoportos 24 órás jegy 24-hour group Budapesttravelcard
HUF 3
300
Kedvezményes ár Discounted price
5/30 BKK napijegy
Budapest 72 órás jegy
Budapest Hetijegy
5/30 BKKtravelcard
72-hour Budapesttravelcard
Seven-day Budapesttravelcard
HUF 4
HUF 4
550
150
HUF 4
950
choose your ticket – quick selection
For few trips or just in case at any time (eg. travelling from/to aiport) Use (single) tickets
Unlimited travel for 72 hours (3 days) in a row 72-hour travelcard
Unlimited travel for 24 hours for you (free travel after 5 trips) 24-hour travelcard
Unlimited travel for 5×24 hours on days of your choice within a month 5/30 BKK 24-hour travelcard
Unlimited travel for 24 hours with friends (max. 5 of them) 24-hour group travelcard
Unlimited travel for a whole week 7-day travelcard
For validity information please turn 2 pages.
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Quick tip
Szentendre Békásmegyer
Káposztásmegyer, Mogyoródi-patak
30
Újpest-Központ
Újpest-Városkapu
Aquincum
105
30
Árpád híd
10 5
69 3
Szent Gellért tér
Ferencváros 24
Haller utca
28
Népliget
1A 103 1
24
Ecseri út
Ferencváros vasútállomás 51A
Pöttyös utca
Beöthy utca
103
18 48 Savoya Park 41 Kamaraerdei Ifjúsági Park 47 Városház tér
Határ út Nagysándor József utca
Kőbánya-Kispest
51
Csepel
Tököl Ráckeve
Gubacsi út 3
37A
Sörgyár
Izraelita temető 28 Új köztemető 28 37
10 3
1 2
3
Népliget
Mester utca / Haller utca
4
49 19
Nagyvárad tér
62A
0E 20
7
9
Kőbánya alsó vasútállomás
Kőbányai út / Könyves Kálmán krt.
51
Albertfalva vasútállomás
Etele út / Fehérvári út
Klinikák
37 37A
62 A
48 7
51 51A
3 62 62A
Hidegkuti Nándor Kőbánya felső Stadion vasútállomás
Corvin-negyed
tér
6
Orczy tér
A 37
Józsefváros
Mester utca / Boráros Ferenc körút
Kelenföldi Erőmű
Bikás park
1 1A
62
49 103
II. János Pál pápa tér
Harminckettesek tere
Közvágóhíd
Kelenföld vasútállomás
Pillangó utca HUNGEXPO
Rákóczi tér
9
Örs vezér tere
9
Fővám tér
Újbuda-központ
19
4 6
28
Újbuda
Vasúti pályaudvar Railway station
Kálvin tér
2
27
Puskás Ferenc Stadion
24
Pest
A 51
61
Keleti pályaudvar
Blaha Lujza tér
Astoria
51
27
61
Móricz Zsigmond körtér
28 37 37A 62
37
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un
Búsuló Juhász (Citadella)
Gellérthegy
7 7
Erzsébetváros
Belváros D
BAH-csomópont
Kiemelt autóbuszvonal Key bus line
BKK ügyfélközpont Public Transport Customer Service
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Sánc utca
Gödöllő Csömör
Reiner Frigyes park
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út
5
Buda Döbrentei tér
Villamosvonal Tram line
Távolsági autóbusz-pályaudvar National and international buses
2
27
Hajójáratok Boat services
49
Ferenciek tere
19 41
61
59 59A
Márton Áron tér
48
Vörösmarty tér
16
Krisztina tér
Apor Vilmos tér
Hévvonalak Suburban railway lines
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Sikló Funicular
105
sy
6 4
Dísz tér
59 59A
Metróvonalak Metro lines
Clark Ádám tér
16A
Déli pályaudvar
47
Deák Ferenc tér
5
A 21
60
16
Vár
Zugló vasútállomás
Opera
62
21
Svábhegy Széchenyi-hegy, Gyermekvasút
11
16 16A
5
Kossuth Lajos tér
41
49
22A 222
19
7
22
Vörösmarty utca
Oktogon
10 5
Co Fo gw ga he ske el re 60 rai kű lw ay
21A
Batthyány tér
Városliget
A 62
18 59A
Kodály körönd
Bosnyák tér
62
21
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Bajza utca
0 23
Széll Kálmán tér
21
Csillebérc, KFKI
Arany János utca
60
4
9
Zugló
Hősök tere
A 30
16A
Jászai Mari tér 2
Széchenyi fürdő
291
Nyugati pályaudvar
30
16
Mechwart liget
Városmajor
Margit híd, budai hídfő
6
21A
Szent János Kórház
Terézváros 26
4
Gyermekvasút Children´s railway Normafa
59
11
L Ch ibe ai gő rli ft
291
69
3
Zugliget, Libegő
Lehel tér
5
526 m János-hegy
61
22A 222
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Budakeszi
Rózsadomb 291
69
5
Kolosy tér
3
Újpalota, Erdőkerülő utca
Nagy Lajos király útja / Czobor utca
Mexikói út
14
10 5
Szépvölgyi út
291
Budagyöngye
Vásárcsarnok
62 62A 1A
Pusztaszeri körönd
Rákospalota, MÁV-telep 1
5
Pasaréti tér
Dózsa György út
út
9
Tímár utca
An dr ás
Nagybányai út
Margit-sziget
Hűvösvölgy
26
26
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Újpalota, Nyírpalota út
Lehel utca / Róbert Károly körút
69
Óbuda
61
7
1A
5
1
1A
Szentlélek tér
1
1A
Forgách utca
47
1
Bécsi út / Vörösvári út
5
30A
Gyöngyösi utca SZIGET
Rákospalota, Kossuth utca
230
Kaszásdűlő
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Óbuda, Bogdáni út Filatorigát
22
14 Káposztásmegyer, Megyeri út
30A 230
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Public transport
Megyer, Szondi utca Káposztásmegyer, Aquaworld Újpest, Árpád út
Rómaifürdő
where to buy tickets
Validity of tickets and passes
BKK ticket offices Before boarding, please purchase your tickets, travelcards or passes at BKK ticket offices located at major transport hubs. Most ticket offices are open between 5:00 and 22:00. BKK Customer Service Centres M4 Kelenföld railway station underpass level Open: 5:30–22:00 M2, M4 Keleti railway station underpass level Open: 5:30–22:00 M1, M2, M3 Deák Ferenc underpass level Open: 6:00–23:00 M4 Móricz Zsigmond körtér Open: 5:30–22:00 BKK Customer Service Head Office District 7, Rumbach Sebestyén u. 19-21. Open: Monday, Tuesday: 9:00–17:00 Wednesday: 9:00–19:00 Thursday: 9:00–17:00 Friday: 9:00–15:00 Saturday-Sunday: closed
Quick tip Don’t miss your ideal ticket. The whole range of tickets and passes are available at BKK customer centres and ticket offices only.
Tickets entitle passengers to travel for one uninterrupted trip on the full line, on the suburban railways only within the city boundaries (A). Unlike in other cities, the single tickets do not entitle passengers to change between lines in Budapest; a transfer ticket is required for changes (B). On the metro network, however, tickets are valid for 80 minutes and allow changing between the lines (C). Use BKK passes and travelcards to travel on all lines (D).
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Customer Service Points Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport - arrival level Terminal 2/A open: 8:00–22:00 Terminal 2/B open: 9:00–21:00 BKK Point locator Please find the locations of BKK customer service centres, TVMs and ticket offices on the interactive maps on www.bkk.hu/automata
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C
D
how to validate your ticket Metro stations At the entrance of metro stations, the validator machines stamp the starting time of your trip onto your ticket.
TVMs BKK has started the deployment of new ticket and pass vending machines in Budapest and surrounding towns; a total of 300 will be delivered in 2014. TVMs accept coins, banknotes as well as regular and contactless bankcards for payment.
Trams, trolleybuses and buses You may encounter two types of validators. A/ The older red validators have an opening on top where the ticket has to be inserted and punched by pulling forwards the black frame of the slot. B/ The orange- or yellow-coloured electric devices have openings on their front where the tickets have to be inserted for automatic validation. Suburban railway (hév) Leaving the city boundaries by suburban railway, passengers have to purchase an extension ticket at the ticket office or from the conductor on board if the ticket office is closed.
Quick tip Buy your ticket in advance with your credit card. At most BKK sales points bank cards are accepted for payment. All new TVMs accept regular and also contactless bank cards.
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Passes The 24-hour, 72-hour and 7-day travelcards as well as passes entitle passengers to an unlimited number of trips within the indicated period. Public transport boat tickets are valid only for single, one-way journeys.
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Revenue protection: ticket and pass inspection On board vehicles, when requested by revenue protection inspectors wearing a BKK badge and purple-coloured armbands, please present and hand over your ticket, travelcard or pass (along with required IDs if needed). At the entrance of metro stations, please show your valid ticket or pass to the inspectors. Please keep your ticket until the end of your trip as the inspectors may ask to check it any time. Some vehicles feature front-door boarding only. Please validate your ticket or show your pass to the driver when boarding. If you are not in possession of a valid ticket, travelcard or pass, the inspectors are entitled to issue an on-the-spot fine of HUF 8 000. The fine must be paid in cash in HUF only. The sum of the fine will not exceed HUF 8 000 and you must be given a receipt. In case you experience a different procedure, please inform BKK Customer Service Centre without delay.
later on in budapest Automated Fare Collection will be introduced from 2015.
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Transport rules to keep in mind On older-type vehicles the driver will open the door for you so you can get on. On vehicles with an opener next to the door, please push the button to get on.
Some vehicles (buses, night buses and trolleybuses) feature frontdoor boarding only, which is indicated by a sign saying “Elsőajtós felszállás”. Please validate your ticket or show your pass to the driver when boarding. On most vehicles when you wish to get off, please push the stop request (leszállásjelző) button to indicate your request. The button is to be found next to the door.
Dogs may only be taken on public transport if on a lead and wearing a muzzle, and also require an extra ticket. Dogs in a carry-box travel for free. If you frequently travel with your dog, we recommend the dog pass.
For getting off from buses and trolleybuses please use the rear doors.
Passengers are allowed to cross the platform safety line only when the metro or suburban railway train has already stopped; please stand back from the platform edge until then.
Please pay extra attention to your valuables at all times, especially when the vehicle is crowded.
Please stand on the right on the escalators at metro stations, to give more space to passengers in a hurry.
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The transportation of bicycles requires an extra ticket or a monthly bicycle pass and is allowed only on the suburban railway (H5, H6, H7, H8, H9), the cogwheel railway (tram 60), buses 65 and 165, trolleybus 77, trams 59 and 59A and public transport boats (D11, D12, D13).
Consuming food and beverages is prohibited on all vehicles. Smoking is strictly prohibited on all vehicles and at stops.
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Keep calm and mind the other passengers.
Budapesti Közlekedési Központ H-1075 Budapest, Rumbach Sebestyén utca 19–21. http://www.bkk.hu/en/ http://www.facebook.com/bkkbudapest
© BKK, 2014 – General catalogue – Information correct as of 15/10/2014
Contact
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