One of the biggest park in Budapest, located north of Heroes’ Square, excellent for short and long (but rather long) walkings. The park has some interesting objects, such as gardens, green esplanades, pools (you can rent a boat), monuments, fountains and sports fields. On the artificial island in the little lake stands the small Vajdahunyad […]

The famous landmark in Budapest. If you know a little about the history you will look with different eyes to this monument. The first stones were put together in the 13th century. The Turkish as well as the ‘Habsburgers’ did rebuild a parth of the church. The Turkish burned her down and repainted the church […]

While metro is, with its three lines, the quickest and most efficient way to move around Budapest don’t miss its yellow trams that will not only trasfer you efficiently from point A to point B but also allow you to see the street scenes along the route. Budapest trams are yellow and quite old, so […]

The tram line No 2 offers the best view from a city transportation vehicle. It goes all along the Danubeside from Jaszai Mari ter (reachable with the tram 4 and 6 for example) passing the Parliament, the Hungarian Scientific Academy, the Chain Bridge, the Danube Corso, the Castle and the Gellert Hill with the Citadel. […]

Don’t find an open ticket booth at your arrival? Forgot to buy a ticket where the booth was open? Don’t worry, on and around most of the underground station you will find this ticket machines, with English and German menu. For single tickets only, the machines don’t sell weekly/monthly passes. Website: http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html

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 […]