Budapest is located in the heart of Europe and it is really easy to reach not only the neighbouring countries but also many other destinations abroad.

Airport

There is one international airport in Budapest, called Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (former name: Ferihegy), which is the main international airport of the country. Budapest Airport (1185 Budapest, BUD Nemzetközi Repülőtér) is ten miles south-east of the city centre. To find specific connections, please check the websites of the main international flight companies.

HOW TO REACH THE CITY CENTER FROM BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT?

Public Transportation

Bus 100E (for more information please click here)
Bus 100E takes passengers to Deák tér from the Airport and back. The bus service operates around the clock, seven days a week:

• every 6-10 minutes on Mondays and Fridays, during the day
• every 7-10 minutes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, during the day
• every 10-15 in the mornings and evenings
• every 30-40 minutes on average at night

Passengers may get off the bus going to Deák tér at Kálvin tér and at Astoria stations. 

PLEASE NOTE! A special ticket called Airport Shuttle Bus Single Ticket must be purchased for bus 100E for HUF 2,200 – other tickets or season tickets are not valid for this service. You can buy this ticket on the Budapest Pay&GO device with bankcard on board or via the BudapestGO app, which can be used for buying further tickets and for journey planning.

Bus 200E  (for more information please click here)
Bus 200E takes passengers to Kőbánya-Kispest underground/metro station (line M3) from the Airport and back. From the Kőbánya-Kispest metro station, passengers can take the M3 metro towards Újpest Központ to reach the city centre. It is possible to change for metro lines M1 and M2
at Deák Ferenc tér station in the city centre.
Tickets for public transportation (such as bus 200E) priced 450 HUF are available at the Airport from BKK at the customer service points, the post office, the newsagents (Relay), and the ticket machines at the bus stop. It is also possible to purchase a ticket from the bus driver for 600 HUF. The post office is located on the mezzanine level in Terminal 2A, where 24-hour, 72-hour, weekly, and monthly travel passes for Budapest public transport are also available. Newsagents only sell single tickets, 10-piece ticket booklets, and short section tickets.

BudapestGO APPLICATION (You may download the app here from Google Play, from here for Apple or from here for Windows)

Use the application to plan your journey in Budapest using BKK public transport services.
All operating buses, trams, and trolleybuses are displayed on the map.
On the nearby departures screen, the app collects departing routes from stops in the area, which will start in the near future.
By clicking on a stop on the map, real-time upcoming departure times and the full timetable for that stop are shown.
You can mark a place or a stop as a favourite to be able to access it more quickly.

Airport Shuttle

The official airport shuttle service provider of Budapest Airport is miniBUD. For reservation and further information, check the official website or call +36-1-550-0000.

Taxi

The official taxi service provider of Budapest Airport is Főtaxi. To order a taxi from this company, call +36-1-222-2222. You can also order online, or download their app from the Apple Store or Google Play. All other officially accredited Budapest taxi companies provide transfer to and from the airport, if requested. To avoid unpleasant surprises, keep your eyes out for officially accredited cars (the yellow ones with the official fares and ID number displayed on the exterior).

Current regulations set the one-off basic fee of taxis in 1100 HUF. The tariff typically is around 440 HUF/Km.

Car

You can find many rental companies in the arrival hall at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. You can also book a rental online here.

Railways

Hungarian State Railways (Magyar Államvasutak or MÁV) is the national railway company in Hungary. More than fifty trains a day provide direct links between Budapest and 25 other capital cities in Europe.

Budapest has three main railway stations:

• Eastern Railway Station or Keleti pályaudvar (1087 Budapest Kerepesi út 2-4.)

• Western Railway Station or Nyugati pályaudvar: (1062 Budapest, Teréz körút 55.)

• Southern Railway Station or Déli pályaudvar: (1013 Budapest, Krisztina krt. 37/A)

Each railway station is linked to the Budapest underground system (Metro). The Southern and Eastern Railway Stations are situated at stops along metro line M2 (Red Line) and the Western Railway Station is situated on metro line M3 (Blue Line).

More Information about international train services is available on the official website of the Hungarian Railway Systems (MÁV).

International and domestic coach service

VOLÁNBUSZ operates most of the international and domestic coaches from Budapest, and also the regional lines and the ones traversing the agglomeration. During the day there are coaches in every hour or more often in the direction of Eger, Salgótarján, Gyöngyös, Jászberény, Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár, Veszprém, Tatabánya and many lines go to the Mátra, the great plain, lake Balaton or other destinations.

The main International Coach Station is situated in Népliget, on metro line M3 (1091 Budapest, Üllői út 131.). To find specific connections, please check the websites of the main international coach companies (e.g: Flixbus or Student Agency).

Passenger shipping on the Danube

Hydrofoil services operate during the summer months (from April to October) linking the heart of Budapest with Vienna and Bratislava. International ports on the Danube in Budapest are between Lánchíd (Chain Bridge) and Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge).

Driving

All motorways and most of the main roads radiate from Budapest. Most motorways are toll roads, so you have to buy e-vignettes that are available at the border, at larger petrol stations, or online.

Road signs conform to continental standards. The wearing of seatbelts is compulsory both in the front and back seats, no mobile phones are allowed whilst vehicles are in motion. The alcohol limit is zero.

Speed limits are 50 km/hour (31 mph) in built-up areas and 90 km/hour (56 mph) elsewhere, except on dual carriageways (110 km/hour, 68 mph) and motorways (130 km/hour, 80 mph).

24-hour roadside assistance is available from Magyar Autóklub Tel.: +36-1-345-1800, and emergency roadside help can also be called for by dialing 188.

You can check the real-time traffic information and contsruction works on the motorways here.