Hungary
TRAIN
Hungarian State Railways MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság.
Full official name MÁV-VOLÁN-csoport. Now commonly known as MÁV.
The company carries out passenger rail transport in Hungary and to European countries.
Year-round or seasonal trains offer direct connections to Stuttgart, Berlin, Zurich, Prague, Krakow, Warsaw, Brasov, Bucharest, the Adriatic Sea and many other European cities. In addition, with one change you can easily reach places such as Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, the Italian or Romanian coast.
MÁV currently operates over 600 stations and 700 railway stops.
Domestic Bicycle transport
To purchase train tickets, you can use the company's website or application. All links are provided. In addition to train tickets, you can also buy a ticket for any transport in Hungary here.
Application for purchasing train tickets and planning routes
Night Train Map
Budapest
Public Transport: buses, trams, trolley buses and metro
Budapest's public transport company issues the same tickets and travel passes for all of the city's transport system. Moreover, transport in Hungary's capital always costs the same.
Budapest Card – The Official City Pass
The best choice for discovering Budapest! An all around solution for transportation and attraction entries.
- Unlimited free public transport
- Free Budapest guide and map
- 30+ free entries to museums, attractions
- Free sightseeing walking tours
- Free thermal bath entry
- Free cruise on the Danube
- 50+ discounts
Budapest Card prices:
- 24-hour card: EUR 39
- 48-hour card: EUR 53
- 72-hour card: EUR 69
- 72-hour PLUS card: EUR 99
- 96-hour card: EUR 87
- 120-hour card: EUR 96
Budapest Card is available at the following customer service offices:
- Budapest Keleti Utascentrum
- Budapest-Déli
Tram in Budapest
We present you all the tickets and passes for travel in public transport of the city offered in Budapest. All tickets and passes are valid for travel in all types of transport, namely the metro, bus, trolleybus.
All these can be purchased using the app.
APP 'Budapest GO’ for using Public Transport in Budapest
Plan your sightseeing trip in Budapest with real-time data
- Plan your trip in the city with real-time information so you always know exactly when you'll arrive
- We show you the best route for you in a clear, easy-to-use interface
- Plan with MOL Bubi public bike-sharing-system
Buy your Budapest digital ticket
- You can buy Budapest digital single tickets, time-based tickets and 24/72-hour travelcards
- This type of ticket can be used on all BKK lines*
- All you need is your phone and a connected mobile network
- You can buy your Airport shuttle bus single ticket. Please note that bus line 100E is to be used only with the Airport shuttle bus single ticket. Airport shuttle bus 100E is in operation between Budapest airport and the city centre (Deák Ferenc tér).
*The single ticket is not valid for airport shuttle bus 100E, the public transport boat services, the Buda Castle Funicular and the Chairlift.
Your ticket on your mobile home screen
- Buy a digital ticket conveniently, without queuing
- Use your single, time-based ticket or daily travelcards on more than 300 routes in the capital
- Keep your tickets and travelcards on your home screen with the widget function
Metro in Budapest
The only city with an underground railway system is Budapest with its Metro.
In Budapest there is also a suburban rail service in and around the city, operated under the name HÉV.
From 1 March 2024, free travel on public transport will be extended for children under 14 years of age and for persons aged 65 and over, including non-Hungarians.
Public transit schedule and route planner application menetrend.app for Budapest public transport.
All prices for tickets and passes for travel on the metro are presented above. Tickets and passes are used in Budapest for any type of public transport, including the metro.
Bus in Budapest
All prices for tickets and passes for travel on the metro are presented above. Tickets and passes are used in Budapest for any type of public transport, including the bus.
Funicular in Budapest
The Buda Castle Funicular has been a link between the riverbank of the Danube and Buda Castle since 1870. The special railway runs on a 95-metre-long track surmounting a gradient of 50 metres while affording riders captivating views of the city below. The Funicular was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
- 1013 Budapest, District 1, Clark Ádám tér–Szent György tér
- The lower station of the Funicular is located at Clark Ádám tér, on the Buda side of the Chain Bridge, next to the Tunnel.
- The upper station is situated at Szent György tér, between Buda Castle and the Presidential Palace (Alexander Palace).
- The lower station is accessible by buses 16 and 105 as well as by trams 19 and 41, while the upper station can be approached by buses 16, 16A and 116.
- All year round, every day: 08:00-22:00 (ticket office closes at 21:50)
- The Buda Castle Funicular departs every 5-10 minutes, on passenger demand.
- Service suspended: On Mondays on odd weeks, the Buda Castle Funicular is not in service during maintenance works, except if these days fall on a nonworking day or public holiday. In such cases, maintenance works are carried out on the first working day after the nonworking day or public holiday.
- Please make your inquires about the opening hours at the following phone number: 06-1/201-9128
Price:
- Full price return ticket 5 000 HUF
Transaction fee buying online - involved in ticket price: transaction fee per ticket [+ 175 Ft]
- Discount price return ticket (3-14 years old)
Transaction fee buying online - involved in ticket price: transaction fee per ticket [+ 175 Ft]
The following persons will be excluded from travel:
- children under the age of 6 without an accompanying adult
- persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- persons who behave inappropriately
- who wish to transport an object not qualified as hand-luggage
- who is not capable for transporting their hand-luggage according to the operator’s judgment
- who wish to board with ice-cream, an opened bottle or can or cup of drink
- who does not have a ticket or other travel permit.
Public transport boat services in Budapest
FERRY LINE D14
Timetable
Ferry line D14 links Districts 21 and 23 across the Danube. The ferry operates between Csepel-Királyerdő and Soroksár, Molnár-sziget piers.
Fares
Passengers require a full-fare ferry ticket (170 HUF), a pupil ferry ticket (110 HUF) or a pensioner ferry ticket (110 HUF).
In addition to the ferry tickets listed above, the below daily travelcards and Budapest-passes are also also accepted:
- Budapest-travelcards (Budapest 24-hour, 72-hour travelcards, Budapest 24-hour group travelcard);
- pupil group travelcard, event related ticket;
- Budapest-passes (all passes with the term “Budapest-pass” in their name);
Ferry tickets are available in advance at BKK customer service points ad ticket offices, or from the crew on site.
Budapest Cards are accepted for the ferry service during the card’s validity period.
Passengers who are eligible for free local public transport can travel by ferry for free. Discounted passes (student, pensioner, parent with small child) are also valid for the ferry service.
Ferry tickets (along with travelcards, passes and Budapest Cards) entitle a single passenger to use the ferry. Bicycles, motorcycles (and in the same category: trailer, horse, quad), cars, trucks (lorries) or buses require separate dedicated ferry tickets.
Bicycles and dogs can be taken on board. The bike requires a separate ferry ticket or a bicycle pass, while dogs require a separate full-price ferry ticket, a Budapest-travelcard or monthly dog pass. For everything else, the rules on transporting dogs must be respected.
Relax in Budapest
Debrecen
Public transport: buses, trams & trolley buses
1-hour ticket HUF 500 ---
A single ticket purchased on board
— HUF 550
Block of tickets (ticket book)
— HUF 4 600
DAY TICKETS ELECTRONIC PAPER
1 day-ticket HUF 1 500 HUF 1 500
3 day-ticket HUF 3 200 HUF 3 200
7 day-ticket HUF 4 000 HUF 4 000
Small group ticket — HUF 2 650
Family ticket — HUF 3 500
PASSES ELECTRONIC PAPER
Monthly HUF 8 350 HUF 8 650
30-Day passes
VALIDITY PERIOD 2024
HUF 8 350 ---
VALIDITY PERIOD 2025
HUF 8 350 ---
Yearly HUF 89 000 ---
PASSES ELECTRONIC PAPER
STUDENT / PENSIONER
Monthly HUF 4 800 HUF 4 990
30-Day passes
VALIDITY PERIOD 2024
HUF 4 800 ---
VALIDITY PERIOD 2025
HUF 4 800 ---
Quarterly HUF 14 400 ---
PASSES ELECTRONIC PAPER
PASSENGERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Monthly HUF 4 790 ---
30-Day passes
VALIDITY PERIOD 2024
HUF 4 790 ---
VALIDITY PERIOD 2025
HUF 4 790 ---
TRANSFERABLE PASS
Monthly — HUF 25 950
HANDLING FEES ELECTRONIC PAPER
Pass ID issuance HUF 0 HUF 250
Pass ID extension HUF 0 HUF 300
Replacement of passes — HUF 300
Redemption of passes HUF 300 HUF 300
PVC holder — HUF 100
APP DKV Zrt
Real-time, dynamic display of official Debrecen timetable and public transport data.
The application is able to provide an accurate picture of the current position of active routes and informs about their arrival at stops - also indicating data that may differ from the timetable. The program, operating on the basis of the official database provided by DKV Zrt., always works with the latest local Debrecen timetable data.
TICKETS and PASSES in DEBRECEN
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Public transit schedule and route planner application for 75 Hungarian cities: Ajka, Baja, Balassagyarmat, Balatonfüred, Balatonfűzfő, Balmazújváros, Bátaszék, Bátonyterenye, Békés, Békéscsaba, Berettyóújfalu, Bonyhád, Budapest, Csongrád, Csurgó, Debrecen, Dunaújváros, Eger, Ercsi, Esztergom, Fonyód, Gödöllő, Gyöngyös, Győr, Gyula, Hajdúszoboszló, Hódmezővásárhely, Jászberény, Kaposvár, Karcag, Kazincbarcika, Kecskemét, Keszthely, Komárom, Komló, Körmend, Lenti, Makó, Mezőberény, Mezőtúr, Miskolc, Mohács, Mórahalom, Mosonmagyaróvár, Nagyatád, Nagykanizsa, Nyíregyháza, Orosháza, Oroszlány, Ózd, Pápa, Pécs, Püspökladány, Salgótarján, Siklós, Siófok, Sopron, Szeged, Székesfehérvár, Szekszárd, Szentes, Szigetvár, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tamási, Tata, Tatabánya, Tiszafüred, Tiszaújváros, Újszász, Vác, Várpalota, Veszprém and Zalaegerszeg.
Miskolc
Public Transport: buses and trams
LOCAL FARES TRAM BUS COMBINED
Single ticket purchased
in advance 430 HUF 430 HUF ---
Single ticket purchased
on board 700 HUF 700 HUF ---
Discount book of 10 tickets 3,700 HUF 3,700 HUF ---
24-hour pass for bicycles 430 HUF — ---
60-minute ticket 670 HUF
90-minute ticket 1,100 HUF
Weekend family ticket — — 3,000 HUF
24-hour pass — — 1,450 HUF
72-hour pass — — 3,600 HUF
Tourist pass (for 7 days) — — 4,900 HUF
5/30 pass block — — 6,000 HUF
Quarterly pass — — 28,200 HUF
Semester pass for pupils
and students — — 22,300 HUF
Month pass for students
and OAP’s 3,700 HUF — 4,950 HUF
General month pass for a single line --- 6,400 HUF ---
General month pass6 400 HUF — 9,400 HUF
Year pass with photo ID — — 103,000 HUF
Month pass without photo ID — — 36,000 HUF
Year pass — — 400,000 HUF
SINGLE TICKET TYPE PRICE
Book of tickets 3,700 HUF
24-hour ticket 1,450 HUF
72-hour ticket 3,600 HUF
60-minute ticket 670 HUF
90-minute ticket 1,100 HUF
Tourist ticket for 7 days 4,900 HUF
Family ticket for the weekend
3,000 HUF
Combined 24-hour student ticket for groups, for up to 5 persons 4,000 HUF
Combined 24-hour student ticket for groups, for up to 10 persons 8,000 HUF
MISKOLC PASS TOURIST CARD
15 free services, unlimited public transport and countless discounts with this card!
The local passes are valid on bus Line 7, between Búza Square and Keleti Kapu (East Gate).
SUBURBAN FARES
BUS 7 BÚZA SQUARE - FELSŐZSOLCA
Single ticket with 50% discount 215 HUF
Single ticket with 90% discount 43 HUF
Single ticket purchased in advance 430 HUF
Single ticket purchased on board 700 HUF
Month pass for OAP’s 8,690 HUF
Month pass with 90% discount 1,280 HUF
General month pass 12,800 HUF
BUS 7/2 KELETI KAPU (EAST GATE) - FELSŐZSOLCA
Month pass for OAP’s 6,100 HUF
Month pass with 90% discount 900 HUF
General month pass 9,000 HUF
Mobile app
Mobile app
Szeged
Public Transport: trams and trolley buses only; buses belong to Volánbusz
Prices of tickets (Valid tram, trolleybus and bus lines)
Single ticket - pre-purchased. HUF 470
Tickets exchanged from the on-board ticket machine, on the vehicle, or tickets exchanged electronically HUF 550
Line tickets exchanged at the driver's office, as well as on local destination routes with letter markings that meet special needs HUF 650
Single ticket - discount coupon book containing 10 single tickets (The discount coupon book can only be purchased as a whole. Only the torn out and validated ticket entitles passengers to travelling) HUF 4 300
60-minute ticket redeemed in advance HUF 540
60-minute ticket exchanged on board or electronically HUF 600
24-hour ticket - purchased in advance or redeemed from a floor-to-wall ticket machine HUF 1 450
24-hour ticket - redeemed from a machine on board the vehicle or electronically HUF 1 510
72-hour ticket - purchased in advance or redeemed from a floor-to-wall ticket machine HUF 2 880
72-hour ticket - redeemed from a machine on board the vehicle or electronically HUF 2 940
Körút daily tickets can be exchanged from a vending machine or electronically HUF 720
Additional Körút daily ticket that can be exchanged for a daily ticket for paid parking in public areas HUF 480
Discounted group student 24-hour ticket. HUF 720/person
5/30 day ticket HUF 5 355
Prices of passes (Valid tram, trolleybus and bus lines)
One-week pass (valid for the period of 7 consecutive days stated when purchasedI HUF 3 600
Two-week pass (valid for the 14 days' period given when purchased)
HUF 5 800
30 days pass (valid from 0.00 a.m. on the calendar day stated on the pass (first day of validity) through 12.00 p.m. on the day preceding the same calendar day of the next month). HUF 9 600
General monthly pass. HUF 9 600
Student, Pensioner monthly pass. HUF 5 800
Pensioner monthly pass HUF 5 800
Parent with Baby monthly pass. HUF 6 000
Presentable monthly pass (without a photo)HUF 27 500
Semester pass (student 5 months). HUF 29 000
Quaterly city pass HUF 27 500
Semi-annual city pass HUF 54 000
Annual city pass HUF 105 500
Anyone who travels without a ticket, with an invalid ticket, pass, or travel card, or who makes unauthorized use of a discount, transports a dog without a separate valid line ticket or pass, and who brings an object into the vehicle that cannot be transported as luggage or hand luggage, as well as if the passenger or the carry-on luggage or live animals soil the vehicle, or the "Travel Conditions" are not observed in other respects, the following additional fee must be paid:
In case of payment on site and within 8 calendar days HUF 9 600
In case of settlement within 30 days. HUF 16 000
In case of settlement after 30 days HUF 35 000
Public transit schedule, and route planner app for Hungarian cities
Hodmezovasarhely
From Szeged you can easily reach the Hodmezovasarhely town via the new tram line.
BUS
The bus can rightfully be called a European all-terrain vehicle, as this type of public transport can take you to any populated area. This is the case in Hungary. Using this table, you can calculate how much a bus trip from point A to point B will cost you. The mileage and cost of travel for this distance are indicated. You can find out the exact cost of the route you are interested in here.
Ports and harbors
The most important port is Budapest, the capital. Other important ones include Dunaújváros and Baja.
Ports on the Danube:
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Győr-Gönyű (Port of Győr)
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Komárom
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Budapest (Port of Csepel)
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Dunaújváros (Port of Dunaújváros)
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Dunavecse
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Madocsa
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Paks
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Fadd-Dombori
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Bogyiszló
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Baja (Port of Baja)
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Mohács (Port of Mohács)
International airports
List of airports in Hungary; The following are the largest airports in Hungary (In descending order for 2015):
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)
- Debrecen International Airport (DEB)
- Hévíz–Balaton Airport (SOB)
- Győr-Pér International Airport (QGY)
- Pécs-Pogány International Airport (PEV)