Traveling in Budapest

How do I travel the simplest and cheapest way in Budapest?

If you regularly travel by means of public transport, the best arrangement for you would be to buy a monthly transportation pass. Here are the details:

While traveling on Hungarian public transport you are requested to buy either

*Single tickets (320,- HUF), or *a Seven Day Travel Card (4.600,- HUF) or *a 14-day pass (6.500,- HUF), or a *Budapest monthly transportation pass (9.800,- HUF). The monthly pass allows you to travel day and night on any vehicles run by BKV (Budapest Transport Limited). One single ticket is valid for one uninterrupted journey of up to 60 minutes, whereas a pass is good for unlimited travel in Budapest.

Tickets and passes can be purchased at major Metro stations, such as Deák Tér. Tickets can be validated by means of meters on board or at station entrances. The validated tickets should be kept till the end of the trip and handed over to the controller on request. It is cheaper to buy a 10-piece discount coupon book ("gyűjtőjegy") than buying the single tickets separately (10-piece book 2.800,- HUF.)

Important:

*You must have a ticket or a valid pass before boarding the vehicles. The tickets should be validated by the punchers before starting your trip on the Metro lines, or right after embarking other means of transport. BKV is authorized to check the validity of your ticket or pass any time during or after your trip. Passengers without valid ticket or pass are to pay a heavy fine on the spot.

For more detailed information please visit:   http://www.bkv.hu/en/

Hungarian Student ID Card (“Magyar diákigazolvány”) allows you to buy the discount monthly travel pass for students and you will be eligible for certain benefits while staying in Hungary.

The Hungarian Education Office has introduced a new application procedure for Hungarian Student Cards, from January 1, 2012.

Details of these changes are not ready yet and will be announced as soon as they become available.