HUNGARY - Europe by Eurail 2015: Touring Europe by Train - page 303

• Airport-City Links: Trains leave Terminal 1 every 15-20 minutes between
0547 and 2145, with less frequent service during the night.
• Airport Minibus (8- to 11-passenger minibuses) Tel: [phone]; Fax: (01)
296 8993. Operates between the two terminals and any address in Budapest.
Fare: HUF 3,200; discounted round-trip: HUF 5,500. Purchase tickets at the
Welcome Desk in the Arrivals Hall.
• Budapest Transport Enterprise (BKV) services, bus No. 93 between Terminal
2 and terminus M3 metro line Köbánya-Kispest.
The airport taxi stand is farther to the right, about 200 feet beyond the bus
stop. Taxi service is available 24 hours a day. All taxis in Hungary must have
yellow license plates and meters that print out receipts. Rates are fixed from the
airport depending on the zone you are traveling to: HUF 6,500 to the city cen-
ter. To reserve a taxi: Zona Taxi, Tel: [phone].
• Tourist information: Inside all 3 terminals at the airport, near the terminal exits.
Hours: 0800-2300 daily.
Customs control uses the red-green corridor system just like the Western
European countries. If you have nothing to declare, you should use the green
corridor.
Arriving by Train
The Hungarian State Railways (MAV)
Tel: [phone] Train information
Call for information on trains departing and arriving at Keleti, Deli, and Nyugati Sta-
tions. You can also visit www.mav-start.hu .
Keleti (East) Station is the terminus for most international express trains, with the
exception of the Adriatica, Agram, Maestral , and Graz trains, which terminate in
Budapest Deli (South) Station. Although it has undergone extensive improvements
and restoration since its original construction in 1884, the old charm is still evident.
Statues of George Stephenson, the inventor of the locomotive, and James Watt,
creator of the steam engine, grace its entrance. The modern touch is found in the
digital departure boards displayed at the platform entrances.
Stairs at the front of the station take you to the city's metro, a modern three-line
subway system, but arrivals burdened with luggage should opt for the taxi queue
immediately outside the station on the right. A word of caution: Be sure that the
taxi you hail has a meter—and uses it. The best taxi service is City Taxi, and most