Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Transport
ARRIVING IN BUDAPEST
Most people arrive in Budapest by air, but you can also get here from dozens of European
cities by bus and train. You can even get to Budapest by Danube hydrofoil from Vienna.
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at lonelyplanet.com/bookings.
Ferenc Liszt International Airport
ern terminals side by side 24km southeast of the city centre.
Most international flights land at Terminal 2A. Budget airlines such as
EasyJet
(
www.germanwings.com
)
use Terminal 2B, which is next door. There are no scheduled
flights within Hungary.
At both terminals you'll also find currency-exchange desks operated by
Interchange
(Fer-
enc Liszt International Airport; 8am-1am) and ATMs. In Terminal 2A there are half a
dozen car-rental desks and a
left-luggage office
(Ferenz Liszt International Airport; per hr
from €2; 24hr).
Taxi
Fő Taxi
has the monopoly on picking up taxi passengers at the airport. Fares to most loca-
tions in Pest are about 6000Ft, and in Buda about 7000Ft. Of course you can take any taxi
to
the airport, but the price will be the same.
Bus
turn 3200/5500Ft) carries passengers from both terminals in nine-seat vans directly to their
hotel, hostel or residence. Tickets are available at a clearly marked desk in the arrivals halls,
though you may have to wait while the van fills up. You need to book your journey back to
the airport at least 12 hours in advance.
The cheapest (and most time-consuming) way to get into the city centre from the airport is
to take bus 200E (350Ft, on the bus 450Ft; 4am to midnight) - look for the stop on the foot-
