Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
International Ferry Pier
A hydrofoil service on the Danube River between Budapest and Vienna (5½ to 6½ hours) is
Belgrád rakpart; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri; 2) and operates from late April to late September.
Boats leave from Budapest at 9am Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; from Vienna they de-
part at the same time on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Adult one-way/return fares are
€99/125. (Children between two and 12 years of age travel half price.) Taking a bicycle
costs €25 one way.
In Budapest, hydrofoils arrive at and depart from the
International Ferry Pier
(Nemzetközi
izabeth and Liberty Bridges on the Pest side.
GETTING AROUND BUDAPEST
Budapest is a very easy city to negotiate - the Danube clearly defines east and west and
Pest and Buda. There is a safe, efficient and inexpensive public-transport system run by
BKK
(Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (Centre for Budapest Transport); 1-258 4636;
www.bkk.hu
)
(formerly BKV) that is rapidly being upgraded and will never have you waiting
more than five or 10 minutes for any conveyance. Five types of transport are in general use:
metro trains on four colour-coded city lines, green HÉV trains on four suburban lines, blue
buses, yellow trams and red trolleybuses. But you can also get around under your own
steam by bicycle, car or motorbike.
