Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
San Francisco
3am
Sydney
9pm
Tokyo
8pm
Hungarians tell the time by making reference to the next hour - not the one before, as we do
in English. Thus 7.30am/pm is 'half eight' (fél nyolc óra) and the 24-hour system is often
used in giving the times of movies, concerts and so on. So a film at 7.30pm could appear on
a listing as 'f8', 'f20', '½8' or '½20'. A quarter to the hour has a ¾ in front (thus '¾8' means
7.45) while quarter past is ¼ of the next hour (eg '¼9' means 8.15).
Tourist Information
Budapest Info ( 1-438 8080; www.budapestinfo.hu ) has three branches in central Budapest
and info desks in the arrivals sections of Ferenc Liszt International Airport's Terminals 2A and
2B.
Main branch Best single source of information about Budapest.
Castle Hill branch ( GOOGLE MAP ; I Szentháromság tér 6; 9am-7pm Apr-Oct, to 6pm
Nov-Mar; 16) Small and often very busy in summer.
Oktogon branch ( GOOGLE MAP ; VI Liszt Ferenc tér 11; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri; M1 Okto-
gon, 4, 6) Least busy branch.
Travel Agencies
If your query is about private accommodation, flights or international train travel, or you need
to change money, you could turn to a commercial travel agency.
TRAVEL AGENCY
Ibusz
( GOOGLE MAP ; 1-501 4910; www.ibusz.hu ; V Aranykéz utca 4-6; 9am-6pm Mon-
Fri, to 1pm Sat; M1/2/3 Deák Ferenc tér, 2)
Ibusz books all types of accommodation and sells transport tickets.
TRAVEL AGENCY
Vista
( GOOGLE MAP ; 1-429 9999; www.vista.hu ; VI Andrássy utca 1; 9.30am-6pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-4.30pm Sat; M1/2/3 Deák Ferenc tér)
Excellent for all your travel needs, both outbound (air tickets, package tours etc) and incom-
ing (room bookings, organised tours etc).
TRAVEL AGENCY
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