Although attractions in the central districts (V., VI., parts of I., II., VII. and VIII.) are easy to explore on foot you might want to rest your legs after a while and hop on a metro/tram/bus.
Besides unlimited free travel on public transport, the card offers a range of discounts on tours/services, free entry to the permanent exhibitions of many museums, entry to the Lukcs Bath etc.
Budapest Public Transport
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You can use time-based tickets for an unlimited number of transfers and trip interruptions, by validating it each time you board making sure that your last transfer falls within the 30-minute or 90-minute time limit.
Important! Please scan the code each time when you board a vehicle to validate your ticket. When transferring between metrolines, you are not required to revalidate your ticket.
You can buy paper tickets and travel cards from the ticket vending machines with bankcard (or cash). You The purple colored ticket automats are placed at main public transport stations (metro entrance), as well as at the airport.
An inspector usually wears dark blue uniform and a blue with a red armband. Nowadays, however they are in plain clothes (but still must put on the armband when checking tickets) in order to disguise themselves.
Budapest, the part you will be interested in, is not unmanageably large to see on foot, but its not Prague either, where everything is in 2 or 3 tight tourist zones. You will get a lot out of the public transportation an its easy and sort of fun.
You can download and set up the BudapestGo app ahead of time. Then you can use it to purchase a pass (24 hr on up) up to 30 days before you plan to use it for the first time, setting the beginning day.
Mu interpretation is you only need to scan for single use tickets, day passes and longer have the start and finish date time on the app so no scanning necessary. But they ask you to keep the app on the top sctmrern while traveling, presumably to speed up checks. Yes, buy in all cases I think you need active data.
Our last visit was September and inspectors were out in force. There were officials at the entrances of the major metro stations. The M1 line between Deak and Szechenyi had inspectors at the exits almost everyday and often in the train car. I was surprised to see an inspector on the 4/6 tram as we boarded at Szell Kalman, moving through the car asking everyone to show their pass. Better safe than sorry.
On one occasion I had the inspector follow us for a quite a distance from the metro station to check the ticket of someone I was traveling with. When you buy a book of 10 single use tickets the top "ticket" is actually a sort of receipt but looks identical to a ticket. Unfortunately she had not noticed and validated it. So she got nailed for the 8.000 ft fine.
James, one of my Hungarian relatives uses those little tickets. She's a big fan of walking and lives in K. 1, so everything is in her neighborhood. She joined us for a day, loving the role of tourist in her hometown, but the tickets slowed us down. We went to board the M1 at Heroes Square and the machine was down. She even asked the inspectors at the entrance and they told her "sorry" so we walked to the next stop to purchase her tickets there.
We tried them about 10 year ago and one of my tickets was unusually wide - perhaps it was printed from the end of the roll? My relatives told me I'd won the golden ticket since it would fit in a machine to be validated. They suggested that I just keep trying at the validation machine and if approached, show my fat ticket. :) Back then, no one cared. Now, it's a whole new ballgame.
I meant a paper multi-day TravelCard vs the phone App. The single use tickets are a pain and if you see someone using one, 9 out of 10 times it's a tourist .... like me last night. Tge TravelCards don't require validation, just present it if asked.
There is a TravelCard which is a public transportation only card. It is fairly cheap and goes up to hourly limits
Then to confuse matters they switch names to Budapest Pass for the 15 day and longer cards.
There is a Budapest Card which is tourist card for public transportation and discounts on lots of other things. Its a bit expensive.
Rules of Use for the TravelCard
See public transportation .... get on public transportation. Its really that easy.
Ocassionally there will be inspectors checking passes at the metro stations. Sometimes at the entrance and sometimes at the exit.
Ocassionally on the Trams will be inspectors checking passes. Some "older" gentlemen will stand up and put on an arm band and start asking to see tickets and passes.
The fine is pretty high, so do carry your TravelCard.
We've all seen the NYC metro stations and exploding and crashing subway trains in movies. Now think of the exact opposite and you've got the Budapest Metro. Get on, ride 4 stops, get off, go up to the street and explore.
Its all good. The M1 looks like an airport train that connects terminals but plays Mario Brithers game music when it stops.
Thanks! I didn't know there was a BKK office at the airport. I was going to buy the ticket for the 100E bus at the airport and wait to get a transit pass in the city, but buying a pass at the airport takes care of both.
CW after you get your bags you walk through the single sliding door to the arrivals hall and off to your left you should spot it. This might me it. The renovated a few years ago, not sure if this is before or after, but the sign above will be the same. -corvinus.hu/contents/uploads/2021/05/BKK-pult_repter.jpeg
I plan to buy a pass for simplicity. But getting my passport out of a money belt wouldn't be simple, so good to know I can use my DL. Or maybe I'd use my passport card - it's got to make itself useful somehow!!
The ID is just for the 15 day pass and longer. Even then, I have never been asked for my ID at a stop. This is one time when a copy might suffice, or an expired DL. They just dont want people sharing passes.
Carrying personal identification when you are behind the Iron Curtain can be so dang inconvenient. Especially if you have to drop your drawers and undo a padlock to retrieve it. There is an accepted alternate to the ID. Instead carry 12.000 forints in cash. When you are asked for your ID tell the inspector no, and he will then accept the 12 000 forint fine payment, Be sure to smile and be polite, he has a rotten job.
I suspect thr only ATM I'm Keleti is a Euro ATM. Okay if you need some fast cash. But the fee will be about $5. Google OTP ATM if you can wait. It's a local bank with a lot of ATMs, but there are others
My photo shows a big blue Euronet ATM to the left and a gray ATM to its right with the white/green OTP logo. I recall there may have been a third ATM to the far left, but my photo doesn't show that to confirm. The OTP screen shows the choice of English, French and German.
Nah, I only do that sort of thing at home, which is why I tether myself to everything I care about when I'm traveling! Oh, except my poor little reading glasses that I left on the table in Milan. I should have had them chained around my neck!
ETA: oh, and then there was the shirt and sweater I left at the airport, before I even caught my flight. I suppose that officially still counts as "at home" though. I had to go shopping in Turkey, which is why I think this whole idea of pack-nothing-and-go-shopping could actually work!
Today I had an appointment in Buda. Took the 4/6 to the appointment. After, I went to the tram stop and headed home .... except I did not realize the 17 Tram shares the track and I got on without looking at the number. Ended up near Obuda instead if crossing the river to Pest. But I saw amazing architecture and interesting neighborhoods and I think I found my new barber. Getting lost is fun.
Public transports in Budapest work very well and at affordable rates. Its metro system is the oldest in Europe after London, and its four lines cover all the main touristic attractions of the city.
Budapest card is a tourist city pass that allows you to move freely; you can choose between the 24, 48 or 72 hours pass and have unlimited access to all public transport rides, as well as some discounted rates for selected services and free entrance to selected museums.
The Budapest metro is made of 4 lines, numbered from 1 to 4 and identified by four colors. Line 4, the green line, is pretty new as it was completed in 2014. On the other hand, line 1 dates back to 1986 and it was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
In Budapest there are 200 buses lines running from early in the morning to late evening. At night they are replaced by late night lines. Buses are frequent and punctual; valid tickets are the same as underground tickets.
Tourists can easily get around Budapest by metro, without even having to use buses. However, bus 200E connects Ferenc Liszt Airport to the Kobanya Kispest stop, reaching the end of line 3. This is a cheap and easy way to get to the city center after landing to Budapest!
In addiction to buses, public transport in Budapest includes also trams, which are recognizable by their yellow color. Trams in Budapest cover about 40 lines, some of which passing through the city center. You can use the same bus or metro ticket.
Unfortunately, taxi drivers in Budapest are famous for cheating on tourists. There are even some abusive taxi drivers that will take you to some remote area of the city just to rob you. In order to avoid being involved in such an unpleasant situation, you should always use official taxis.
Another way to move around Budapest is to use the public bike system called Mol Bubi. Just like many other European capital cities, in Budapest there are many pick up and drop off points scattered all over the city. You do not need to be a resident citizen to use the service, and it is possible to pay by credit or debit card. 152ee80cbc
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