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Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged,
Aradi vértanúk tere 1, Szeged
The Winter School will be held in the Bolyai Building of the University of Szeged in Szeged, 170 km southeast of Budapest. It is organized by the University of Szeged, Bolyai Institute (Address: Aradi vértanúk tere 1).
Pre-booked accommodation for EvoGamesPlus members: Art Hotel Szeged
Address: 6720 Szeged, Somogyi St. 16.
The Art Hotel is located in the city centre, in Somogyi Street, near the Dóm Square.
Distance from the event venue: 350 m
The International Airport of Budapest is located 160 km from Szeged. From Budapest Airport (Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, BUD), you may continue your journey to Szeged by train (please see below).
Trains to Szeged start from Budapest "Nyugati pályaudvar" (train station) and depart at hh:50 every hour between 5:50 and 20:50. In the backward direction, the departure time is usually hh:45 every hour between 4:30 and 20:45 from Szeged. You are recommended to check the schedules because the timings might vary.
The train station "Ferihegy vasútállomás" is close to the airport. After arriving at the airport, you must take the bus 200E (which leaves every 7-8 minutes from the airport during daytime) to the train station. The tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines at the airport bus stop or on the bus. Most airport buses have Pay&GO NFC facility. The bus leaves from the middle of the airport terminal buildings (Terminals 2A and 2B are close to each other). You can also find taxi services from the airport.
Trains to Szeged leave from Ferihegy train station hourly at hh:12 minutes; the travel takes around two hours. You can purchase your ticket to Szeged online (see https://jegy.mav.hu/) or from the ticket vending machine at the "Ferihegy" train station. Buying an InterCity ticket for an extra fee is recommended, for which you will get a fixed seat in a better compartment. The InterCity tickets for seat reservation contain the carriage number ("kocsi" in Hungarian) and the seat number ("hely" in Hungarian).
You can reach the Bolyai building (event venue) by tram or a twelve-minute walk (about 1 km) from the Szeged railway station. Take tram No. 1 or 2 outside the railway station and get off at Aradi vértanúk tere. The pre-booked accommodation is also near the Bolyai building. Tickets for buses and trams can be purchased from ticket vending machines, from the drivers, or from the ticket machines on the bus/tram. It is also possible to purchase a weekly ticket. You can buy local transport tickets inside the railway station building from ticket vending machines downstairs near the exit.