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április 28, 2023 at 5:13 PM CEST

Budapest

Downtown Pest embankment will be car-free on May 1st

Pedestrians and cyclists are taking over the key section of the lower embankment in downtown Pest on Monday, 1 May. The road between Margaret Bridge and Elizabeth Bridge will be free of cars.

August 29, 2022 at 2:06 PM CEST

Budapest

Budapest Student Guide: Day trips and weekends away

Coming to Budapest for your course this autumn? Check out our new Budapest Student Guide for tips and information on how to stay, study and enjoy your time in Europe's liveliest and loveliest capital!

July 27, 2022 at 4:12 PM CEST

Budapest

Budapest Student Guide: Arriving & getting around

Coming to Budapest for your course this autumn? Check out our new Budapest Student Guide for tips and information on how to stay, study and enjoy your time in Europe's liveliest and loveliest capital!

June 23, 2022 at 11:19 AM CEST

Budapest

20 best things to do in Budapest this summer

Splash in an outdoor pool, cycle along the Danube or catch a brilliant live band – it's all happening in Budapest this summer!

June 21, 2022 at 9:36 AM CEST

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Unique skate park opens in Rákosmente

Let the kids run wild with their skateboards at new skate park at Rákosmente, an easy hop from Örs Vezér tere on bus 67.

June 14, 2022 at 10:15 AM CEST

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Get moving from dusk to dawn for SPORT NIGHT 2022 in City Park and Heroes’ Square!

Move to zumba, take a spin on a bike on Heroes' Square and hike to the roof garden of the new Museum of Ethnography – all on SPORT NIGHT 2022, with scores of other lively attractions to take part in!

June 7, 2022 at 1:35 PM CEST

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5 best bike rides in Budapest

Cycle to a picturesque lake, a panoramic tower or just along the Danube riverfront – here are five great routes around Budapest!

May 31, 2022 at 3:42 PM CEST

Budapest

Green Mobi Points now set up around Budapest as parking spots for bikes and scooters

From this week, find a Mobi Point to park your scooter around Pest – there are 300 to choose from! The scheme should help alleviate the problem of discarded two-wheelers cluttering the streets.

May 20, 2022 at 5:07 PM CEST

Budapest

More cycle lanes to be created on major Budapest roads

Budapest gets even more cycle-friendly with the opening up of Üllői út and Podmaniczky utca to cyclists thanks to changes in public transport.

May 18, 2022 at 10:09 AM CEST

Sights & culture

Giro fever hits Budapest – Buda Castle Museum honours the Italian tour with a cycling exhibition

Experience being in the body of a racing cyclist, try out an old training machine and learn about the colourful history of the Giro d'Italia tour race at a new exhibition at the Buda Castle Museum.

May 10, 2022 at 10:52 AM CEST

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Hungary’s first cycle bridge to be a spectacular addition to scenic EuroVelo 6

Running over the Danube some 35km north of Budapest, a spectacular new section of EuroVelo 6 route will link Dunabogdány and Kisoroszi on Szentendre Island.

April 14, 2022 at 9:22 AM CEST

Budapest

Downtown Pest embankment to be permanently car-free from 2023

From 2023, the main section of the lower embankment in downtown Pest will be free of motorists, making permanent an occasional weekend and holiday arrangement.

March 18, 2022 at 2:24 PM CET

Budapest

20 best things to do in Budapest this spring

Spring's here at last! Dust down the bike, fish out your cossie and get set for all kinds of live music, indie, classical and pop – with a few cultural festivals thrown in.

March 18, 2022 at 9:18 AM CET

Budapest

Budapest even better for cyclists as more buses now allow on bikes

Two more bus routes in Budapest are now accepting bikes on board, the 91 and 291, both serving the scenic, upscale Buda district of Rózsadomb.

March 17, 2022 at 10:47 AM CET

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Free BMX track opens in Újbuda

Designed specifically for BMX riders, the Újbuda Bringapark by the Sport11 centre is Budapest's latest pump track, free to use and raring to go.

February 17, 2022 at 9:25 AM CET

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Join a bike ride in costume to celebrate routes recently renovated by Hungarian Cycling Tourism

Hungarian Cycling Tourism are organising fancy dress on two wheels, with costumed bike rides around Etyek and Szentendre to celebrate two recently renovated routes.

February 10, 2022 at 10:42 AM CET

Budapest

Green promenade promised for grey street in gritty District VIII

District VIII will be greener after the revamping of grey Déri Miksa utca, immediately behind relandscaped Rákóczi tér. Works starts this spring.

February 7, 2022 at 9:28 AM CET

Budapest

South Pest embankment to open up to pedestrians and cyclists

In further good news for cyclists and pedestrians, plans are afoot to relandscape the Danube embankment running south from Liberty Bridge, linked to the revamping of the transport hub at Boráros tér.

January 11, 2022 at 2:24 PM CET

Budapest

Danube embankment in south Buda to be made cycle-friendly

Cyclists and walkers can look forward to another stretch of the Danube to explore, way down in south Buda, once a new design is in place for the riverfront there.

November 18, 2021 at 2:45 PM CET

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Sail, cruise and peruse the city – we try out TIER rental e-scooters

Zip around town for work or sightseeing pleasure thanks to the new TIER e-scooters, chunkier and more durable than their local counterparts.

November 4, 2021 at 2:58 PM CET

Budapest

Google Maps cycle route planner launches in Hungary

Plan out your cycle route around Budapest thanks to a new function on Google Maps, one of the first to be introduced in the region.

September 17, 2021 at 3:41 PM CEST

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Cyclists and pedestrians to reclaim the Pest embankment this weekend

Cyclists! Enjoy the freedom of the embankment one last time this summer when the section between Eötvös tér and Közraktár utca is closed off to traffic on 18 and 19 September.

September 16, 2021 at 11:48 AM CEST

Budapest

More public greenery in Budapest – new park to be opened on Csepel island

Contracts have just been signed to create a huge new public park at the northern tip of Csepel island, with sports courts, cycling tracks, a ski park and large recreation areas.

September 10, 2021 at 1:58 PM CEST

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6 great autumn bike rides around Budapest

Get out the bike while the sun's still shining and head out to these scenic destinations, all within reach of Budapest.

September 1, 2021 at 2:46 PM CEST

Budapest

HÉV suburban train line now open all the way to Csepel island

The rapid rebuild of Kvassay Bridge has allowed the entire HÉV suburban rail line to reopen between Boráros tér on the Nagykörút and Csepel island. The whole journey now only takes 15 minutes.