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How to get around Budapest – A guide to public transport

Get from A to B easily around Budapest with our simple guide to using the city's excellent public transport, giving tips and info about tickets, passes, buses, boats, metro lines and more.

March 28 at 4:15 PM CET

Sights & culture

Metro Line 4 turned 10 years old

Curious to learn more about its story? Dive into some intriguing facts!

March 7, 2023 at 3:09 PM CET

Budapest

Ferenc Liszt International Airport named best in Europe

According to the Airports Council International, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is the best among European airports with 15-25 million passengers, judged by the travelling public.

August 29, 2022 at 2:06 PM CEST

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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!

August 24, 2022 at 8:55 AM CEST

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Theatre memorial stone returns to Blaha Lujza tér

The stage is set – the memorial stone commemorating the former National Theatre has been put back in its place on busy Pest square Blaha Lujza tér after thorough renovation.

August 17, 2022 at 1:17 PM CEST

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Transports of delight around Budapest

Glide through the air, whizz just under Andrássy út or chug up from Városmajor in these unusual conveyances around Budapest, some first unveiled well over a century ago.

August 15, 2022 at 8:44 AM CEST

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Budapest Student Guide: Getting to know the city and free walking tours

Budapest from A-Z, the city's sights, squares and landmarks on either side of the Danube!

August 11, 2022 at 11:23 AM CEST

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2B or not 2B – new riverside tram to be introduced in Budapest after public consultation

Ding-ding! Tram 2B sets off on its maiden journey this Saturday, 13 August, skirting the Danube on its panoramic route from Pesterzsébet to Jászai Mari tér.

August 8, 2022 at 8:25 AM CEST

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Renovated Southern Railway Bridge now open

Trans-Europe express – the renovated Southern Railway Bridge has just been unveiled, allowing freight and passenger trains to cross the Danube, linking major hubs in the east and west.

August 5, 2022 at 10:33 AM CEST

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Budapest Student Guide: Costs, forints and budgets

Check out our regular Budapest Student Guide for tips and information on how to stay, study and enjoy your time in Europe's liveliest and loveliest capital!

July 29, 2022 at 11:16 AM CEST

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How to see the Hungarian Grand Prix

It's Grand Prix weekend! Here's how you can enjoy all the excitement of the race, either up close at the Hungaroring circuit at Mogyoród or watching on a screen in town.

July 28, 2022 at 10:01 AM CEST

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10 best things to do in Budapest with kids this summer

This summer, take the kids on a balloon ride, on a musical journey through time or on a train where children check the tickets and signal from the platform. All aboard!

July 27, 2022 at 4:12 PM CEST

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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!

July 26, 2022 at 9:52 AM CEST

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Over a million travellers a month now passing through Budapest Airport

Traffic at Budapest Airport is approaching pre-pandemic numbers, as proved by healthy figures for the month of June.

July 21, 2022 at 1:19 PM CEST

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Budapest Student Guide: 10 reasons to choose Budapest for your study abroad

Why choose to study in Budapest? Here are ten great reasons, from accessibility to safety, all in the next part of our ongoing series, the Budapest Student Guide!

July 13, 2022 at 3:43 PM CEST

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Pictures of Budapest – the changing faces of Kossuth tér

See how the most prestigious square in Hungary, Kossuth tér, home of the Parliament building, has changed over the decades thanks to communal photo archive Fortepan.

July 4, 2022 at 8:14 AM CEST

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Unique Budapest illustrator Zsolt Vidák reconfigures Keleti station for Russian Doll filmmaker

See if you can spot the strange characters at Keleti station in the latest of Zsolt Vidák's characteristic illustrations – this one created specially for filmmaker Alex Buono of Russian Doll fame.

June 30, 2022 at 12:29 PM CEST

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Air China reintroduces direct flights between Budapest and Beijing

Great news for trade and tourism – Air China is restarting direct flights between Budapest and Beijing from 7 July.

June 27, 2022 at 11:39 AM CEST

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Kálvin tér over the course of a century – the changing faces of a downtown square

From Hay Square to Kálvin tér, the downtown junction of Múzeum körút, Baross utca, Ráday utca, Üllői út and other main thoroughfares has always been a focal space – these images show how it's changed.

June 27, 2022 at 9:56 AM CEST

Sights & culture

Find random treasure at the Lost and Found exhibition in the Underground Railway Museum

Ceremonial swords, an inflated mattress and a tango accordion – passengers leave all kinds of things on the metro. A new exhibition at the Underground Railway Museum displays the most bizarre.

June 24, 2022 at 4:49 PM CEST

Sights & culture

Unbuilt Budapest – new exhibition shows how the capital might have looked today

The best-laid plans... New exhibition reveals how Budapest might have looked had gigantic projects been carried out in generations past.

June 23, 2022 at 1:47 PM CEST

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Happy birthday, Cogwheel Railway! Vintage trains to run on Friday

Climb on board a vintage carriage on Friday when Budapest’s Cogwheel Railway celebrates its 148th anniversary in historic style!

June 21, 2022 at 2:53 PM CEST

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Walks around backstreet Budapest: Lövölde tér

Take a walk around offbeat Lövölde tér, where Király utca and Városligeti fasor, Terézváros and Erzsébetváros, and several layers of urban history all intersect.

June 9, 2022 at 9:20 AM CEST

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Tram 19 offers English-language tips for city sightseeing

Take tram 19 to take in the sights along the Danube, while attractions are pointed out and described in English as you travel.

June 3, 2022 at 8:43 AM CEST

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Night train to Split running again from 10 June

Take the night train to Split for comfortable access to the beautiful Croatian coast and its holiday islands. You can book a couchette or even your own private cabin – services run until 24 September.