Hungary Getting Around
Getting Around by Air
Getting Around by Water
Getting Around by Rail
InterRail One-Country Pass: offers travel for three, four, six or eight days in one month within Hungary. Travel is not allowed in the passenger's country of residence. Travellers under 26 years receive a reduction. Children's tickets are reduced by about 50%. Supplements are required for some high-speed services, seat reservations and couchettes. Discounts are offered on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available from InterRail (website: www.interrail.net).
Cheap fares: Concessions are available for groups, children, students, families, pensioners and people with certain disabilities. Children under six and pensioners over 70 travel free. Season tickets are also available. Contact MÁV for details. The Hungary Card (website: www.hungarycard.hu) offers discounts on rail, bus, taxi and MAHART ferry services, as well as accommodation, restaurants, museums and road tolls. The Hungarian National Tourist Office can provide further information (see Contact Addresses).
Getting Around by Road
Coach: Volanbusz (tel: (1) 382 0888; website: www.volanbusz.hu) services link Budapest with major provincial towns.
Car hire: International and local car hire firms are located in all of Hungary's main towns.
Regulations: Speed limits are 50kph (31mph) in built-up areas, 90kph (50mph) on main roads, 110kph (62mph) on highways and 130kph (75mph) on motorways. Seat belts must be worn. Children of 16 years and under must sit in the rear and child seats are compulsory. It is obligatory to keep headlights dipped when driving, and the use of handheld mobile phones is prohibited.
Emergency breakdown service: Magyar Autóclub (the Hungarian Automobile Club) (tel: 188; website: www.autoklub.hu) operates a 24-hour service.
Documentation: Pink format EU licences are accepted but an International Driving Permit is required if an EU licence is not held.
Getting Around Towns and Cities
Budapest: Budapest Travel Limited (BKV) operate buses, trolleybuses, trams and underground trains in the capital. Tickets must be purchased in advance and validated for travel. The city also has a night bus service and a suburban railway (HEV). Day passes and season tickets are available.
Debrecen: The Public Transport Company of Debrecen operates trams and trolleybuses in Hungary's second city. Hajdu Volan run Debrecen's bus service.
Journey Times
| Road | Rail | |
| Debrecen | 3.00 | 2.40 |
| Miskolc | 2.30 | 1.55 |
| Szeged | 2.30 | 2.20 |
| Lake Balaton | 2.00 | 2.30 |
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