
Budapest public transport is magnificent, make use of it, day and night.
BUYING TICKETS FOR BUS/TRAM/METRO
With the Sziget Budapest Citypass you get unlimited use of the Budapest public transport network during Sziget and a few days around it. More info about the Sziget Budapest Citypass can be found here.
At the airport single tickets can be bought at the little bookstore/newspaperstand. You will need 4 simple tickets p.p. to get to Sziget. You have to validate a single ticket each time you make a transfer. We strongly advise to buy a weekly ticket which are valid for 7 days (day and night for metro, bus, trolley and tram). Weekly tickets are available at the ticketshops that you can find at each underground station.
BUDAPEST HAS 3 METRO LINES
1. Yellow metro: Oldest metro on the continenent. From inner city Pest to Deak Ter (transfer)-Opera-Oktogon (restaurants/Jewish district) -Heroes Square-Szechenyi Fürdö (bathhouse/citypark/zoo).
2. Red Metro: The metroline between Pest and Buda. From East station (Keleti) to South station (Deli). Stops at Blaha Lujza (Jewish district)-Deak Ter (transfer)-Kossuth (parlement)-Batthyany Ter (HEV/Sziget train transfer, Buda Castle)-Moszkva Ter.
3. Blue Metro:From Ujpest through Pest towards the airports. Stops at West station (Nyugati)-Deak Ter (transfer)-Kalvin Ter (Raday Utca, restaurants, Market hall)-Ferenc Körut (student area)
All metros only meet at one spot: Deak Ter in Pest centre (Gödör club)
THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAMS
Line 4-6: The bussiest tramway in the world. Leaves every 2-3 minutes in daytime and every 10-15 minutes at night. The tram starts in south Buda crosses the Petöfi bridge to Pest and follows the Grand Boulevard of Pest to the Margit bridge to Moszkva Ter in north Buda. The tram stops at Petofi Hidfö (clubs)-Ferenc Körut (metro 3,Raday utca, student area)- Baross utca (restaurants, Falk Micsa utca)-Blaha Lujza (metro 2)- Kiraly utca (bars, restaurants)-Oktogon (idemdito)- Nyugati (weststation, metro 3)-Jasz Marai Ter (Boat to Sziget, parlement)-Margit Sziget (Park island, swimmingpools)-Budai Hidfö (HEV train to Sziget)-Moszkva Ter (shops, Buda castle)
Line 2: From asz Marai Ter (Boat to Sziget) via the parlement and the inner city of Pest along the Danube river to the Central Markethall and the National Theatre/Museum of Modern Arts.
TO/FROM SZIGET
FROM THE AIRPORT
Take bus 200 in the direction of Kobanya-Kispest and get out at the last stop Kobanya-Kispest.
From Kobanya-Kispest take the metro 3 (only one metro in one direction) and get out at Deak Ferenc Ter (centre) here you tranfer to metro 2 (downstairs) towards Deli PU and get out at Batthyanyi Ter. Take the HEV metro to Szentendre (follow the masses) and get out at Filatori Gat. Sziget is a 300 meter walk from there....
Note that there are two airports Ferihegy 1 and Ferihegy 2. Bus 200 stops at both airports but be sure you get out at the right one on the way back!!
FROM THE TRAINSTATION KELETI PU
When you arrive by train at Keleti station. Just take the metro 2 in the direction Deli PU and get out at Batthyanyi Ter. Take the HEV metro to Szentendre (follow the masses) and get out at Filagori Gat. Sziget is a 300 meter walk from there. Total time: 25-35 minutes.
FROM THE TRAINSTATION NYUGATI PU
When you arrive by train at Nyugatii station. Just take the tram 4-6 in the direction Moszkva Ter and get out at Budai Hidfö (first stop after you crossed the bridge). Take the HEV metro to Szentendre (follow the masses) and get out at Filagori Gat. Sziget is a 300 meter walk from there. Total time: 20-30 minutes.
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAINSTATIONS AND BUSTERMINALS
FROM KELETI TRAINSTATION TO
1. Nyugati trainstation:
-metro 2 in direction Deli P.U., get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, take metro 3 in direction Ujpest, get out at Nyugati P.U.
2. Deli trainstation:
-metro 2 in direction Deli P.U., get out at Deli P.U.
3. Nepliget busstation:
-metro 2 in direction Deli P.U., get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, take metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Nepliget.
4. Stadionok busstation:
-metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Stadionok.
FROM NYUGATI TRAINSTATION TO
1. Keleti trainstation:
-metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, take metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Keleti P.U.
2. Deli trainstation:
-metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, metro 2 in direction Deli P.U., get out at Deli P.U.
3. Nepliget busstation:
-metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Nepliget.
4. Stadionok busstation:
- metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter take metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Stadionok.
FROM DELI TRAINSTATION TO
1. Keleti trainstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Keleti P.U.
2. Nyugati trainstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, metro 3 in direction Ujpest, get out at Nyugati P.U.
3. Nepliget busstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, take metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Nepliget.
4. Stadionok busstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Stadionok.
FROM NEPLIGET BUSSTATION:
1. Keleti trainstation:
- metro 3 in direction Ujpest, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter,
2. Nyugati trainstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, metro 3 in direction Ujpest, get out at Nyugati P.U.
3. Deli trainstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Deak Ferenc Ter, take metro 3 in direction Kobanya-Kispest, get out at Nepliget.
4. Stadionok busstation:
- metro 2 in direction Orsz Vezer Ter, get out at Stadionok.