Getting Around Budapest

Getting around the place is no hassle at all. Taxis are available fairly easily and of course you could rent a car. Public transport is both cheap and easy to catch.. The subway, buses and trams have a vast network touching everyplace you could want to go. The Metro here was built along the lines of the London Underground. It has the distinction of being the first of its kind on the continent.

Grab a copy of the latest road map or city guide. The city is still in the process of shedding its Communist trappings and the streets and roads are acquiring new names. A few key words that could get you by are tér which means square, Körút is a road along a round about, Híd means a bridge and when you ask for Utca you’ll be directed to a street.

The transport authorities in Budapest are partial to young folk – there’s a 33% discount on train fares within Hungary for people under the age of 26. They also honour Eurail and Eastrail passes, though if you don’t have them you’re hardly likely to miss them. Rail fares here are dirt-cheap. Flash your student ID and utter the word diák (pronounced Dee-ak) and you could get a student’s concession even on buses. Motorists can expect good roads and petrol pumps that are open all night!