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Budapest Public Transport
Budapest public transport system consist of busses, trams, metro, trains and taxies.
All the city locations are easily accessible with the public transportation
system. Usually transport network starts around 4.30 am in the morning runs
upto around 11.00 pm at night. But there are night bus service and some tram lines are
under operation at mid night.
More information about the Budapest transportations can be obtain from
Budapest Transport Limited web site .
Budapest Bus service:
Buses covers most of the city areas and suburbs. Express busses also available ,
but they stops only selected major locations. Red numbers super express busses
travels between the destinations without stopping in the middle way.
You need to inform that you are getting down by pressing the button next
to the door. Bus tickets are validated by hand or electronic punching.
Budapest Metro System:
Budapest metro system provides a efficient transportation on acceptable cost.
Usually trains are available in 3 to 4 minutes intervals. Metro system consists of
three main lines (M1- Yellow, M2-Red & M3-Blue) and Line M4(Green) is under
construction.
Tickets and Passes:
Different type of tickets available for traveling. The single tickets are available
in metro boots, newspaper outlets are valid for one non interrupted journey in all
form of public transportation. Metro section tickets are valid for three stops on the Metro without changing the lines.
Tickets needs to pre purchased and validate at the starting of the journey. Validation
can be done by punch or electronic machine available on board.
Some bus drivers also sell tickets, but please note that they are not returning the change.
Budapest Card:
This is a choice for tourists with lot of benefits. Cards are available in 48
hours or 72 hour basis and enables free rides by Budapest Transport Company
public transport. Other benefits are free or discount admission for city
attractions, restaurants, spas and other events.
Taxis in Budapest
If you want to book a taxi, here are some contact numbers. Usually it’s cheaper to
book a taxi in advance by phone. Budapest Taxis are available in 24 hours and fares
depend on time of travel also.
Buda Taxi 233 3333
Taxi 4 444 4444
City Taxi 211 1111 (English spoken)
Fo Taxi 222 2222
Rádió Taxi 777 77777
Tele5 555 5555
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