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General Information in Budapest
The net of public transportation of the capital is made by lines of bus, trolley bus, streetcar, subway (M1 yellow line, M2 red line, M3 blue line) and trains of local (HÉV) interest. Buses, Streetcars and Trolley buses circulate from 4,30am to 11,00pm. The three metropolitan lines cross each other in Deák square. Streetcars and Buses follow every 2-15 minutes. Local trains (HÉV) bring the passengers on the island of Csepel, to Ráckeve, in the southern part of the city, and also to Szentendre and Gödöllö. Tickets can be purchased inside the subway stations, from the automatic distributors, or from the newsvendors. Tickets are valid for the whole run on the bus, trolley bus, subway, streetcar, gear train and on the HÉV, but only within the administrative borders of Budapest. 5 different types of tickets exist: 1) the combined one 2) the daily one, 3) the touristic one valid for 3 days, 4) the pack of ten and finally 5) the pack of twenty. We suggest to always choose the most convenient solution:(information: www.bkv.hu). The inspectors, with a band bracelet and carrying a photo, can ask for the ticket on the train or at the subways’ exits.
Post Office
Post offices are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The two Head Post Offices near Budapest’s main railway stations are open longer as follows:
VI. Teréz krt. 51 (near the Western (Nyugati) Railway Station): Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
VIII. Baross tér 11. (Eastern (Keleti) Railway Station): Mo-Sa: 7 am – 9 pm, Su: 8-8pm.
All post offices offer encashment facilities for VISA, VISA Electron, Eurocard/Mastercard, and Maestro cards, as well as for Eurocheques and American Express traveller’s cheques and postal orders.
Taxi
They circulate with yellow plates and they are forced to use the taximeter. The sum to be paid is the total one of the basic rate, adding the kilometers made plus the cost of the passenger. The tip usually is equal to the 10% of the price of transport, according to the client satisfaction. The sum to be paid is made of three parts: basic rate (in the daytime 300Ft at the most, at night 420Ft at the most), kilometers made (in the daytime 240 Ft at the most, at night of 336 Ft), attendee using the car is fixed. It is worth to learn their telephone numbers:
International number: +36 (1)
 Budataxi: +36 (1) 233 3333 Radiotaxi: +36 (1) 377 7777 |
Citytaxi: +36 (1) 211 1111 Fõ Taxi: +36 (1) 222 2222 |
Tele5 Taxi: +36 (1) 355 5555 6×6 Taxi: +36 (1) 266 6666 |