Getting to Budapest by Air – Budapest Travel Info


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Getting to Budapest by Air – Budapest Travel Info
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Local date and time:22/11/2008 | 05:01  (GMT+1)
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By Air

Getting By AirIf you decide to visit Budapest, you can choose from an array of low-cost airlines, or the national carrier, MALÉV.

 

Budapest (Ferihegy) International Airport is sixteen kilometres south-east of downtown Budapest There are two terminals: Terminal One is by low-cost airlines and Terminal Two is divided into two, with Terminal 2A the departure and arrival point for flights of Malév Hungarian Airlines and Terminal 2B hosting all international carriers' flights, including some of the budget airlines.

Getting into town:

  • All major car rental companies have offices in the arrivals hall of Budapest Ferihegy Airport.
  • The Airport minibus is a popular and reasonably priced means of transport between the airport and the city. The one-way fare is HUF 2,490 and the return fare is just 4,390.
  • The public airport bus, BKV bus number 93 goes to M3 station Kőbánya-Kispest (blue line), about 20 minutes away. From here, the metro takes passangers straight into the city centre.
  • A taxi to the centre of Budapest will cost anything between 3.500 Ft and 8.000 Ft.
  • Trains also commute between the airport and Nyugati Railway Station, 51 times daily on weekdays and 38 times a day on weekends and holidays. The train ticket price is about HUF 300 per person.

Airport central number:

(+36-1)296-9696

Flight information:

(+36-1)296-7000

Luggage search service:

  • Ferihegy 1: (+36-1)296-5449
  • Ferihegy 2A: (+36-1)296-8108, (+36-1)296-7217
  • Ferihegy 2B: (+36-1)296-7948, (+36-1)296-5965, (+36-1)296-5966

Telephone reservations for MALÉV flights:

(+36-1)296-5959

 
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