On
the Hungarian motorways tolls-system operates. Vouchers
can be bought for different periods: for 4 or 10 days,
1 month or 1 year.
The
major motorways are:
M0 a ring road around Budapest,
M1 Budapest - Gyõr - Hegyeshalom,
M3 Budapest - Füzesabony,
M7 Budapest - Zamárdi
Speed
limits on the roads are the following:
On motorways: 130 km/hour
On public highway: 90 km/hour
In built-up areas: 50 km/hours
Documents
needed:
Driving licence
Liability insurance
Green card
The
rules on the road are the same as elsewhere in the
EU. According to the practices of the Union the use
of seatbelts are compulsory in cars both for those
who sit in front and both in case of those who sit
backseat. In Hungary alcohol-consumption is prohibited.
Violating this rule can result in withdrawal of licence.
In
case of parking in no parking zones vehicles are towed,
and parking without parking ticket are also punished.
Since there are not enough parking spots in Budapest
parking a little bit farther on free spots in small
streets can be a good solution.
The
Hungarian State Railway Company is MÁV
Rt. All the towns and most of the villages are
covered with a network throughout the whole country.
Intercity trains operate between major cities. Otherwise
the railway system in Hungary is centred in Budapest,
so changing trains is frequently needed if someone
would like to travel from one part of the country
to the other. The Gyõr-Sopron-Ebenfurt Railway
is a private company that ensure railway transport
in the northwest region. You can plan your way and
get information on the schedule and tariffs here.
VOLÁN
is the state company that makes run long-distance
buses in the country. For information on time-table,
you can visit their website.
Discounts on train and buses are the following:
Travel
under age of six is free
Travel over age of 65 is free
Students (with student identification card) receive
a 67,5 % discount
Young people under 26 are entitled to a 33 % discount
Disabled people and those who accompany them receive
a 65% discount
Certain discounts are given for groups and in cases
of certain events
The Hungarian national airline is MALÉV.
The flights of MALÉV depart and arrive at Ferihegy
Airport 2/A terminal, while flights of other airlines
depart and arrive at 2/B terminal.
To get and leave the airport within Budapest you can
pay for the Airport minibus service, which operates
like a taxi for more persons. To get to the airport
you should order the service 24 hours before. The
bus picks up the persons at home and transports them
to the airport. When you arrive at Ferihegy Airport
you can order a transfer on the sport at the airport.
The price is 2100 HUF per person per transfer.
Another way to reach the airport is the use of public
transport vehicles. If you take metro 3 (blue line),
you can change an airport bus at the metro terminal
Kõbánya-Kispest. The airport bus runs
between Ferihegy Airport (terminal 1 and terminal
2) and Kõbánya -Kispest regularly.
MALÉV buses also transfers passengers between
Ferihegy Airport and 5 big cities (Debrecen, Gyõr,
Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged).
