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Train travel in Hungary
Train services in Hungary are comfortable and reliable, however trips between rural centres may require a change in Budapest or some other large city.
Express trains are indicated on the timetable by an Ex and often require a 55 Ft seat reservation. InterCity trains, indicated on the timetable by an IC, require a 200 ft supplement. A 200 Ft supplement is also required if you buy your ticket on board the train.
Departures are listed on a yellow timetable marked indul with arrivals listed on white timetables marked érkezik. The number listed under vágány indicates which platform the train leaves from. Trains which require a compulsory seat reservation are indicated on the timetable by either an R in a circle or a box.
When you're buying your tickets, remember that egy útra means one-way and retúrjegy is return.
Budapest has three main train stations. Keleti station (metro Keleti pályaudvar) has some international trains and services to the north-east of Hungary. Déli station (metro Déli pályaudvar) has trains to Lake Balaton and Transdnubia. Trains bound for the Danube Bend and the Great Plain leave from Nyugati station (metro Nyugati pályaudvar).
Hungary railpasses
Both Eurail and InterRail passes are valid in Hungary.
Eurail Hungary Pass
The Eurail Hungary Pass is a flexi pass that gives you five days unlimited train travel within a 15-day period or 10 days travel within one month.
| Validity | Adult (1st Class) |
Youth (2nd Class) |
|---|---|---|
5 travel days in a 15-day period |
USD $102 |
USD $77 |
10 travel days in a one-month period |
USD $141 |
USD $96 |
Please not that Eurail passes cannot be sold to European residents. If you live in Europe you should order the following Interrail One Country pass.
InterRail One Country Pass – Hungary
European residents are eligible to buy the Hungary Interrail One Country pass, which is a flexi pass that gives you three to eight days of unlimited train travel in Hungary within a one month period.
| Validity | Adult (1st Class) |
Adult (2nd Class) |
Youth (2nd Class) |
|---|---|---|---|
3 travel days in one-month |
£87 |
£65 |
£42 |
4 travel days in one-month |
£112 |
£83 |
£54 |
6 travel days in one-month |
£150 |
£111 |
£72 |
8 travel days in one-month |
£175 |
£130 |
£84 |
Please note that Interrail passes can only be sold to European residents. You should order the Eurail Hungary Pass if you live outside Europe.
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