Budapest Holiday Apartment : Location and Public Transport
The Budapest holiday apartment accommodation is situated on Ràkòczi Utca, a safe and well lit boulevard, in the heart of the centre of Budapest – on the corner of Luther Utca on the boundary of Districts VII.
The Budapest holiday apartment is located :
05 minutes walk from the Blaha Lluja Square for metro,bus and tram connections to all corners of the city.
10 minutes walk to the City Park.
15 minutes away from the night life areas of Raday Utca,Oktogon and Andrassy Utca.
10 minutes walk to Arena Plaza, Budapest´s largest Shopping Mall which contains a Tesco hypermarket,cinema,and numerous shops and fashion stores.
The nearest metro stations are at Blaha Lluja Square and Keleti Railway Station on the red M2 line. From here you can go directly to the castle district, Parliament and the river Danube.
From Blaha Lluja Square you can take tram number 4 or 6 across to Octogan,Andrassy Utca, Kiraly Utca and to Margit Island in one direction and to the Gellert Hotel and Spa on the Danube in the other direction.
How do I get to and from Budapest airport?
A popular way of getting into town is to use the Budapest airport shuttle bus.
The return needs to be booked at least 24 hours in advance. Full details are available at the desk in the airport and here
The shuttle bus office is open almost 24 hours a day.Some airlines,such as Wizz Air, offer their own shuttle bus.
You can find detailed transport information HERE and HERE
There is also a bus no 200 which you can catch outside the airport on the left hand side. You need to buy your metro/bus tickets first from the newspaper kiosk in the airport terminal.
The bus goes to Kóbánya-Kispest Metro station on the metro Blue line.(15 mins)
Take the metro to Ferenc Kórút station (7 stops,15 mins) and from there take the number 4 or 6 tram to Blaha Lujza Square (10 mins) and walk up Ràkòczi Utca (10 mins) to the apartment.You need a ticket for each stage of the journey.
This bus is the much cheaper option, but can take longer. Timetables are available HERE and HERE . Metro timetables are HERE
Please note that the apartment rental prices does NOT include fares to and from the airport.
This you will need to arrange independently using the transport option you require.
Are there transport tickets and passes available at discount prices,for tourists ?
Yes. a 7 day pass is available.You can use it on all buses,trams and metro.You will find some information here
How do I get to Lake Balaton or Vienna by train??
If you wish to travel on from Budapest by train …Keleti Station has trains to Munich, Bratislava,Dresden, Berlin,Hamburg, Bucharest, Prague, Vienna, Eger, Pecs, Gyór etc
..details HERE and on the Hungarian Train Website HERE
Trains to Vienna from Budapest take about 2.5 hours and although it is possible to go for a day trip such a short time will not allow you to see the vast amount of museums and palaces etc that Vienna has to offer.
If you want to take a trip to the Lake Balaton you can take a train from Déli Pályaudvar (Buda) which is at the end of the metro line M2 … take it from Blaha Lujza Ter. There are also trains to Balaton from Keleti Station, which is down the road from the apartment.These trains, however, are less frequent …check the timetable
For train information about getting to Lake Balaton checkout this handy help page Train times from Budapest to Lake Balaton
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