Traffic in Budapest

Budapest public traffic system

Budapest by car

Budapest is a metropolis with 2.5 million people in the city every day. The general traffic in the city goes in North-East direction. In Buda side this

BKK’s website: BKK (Budapest transportation center company) website

BKV’s website: BKV’s (Budapest transportation company) website

Most of the timetables can be found at BKK’s website.

Budapest has a quite good developed public transportation system. The system consist of three different metro lines, trams, buses, trolleys, and a suburban railway system. The first metro line (yellow line) has been built in 1896 and consists of smaller ancient looking vehicles, and goes just below the surface between Deák square and Mexikói street, along with Andrássy street one of the most famous place in Budapest connecting Deák square with Heroes square and Városliget city park. The red line is connects Örs vezér square with Buda side stations. The blue metro line is the longest one is going from Pest North side to Pest South East side. Other substantial traffic vehicles is the tram 4 and 6 goes along in the Great boulevard in the inner city, between Buda and Pest. Lots of other tram available in Budapest, together with lots of Bus and Trolley lines. Other important means of vehicle in Budapest are the suburban trains (HEV) There are four lines available in different directions.
The official identification is H5,H6,H7,H8 but perhaps better to name it after the direction. Usually inside the city border the normal ticket is valid, outside of city border must pay for the additional travel.

1. Budapest Szentendre line: Most used Suburban tram goes at North direction to Buda side, Szentendre is a very popular tourist target next to Budapest, with picturesque narrow streets, a village museum, restaurants, confectioneries at the beautiful Danube bank.

2. South suburb tram next to Csepel island at Pest side goes until Rackeve, start from Boraros square next to Petofi bridge.

3. Csepel suburb tram circulating between Boraros square and Csepel inner city.

4. From Ors vezer square to Godollo direction, Godollo is a very interesting place as well with the castle built for Sissy (Elizabeth), wife of former Governor Franz Josef.

The newest attraction of Budapest traffic is the boat line between Kopaszi dam at South to Romai bank at North. Detailed information also can be found at above link at BKV’s website.