Budapest has a very good public transport system, consisting mainly of the metro (currently 4 lines), tram and buses. The fares are rather cheap compared to Germany. As a tourist you can visit practically all sights in Budapest by public transport, a car or even a rental car is hardly necessary.

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Tickets and fares public transport Budapest

All EU citizens over 65 years and children under 6 years of age can use the public transport of Budapest free of charge.

All prices and exchange rates as of January 2022:

Single ticket: 350 forints (about 1 euro), be careful when changing trains in Budapest, you usually need a new ticket.

10-trip ticket: 3000 forints (9 euros)

Airport bus single ticket: 900 forints (2.60 euros)

Transfer ticket: 530 forints (1.70 euros), with this ticket you can change trains once in Budapest.

24-hour ticket: 1650 forints (5 euros)

72-hour ticket: 4150 forints (12.80 euros)

Weekly ticket: 4950 forints (15.20 euros)

Monthly ticket: 9500 forints (29.20 euros)

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So the prices of tickets in Budapest are much lower than in Germany. A monthly ticket costs about as much as a weekly ticket in Berlin.

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Where to buy tickets in Budapest ?

There are extra ticket counters at large stations. At the subway stations and many tram stations there are vending machines. If there are no vending machines, you can usually buy tickets from the driver, but they are more expensive. Single tickets then cost 450 instead of 350 forints.

Budapest Metro (subway)

It is the oldest metro on the European continent. For some years now there has been a fourth line. About 80% of all sights can be easily reached by metro in Budapest.

More info: Article Budapest Metro

There are also suburban trains (HEV), similar to a suburban train. These connect places further away from the city center with the city of Budapest.

There are also 2 cable car lines in Budapest, trolley buses and ferries on the Danube, which are part of the local public transport system.

You can see many of Budapest’s sights very well from the Danube. It is a good idea to book a boat tour on the Danube at the beginning of your trip to get an overview. This only costs around 12 euros online on the ticket website Getyourguide: Link to booking

Tram Budapest

The tram network of Budapest has become smaller, it is more and more only a feeder for the metro. Theoretically there are still about 40 lines according to the timetable, but many of them run on the same tracks or only at certain times. But the tram is still an important means of transport

Bus Budapest

There are still countless bus lines in Budapest. These mostly operate in the suburbs and suburbs without metro or tram. As a tourist you will usually use the metro the most, sometimes the tram and rarely the buses.There are night buses, and also lines that more or less replace the metro at night. Also interesting on some routes are the express buses, which stop less often and are therefore faster.