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Budapest: Tram for everyone!

by vadjutka

In Budapest the traffic is getting worse every day, there are so many cars on the streets that you cannot even breath! (OK, it is a little bit exagerration, but the number of cars running on the streets of Budapest exceeds the number of parkeng places.) So that means that during rush hours (8 am-10 am, 17-19 pm) it does not worth to use cars, or to wait for the buses. The best you can do is to travel with the metro (there are 3 lines) or with tram; personally I prefer these yellow electric cars. There are a lot of tram-lines in Budapest, so you can reach nearly every destination by them (or with metro). Trams are also good for sightseeing: tram NO 6 runs along the ringroad (actually three qauters of it) , so you can see a lot of Budapest! If you want to travel the whole of the ring road: start at Moszkva square, take tram No 6 untill the last station which is Moricz Zsigmond square....

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Auto Escape, our rental car company

by Djinn76

This is not a usual "rental car company". Instead they are renting a big amount of cars to traditional companies and can then negotiate a discount...You are then getting your car from this well known company (Budget, Hertz,...) but at a much lower price.

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Our rental car...

by Djinn76

Just kidding ;-) Even if you still see a few of these old cars (Lada, Trabant,...), they are now a real minority of the traffic! Most of the cars are simply regular european/asiatic cars... Don't even be surprised if you see one of the latest models of Audi or BMW...

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By Car

by Skeptic-jr

Hungary is not a big country, so travelling by car is easy and comfortable, especially since there are a quit good system of highways from Budapest to a few other cities (and to the Lake Balaton too). But rather complicated is paying for them. Some highways are free of charge, another are paid on gates, for another else you should buy a label "vignette" and stick it up on the windglass of you car.Of course you'd better take with you a driving licence, car-papers, insurance and a green card. If you are not an owner of the car you drive, you are obliged to have a permission signed by wner. I am not sure if everybody must have the Hungarian translation of this document, but we, the Poles, must have. This is however rather stricly theoretical state of things, because - as I suppose - controls of this document are very rarely.

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Forget your car in Budapest

by totya

Driving in Hungary is a good choice as the country is quite small...Except Budapest. There are traffic jams, pushy drivers, and no parking, just like in a big European city. Don't forget that you have to pay for parking in the city center. Look for the blue ticket machines.Use public transport instead. It may not be the most comfortable, but it's cheap and it will take you anywhere.About highway costs:You have to pay for every highway except M0 (circle around BP). For M1, M3 and now M7 too, you have to buy a vignette. There are 10 days, 1 month, 3 month, etc. passes. It's valid on all above mentioned highways. You can buy it in gas stations and I think on the border too.On M5 you have to pay at the gates (this one is more expensive).

Public transportation

by devinemissd

The public tranportation system in Budapest is an excellent way to get around. The underground is one of the oldest in Europe and it covers most of the city. It´s cheap and fast!If you want to travel above ground then don´t hesitate on using the buses and trams. The traffic can however be a bit slow specially down town an it can also be a bit overcrowded. But if you don´t mind smelling other peoples armpits and at the same time get a cheap tour around town, then this is highly recomended!A great busline that goes through the best parts of the city is line number 7.

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Train

by cobrioc

International trains from foregin cities, such as Vienna, Munich, Bratislava, Bucharest, to Budapest. Many local trains also connect cities near borders. Arad- Bekescsaba-Subotica-Szeged-Komarno-Komarom-Kosice-Miskolc-Wiener Neustand-Sorpron-Osijef-Pecs. You have to pay international -train fare for international trains. To avoid this high fare, you have to CHANGE trains on border. Under 26 international fare discount about 30%.

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Local Transport Except...

by cobrioc

Local TransportExcept Budapest,in most of the cities sightseeing spot are located in the center, which are small anough to walk around.Most cities have good bus/tram systems!Metro exellent system in Budapest!Bus/Tram:Excellent system,the cost also reasonable;Many different types of fare, single, day, 10-ride, weekly, montly.Single ride tickets are available from kiosks.Other types are sold on board.Other types are sold at offices. The fare system is honesty system!aTickets must be validated on a board by stamp mashines.Day tickets also need validation by the mashine.Occasional inspections.Better to call taxi by phone for security reasons and cheaper.

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A car is not needed

by kaloz

Hungary has excellent public transportation; trains, autobuses, subway, and taxi, so you don't need a car. I recommend the subways if you are not afraid of heights. You will know what I mean when you ride the escalator.Hungarian Lesson (important!!); say autobus as bus is the Hungarian word for f**k. "Hol van a bus", will get you slapped or worse.

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Hungarian Train Pass -- not available in Hungary

by kaloz

I bought a rail pass just for Hungary before we left. Not a eurail, as multiple country passes cost more. The pass was good for 14 train rides in a month and cost nearly nothing. One problem was that the ticket collectors had never seen this type of pass, and always questioned it, and had to see a supervisor before approving our passage.Hungarian lesson: Train -- Vonat; Train Station -- Palyudvar; Where is the -- Hol Van; Where is the Train Station -- Hol van a palyudvar

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