• What to do when you arrive in Budapest?
• How to get to Szeged?

Szeged is situated in the South-East of Hungary. It is easily accessible by rail or road from most major Hungarian cities. Budapest is 175 km away.
The University of Szeged is located in the center of the city. Check the map of Szeged> city center | full map

 

What to do when you arrive in Budapest?

Check the timetable of Hungarian Airlines
If you arrive to Hungary's international airport, Ferihegy 2, in Budapest you can reach the city center by the following means of transport. Unlike cities such as London though, there's no direct metro link into Budapest.
Phone.: (+361) 296 5967, (+361) 296 5968 (tel+fax)

• Airport Minibus - The Ground Carrier of Air Passengers Phone.: (+361) 296 5967, (+361) 296 5968 (Phone+Fax) runs every half hour from 05:00 AM to 01:00 AM provides convenient door-to-door service between the airport and any address in the city. To get to Western Railway Station (Nyugati Pályaudvar), make arrangements at Airport Minibus desk is in the arrival hall. Service to or from either terminal costs appr. 2,300 Ft. per person; since it normally shuttles several people at once, remember to allow time for a few other pickups or drop-offs.

 

• Public transportation might be more inconvenient but it's not much slower, and it's certainly cheaper: as of July 2007, there is a direct stop at Ferihegy 1 Airport on the railroad between Szeged and Budapest Nyugati Pályaudvar. That means you can board a train to Szeged at Ferihegy 1, Airport Station (thereby avoiding a detour to the city). Tickets can be bought at Ferihegy 1, at the Tourinform Office.

It is advisable to choose one of these options because taxis are much more expensive and especially the private taxis apply unregulated prices.

 

 

How to get to Szeged?

 

• By train
Trains to Szeged depart from Nyugati Pályaudvar (Western Railway Station) and stop at Ferihegy 1 Airport. Travel time to Szeged is 2 hours and 24 minutes. For more information see
http://www.elvira.hu
Each train has an IC-car with compulsory seat reservation.
Normal train fares (last updated: 2007.05.22):
First class, single ticket without seat reservation: 3.306 HUF
Second class, single ticket without seat reservation: 2.204 HUF

IC train fares:

First class, single ticket with a compulsory seat reservation: 3.820 HUF
(1.740 HUF with Student Card)
Second class, single ticket with a compulsory seat reservation: 3.130 HUF
(2.430 HUF with Student Card)
You can buy your ticket and seat reservation at the ticket office at the same time. This is what you should say in Hungarian if you are not sure that the cashier understands you in English (for IC-train):
„KÉREK EGY DARAB JEGYET BUDAPESTROL SZEGEDRE ÉS EGY INTERCITY PÓTJEGYET.”

• By bus
Coaches depart from Népstadion Station (BNS). Travel time is approx. 3 hours.
Check the timetable under: http://www.menetrendek.hu/cgi-bin/menetrend/html.cgi
Useful expressions for the use of the timetable:
honnan - from
hová - to
keresztül - through
mikor - when
keresés - search

 

• By car
Take Motorway M5 to Szeged.
For road traffic information check www.hungarytourism.hu.

Beware to buy a pass in advance for the motorway. A four day pass costs (2009) 1170 HUF. Passes can be bought at petrol/gas stations throughout the country.
For more information on this, please see: http://www.autopalya.hu/engine.aspx

 

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