The nearest metro station to Hungexpo is Örs vezér tér station. During the Congress we will have regular shuttles from this station to Hungexpo and back every few minutes. When going out from the Örs vezér tér station, look for the congress hostesses with the signage, they will direct you to the congress shuttle.
Please note that there are many gates to the congress centre. The congress shuttle from Örs vezér tér station will stop at gate number 3 which is the congress gate.
Budapest Public Transport Company
The BKV (Budapest Public Transport Company) operates metro lines (M1-yellow, M2-red, M3-blue), blue local buses, red trolley buses and yellow trams. The Public Transport network is made up of more than 180 busses, 14 trolley bus, 29 trams and 3 metro lines
Services generally operate from 4:30 until approximately 23:30 hrs.
All three metro lines connect at Deák tér Station, and service frequencies range from 15 minutes late in the evening to every two minutes at peak times.
On the main routes buses and trams run as well during the night with the same fares.
Uniform tickets should be bought in advance and purchased on buses, trams, trolley buses, metro lines, castle bus, cogwheel rail and suburban trains (HÉV) within the city borders. Tickets are available at the ticket offices in metro stations, newsstands and ticket-machines.
Hungarian citizens as well as citizens of other Member States of the European Union over the age of 65 years can travel free of charge on BKV Budapest public transport services. You may be required to present personal identity documents to certify your citizenship.
The Budapest Card offers its holder more than a hundred services, such as unlimited travel on public transport, free or discounted entry to 60 museums and to several sights, discounts in restaurants and spas, and much more. The Card can be purchased in main metro ticket offices, tourist information bureaus, travel agencies, hotels and the airport, and abroad at major tour operators.
Ticket controls
You may be requested to show your ticket on all public transport or at exit points of the metro by ticket inspectors who wear armbands and have a badge with photograph (they generally operate in pairs, but there may be 4-5 inspectors or the metro). For this reason, please keep your ticket until the very end of your journey or until you have left the metro station. If you travel without a valid ticket or pass or if you contravene the conditions of travel, you have to pay a fine.
Fares should be paid only in cash, in Hungarian Forint!
TAXI SERVICES
Budapest taxis have yellow number plates and a taxi sign in yellow. (Any vehicle without these features is operating illegally.)
The total charge that has to be paid by the passenger is made up of three separate parts: the basic charge which is irrespective of how far the journey is (maximum HUF 300 during the day, maximum HUF 420 at night), a per kilometer charge which depends on how many kilometers are covered during the journey (maximum HUF 240 per kilometer during the day, maximum HUF 336 at night), and the waiting charge. Tariffs are clearly displayed on the rear right door and on the dashboard.
The larger taxi companies work with rate far lower than the maximum charges listed above. It is well worth noting down their telephone numbers, and then calling them because a taxi ordered by phone is cheaper than one called on the street. Tipping in general is 10% of the fare.
Főtaxi: 222-2222 Budataxi: 233-3333 Citytaxi: 211-1111 Taxi 2000: 200-0000
Tele 5: 355-5555 Rádiótaxi: 377-7777 6x6 taxi: 266-6666
DIRECTIONS TO: HUNGEXPO
By foot:
a 10-minute walk from the Pillangó station of M2 (red metro line)
By train:
From NYUGATI Railway station: M3 (blue metro line) to Deák tér station, transfer to M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6. station).
From Keleti Railway station: M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6. station).
From Déli Railway station: M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6.station).
By coach:
From Árpád híd (bridge) coach station: bus no. 32 to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6.station).
From Etele tér (square) coach station: bus no. 173E to Blaha Lujza tér station, transfer to M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no.100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6. station).
From Népliget coach station: tram no. 1 to Stadionok station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6. station).
From Stadionok coach station: M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6.station).
From Széna tér coach station: M2 (red metro line) to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6.station).
An all day transfer service will operate for Congress participants throughout the day between Örs vezér tér train station and the Hungexpo.
From Airport:
Ferihegy 1, 2A and 2B terminal: bus no. 200E to Kőbánya-Kispest station, from there by bus nr. 85 or 85E to Örs vezér tér station, then bus no. 100 to the entrance of the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center (6. station).
For more information, please see: http://www.budapest-tourist-guide.com/travel-in-budapest.html