Arrival to Hungary
Let this page be your guide to your arrival at Budapest airport!
At the airport
You will receive an information letter from BME in August. If you would like a mentor to greet you at the airport and guide you on your first trip to the city, please fill out the arrival form shared in the information letter. If you didn’t receive the letter in August, you can request help at the airport by sending an email to imt.newsletter@bme.hu with details of your arrival.
Please make sure you have all the necessary and valid travel documents (visa/residence permit/passport) with you while traveling.
Below, you can find information on how to get to the city from the airport. Budapest Airport has free WiFi services, so you can check out the transportation options on Google Maps when you are at the airport. You should also check out BudapestGO, as you can buy tickets in the app, and you can also get better plans for your travels.
How to reach your accommodation from the airport
- You can get a Taxi from the airport, it is around 30-35 EUR or 12000 HUF.
- You can catch the Minibus from the airport, if you are 3-4 with your friends it is cheaper: https://www.minibud.hu
- You can use public transportation. A single ticket costs 450 HUF (1 EUR), a 90-minute ticket 750 HUF (2 EUR). You can learn more about public transportation in Budapest here.
Public transportation to Óbudai Diák Hotel
It takes around 51-55 minutes to get to Óbudai Diák Hotel. A 90-minute ticket costs 750 HUF (around 2 EUR).
- From Liszt Ferenc International Airport, you have to take bus 200E to Kőbánya-Kispest station (this is the last stop).
- From Kőbánya-Kispest station you have to take metro M3 to Göncz Árpád városközpont.
- From Göncz Árpád városközpont station, change to tram 1 and get off at Bécsi út/ Vösörvári út station.
- Óbudai Diák Hotel is a 7 minute walk from Bécsi út/ Vösörvári út.
Please note the following
- Tram 1 is not operational between 00:00 and 04:00
- M3 metro is not operational between 01:00 and 04:00
- Buses 100E and 200E are operational at all times.
Below, you can see a planned trip in Google Maps.
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