Arrival to Hungary

At the airport

If you would like a mentor to greet you at the airport and guide you on your first trip to the city, send an email to imt@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 travelling.

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.

How to reach your accommodation from the airport

1. You can get a Taxi from the airport, it is around 30-35 EUR or 12000 HUF.
2. You can catch the Minibus from the airport, if you are 3-4 with your friends it is cheaper: https://www.minibud.hu
3. You can use public transportation. You have to buy at least a transfer ticket (350 HUF). You can learn more about the public transportation in Budapest here.

Public transportation to Visit Hostel

Option A

It takes around 60-65 minutes to get to Visit Hostel. Three simple transfer tickets are enough which costs 1050 HUF (around €2.5).

1. From Liszt Ferenc International Airport, you have to take bus 200E to Kőbánya-Kispest station (this is the last stop).
2. From Kőbánya-Kispest station you have to take Metro 3, but keep in mind that you have to use the metro replacement bus due to reconstruction.
   
3. From Kálvin tér station, change to Metro 4 and get off at Móricz Zsigmond körtér station.
4. Visit Hostel is a 2-3 minute walk from Móricz Zsigmond körtér.

Option B

It takes around 50-55 minutes to get to Visit Hostel. It is a slightly faster and less complicated way, but it is a bit costlier. You will need to purchase a special single ticket for the bus 100E and another single ticket. These will cost you 1850 HUF altogether, which is around €4.

1. From Liszt Ferenc International Airport, you can take bus 100E to Kálvin tér station.
2. From Kálvin tér station, change to Metro 4 and get off at Móricz Zsigmond körtér station.
3. Visit Hostel is a 2-3 minute walk from Móricz Zsigmond körtér.

Beginning August 1, 2022, both the 100E and 200E buses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

First steps

Once you arrive, you will probably need to get a Hungarian phone number. There are three major network service providers: Telekom, Yettel and Vodafone. All three of them have similar quality and prices, so the choice between them is down to personal preference. Telekom and Vodafone also provide broadband, so if you are moving to a flat, you may get a better bundle deal with them.