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Getting Around by Tram Travelling with Luggage
Every passenger on all forms
There are more than 30 tram lines in Budapest, which extend of public transport is entitled
to practically every part of the city except the hilly parts of to carry two small pieces of
Buda. Trams are yellow in colour and are a good way of luggage. You can also carry
travelling for sightseeing in the centre. They are easy to one pair of ice skates and one
pair of skis, as well as a child’s
use and an efficient and speedy means of getting around buggy. For transporting a
Budapest, as they avoid traffic and run very frequently. bicycle or a larger item of
Services start early in the morning, from about 4:30am, and luggage, the rack railway or
run regularly throughout the day until 11pm or midnight, the designated carriages of
depending on the route. Night trams operate only on line the hév trains should be used
and an extra ticket is needed.
4, every 10 to 15 minutes. More information on late-night
transport is given on page 215.
Sightseeing by Tram
Trams provide a cheap, pleasant
way to explore the city. Tram 2
runs along the river Danube in
Pest between Közvágóhíd and
Jászai Mari tér. It passes in front
of the Parliament building
and is one of the most beautiful
and famous tramlines in the
world, offering passengers an
unforgettable vista of Buda
Castle across the river. Running
parallel to Tram 2 is Tram 19,
which traverses the Buda side
of the Danube, from Óbuda to
the Kelenföld railway station,
One of the city’s yellow trams, on route No. 2 with equally gorgeous views.
Trams 4 and 6 are also useful
The Tram System
the machine inside the tram. All routes for travelling through
Tickets (see p238) for trams can tram stops display the relevant Central Pest.
be bought at metro stations tram numbers and the timetable. For a nostalgic trip, look out for
and some newspaper kiosks. You Some have electronic displays. the wonderfully restored vintage
can also get them from vending When a tram line is closed for trams that are frequently operated
machines on some tram maintenance, replacement by BKK along the tramline 2 line
platforms. Validate your ticket in buses (potlóbusz) are provided. at weekends.

Useful Bus and Tram Routes Bécsi út / Jászai
Vörösvári út Mari tér Museum of
This map shows the best bus and Fine Arts
tram routes for sightseeing in Széll Nyugati
páyaudvar M
Budapest. The locations of major Kálmán Parliament
sights are marked, as well as the tér M Mátyás State Opera House
nearest useful stop. Sights should Church Duna Oktogon
then only be a short walk away.
Déli Clark St Stephen’s
pályaudvar M Ádám tér Basilica
Key Hungarian Erzsébet tér Blaha Lujza
National Gallery tér M
Deák
Major sight Royal Ferenc tér M
Tram No. 2 Palace Inner City
Tram No. 4 Parish Church Hungarian
National
Tram No. 6 Fővám tér M Kálvin Museum
tér M
Tram No. 49 Szent Gellért tér M
Gellért Hotel &
Tram No. 17 Baths Complex Boráros tér H
Bus No. 16
Tram No. 19 Móricz Zsigmond körtér M
Stop (selected stops only) Kelenföld Újbuda központ M Duna
vasútállomás M Savoya park Vágóhíd
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