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corner of Hungary. Its fleet of
1,000 buses reach parts of the
country even személyvonat
trains do not get to, and visitors
intending to visit the more
remote areas of the Great Plain
or the Northern High lands can
be certain that one of these
buses will take them there.
Volánbusz services are
usually prompt and reliable,
but single-carriageway roads
may, of course, slow them
down. Though most of the
fleet is modern and relatively
comfortable, the buses
themselves are often crowded. People waiting on one of the platforms at West Train Station, Budapest
On longer journeys a refresh-
ment stop of around 15 minutes coach journey in Hungary, as the services of a guide, who
will be scheduled. As with well as for Euro lines services. will point out any sights on
the train network, almost all The Volánbusz timetable is the route, in several lan guages.
services begin and end in available on the Internet. There are additional cruises
Budapest at Népliget, Stadion to popular places, such as
or Árpád Bridge bus stations. Travelling by Boat Mohács, Solt-Révbér puszta
These are easily reached on and Kalocsa.
the metro network, but note One of the most enjoyable
that in some towns the coach ways of travelling around DIRECTORY
station may be some distance Hungary is by boat. During
outside the city centre. the summer Mahart PassNave Trains
Tickets generally cost less operates daily services from Buda Hills Children’s
than the second-class train Vigadó ter in Budapest to Railway
fare equivalent and can be Szentendre, Vác, Visegrád, Széchenyi-hegy, Budapest.
obtained from the ticket offices Esztergom and Százhalom- Tel (1) 395 54 20.
at the bus stations. These are batta, with additional services ∑ gyermekvasut.com
usually open 6am–8pm daily. at weekends. The tickets are
Volánbusz also has a central not cheap (from around MÁV (Hungarian Railways)
agency in Budapest, where 2,000–7,500 forints (€6–25) Andrássy út 35.
advance tickets can be oneway for adults; children are Tel (1) 371 94 49 (general
information).
purchased for any bus or half-price) but they do include
∑ mav.hu (timetable)
∑ elvira.hu
MÁV Nostalgia Tours
∑ mavnosztalgia.hu
Wasteels
Kerepesi út 2–6, Keleti Station
(Platform 9), Budapest.
Tel (1) 210 28 02, (1) 343 34 92.
∑ wasteels.hu
Inter-City buses
Volánbusz/Eurolines
Űllöi út 131, Budapest.
Tel (1) 382 08 88 (general
information); (1) 219 80 63
(reservations).
∑ volanbusz.hu
Boats
Mahart PassNave
Belgrád rakpart, Budapest.
Tel (1) 484 40 00.
∑ mahartpassnave.hu
River boat in Budapest, passing the Royal Palace

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