By train to Budapest Ferihegy Airport (BUD)from July

21 Apr 2007
bbj.hu
Máv announced that it starts building a train stop at Ferihegy 1 and an overpass to connect the stop with the terminal. This way the airport will be only 22 minutes away from Nyugati Railway station.

Budapest's Ferihegy international airport will finally be accessible by train from July but instead of being served by a dedicated express, it will be only a stop for the regular train connecting Budapest with south-east Hungary, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported today.

The construction of a train stop at Ferihegy Terminal 1 is underway and according to an earlier announcement by the national railways company Máv, it will be completed on May 8. EU funding has enabled Máv to modernize the Ferencváros-Vecsés stretch of its Budapest-Lökösháza service and to build two platforms and a passenger overpass at Ferihegy.

Trains are expected to operate on the line every 30 minutes from July and Ferihegy airport will be accessible from Budapest's Western (Nyugati) railway station in 22 minutes. Máv said that ticket prices would be on a par with the cost of public transport.

Last year, Minister Economy and Transport János Kóka said that an express service would be established between central Budapest and Ferihegy airport in two or three years. However, there are no further details available about this project, the paper said. (Magyar Nemzet)

TICKETS AND PASSES in Budapest

Budapest Public Transportation Company (BKV)

Ticket offices open throughout the year

Ticket vending machines FARES

According to the decision of the General Assembly fares of are as follows in 2007:
Tickets are valid on the entire length of bus, tram, trolley bus lines, metro lines, the Millennium Underground, the cogwheel railway but are only valid on suburban railway (HÉV) lines within the administrative boundary of Budapest.

On the Millennium Underground and metro lines:
Passes are valid on the entire length of tram, trolley bus and metro lines, the Millenium Underground, the cogwheel railway but are only valid to the administrative boundary of Budapest on suburban railway (HÉV) lines as well as bus lines.

Prices of Budapest combined passes on tram and trolley bus lines, the Millennium Underground, metro lines, the cogwheel railway and on buses as well as on suburban railway (HÉV) lines for sections within the administrative boundary of Budapest are as follows:
Single Ticket HUF 230
Single ticket purchased from drivers HUF 260
Transfer ticket HUF 380
One-day travel card HUF 1, 350
Three-day travel-card HUF 3, 100
Seven-day travel card HUF 3 ,600
Discount coupon book (10 pcs. of single tickets) HUF 2 ,050
Discount coupon book (20 pcs. of single tickets) HUF 3 ,900
Weekend tickets for families HUF 2 ,220
Metro section ticket (up to three stops on metro lines) HUF 180

Passes are valid on the entire length of tram, trolley bus and metro lines, the Millennium Underground, the cogwheel railway but are only
valid to the administrative boundary of Budapest on suburban railway (HÉV) lines as well as bus lines.
Fortnight pass for 14 consecutive days HUF 4,800
30-day pass for all lines for 30 consecutive days (photo required) HUF 7,350
One month's pass for all lines (photo required) HUF 7,350
Monthly price of one year passes valid for all lines (returnable ) (photo required) HUF 7,350
Monthly price of one year passes valid for all lines (photo is not required) HUF 18,375
Reduced price one year pass, bought for all the year (non-returnable) HUF 80,850
Reduced price one year pass for students, bought for all the year (non-returnable) HUF 32,450
Reduced price one year pass for students, bought for all the year (non-returnable) HUF 32,450
30-day pass for all lines for 30 consecutive days (photo required) for students HUF 2,950
One month's pass for all lines (photo required) HUF 2, 950
Monthly price of one year's passes for students valid for all lines (photo is required) HUF 2,950
Monthly price of one year's passes for pensioners valid for all lines (photo is required) HUF 2,950
One month's pass for pensioners for all lines (photo required) HUF 2,950
Monthly price of one year's passes for pensioners valid for all lines (returnable for money) (photo required) HUF 2,950



Prices of Budapest combined passes on tram and trolley bus lines, the Millennium Underground, metro lines, the cogwheel railway and
on buses as well as on suburban railway (HÉV) lines for sections within the administrative boundary of Budapest are as follows:
Budapest combined pass for a fortnight (14 consecutive days) HUF 5, 300
30-day Budapest combined pass HUF 8 ,100
One-month Budapest combined pass HUF 8 ,100
30-day Budapest combined pass for students (valid for 30 consecutive days) HUF 3 ,250
One-month Budapest combined pass for students HUF 3 250
30-day Budapest combined pass for pensioners (valid for 30 consecutive days) HUF 3 250
One-month Budapest combined pass for pensioners HUF 3 250
Reduced price Budapest combined pass (non-returnable, photo required) HUF 88 950
Reduced price Budapest combined pass for students (non-returnable, photo required) HUF 35 700
Reduced price Budapest combined pass for pensioners (non-returnable, photo required) HUF 35 700

CHAIR LIFT SINGLE TICKET
Adults HUF HUF 450
"Students, pensioners
(Student/identity card is requested)" HUF 300
Children (between 2-10 years of age) HUF 200
RETURN TICKET
Adults HUF 900
"Students, pensioners
(Student/identity card is requested)" HUF 600
Children (between 2-10 years of age) HUF 400

DISCOUNT TICKETS:
(Student/identity cards are requested)
With Budapest card -10%
Families with 3 or more children -20%
Group of more than 10 students over 18 years of age -20%
Children under 2 years of age FREE

http://www.bkv.hu/angol/jegyek/index.html

Ferihegy terminal 1 rail-link with city centre launched

Budapest, July 14 (MTI) - Hungarian railways MAV opened a new railway station at Ferihegy Airport Terminal 1 on Saturday, creating a railway link from the airport to the city centre.

Starting on Monday, trains will stop at the airport's Terminal 1, and will take passengers to Budapest Nyugati railway station at normal rail tariffs, CEO of MAV Istvan Heinczinger told MTI.

Plans are that fast-moving InterCity trains from the direction of Cegled, SE of Budapest, will also stop at Ferihegy.

Ferihegy operator Budapest Airport started work near the new station in December last year, including doubling parking space for cars to 570 and building the pavement on the passageway to the station.

The project received 21.3 million euros of funding from the European Union Cohesion Fund.

source: MTI

Brussel decides on funding for Budapest metro line 4

A decision was made in Brussels about the subsidy provided to the construction of the Budapest metro line 4.

EU support may go up to Ft 200 billion ($1,11 billion), which is 50% of total subsidy dedicated to infrastructural development. However, obtaining the full extent of allocation may not be that easy, as the project was not included in the transportation operative program, and decision-makers in Brussels need to be persuaded that the new metro line will in fact improve efficiency of city transportation in the claimed extent.

The investment was planned to use funds from European Development Bank, but then shifted to apply for a non repayable grant in the framework of New Hungary development plan. 79% cost of the construction is covered by the budget, and the rest by the local government of Budapest. The €1.2 billion credit provided by the European Development Bank could still be used, €500-600 million ($680-820 million) could be allocated for the construction of line 4.

The national plan for 2007 to 2013 allocates a total Ft 630 billion ($3,5 billion) for development of city and suburban public transportation. (Magyar Hirlap)


source: bbj.hu