Lines between Siófok-Balatonfüred-Tihany and Badacsony-Fonyód will open first. Pleasure trip cruisers are started from Siófok, Balatonfüred and Keszthely.

In 2009, Balatoni Hajózási had 572,000 passengers on its lines and an additional 148,000 pleasure cruise and party boat cus-tomers. The Tihany ferry transported 868,000 passengers, 269,000 cars and 14,000 bicycles.

Ticket prices will not change this year.

This year Balatoni Hajózási is also selling tickets for Keszthely-based Pelsoline’s sailing boats and yachts. Pelsoline co-owner István Bódis said one of the sailing boats has wheel-chair access."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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