Public transport on 31 December: year-end schedules

On 31 December 2014 (Wednesday) workday schedules during school holiday apply while some lines (as indicated in their schedules) operate less frequently according to end-of-the-year schedule.

On these days there are no services on public boat line D11, tram 1A and buses 100 and 261E.

Lines with special end-of-the-year schedules are the following:

Public transport on New Year’s Eve: more frequent night services

Following the last departures of daytime lines, night services operate on more frequent schedules.

Trams 4 and 6 run every 3-5 minutes on the Grand Boulevard (Nagykörút). The cogwheel railway (tram line 60) operates at night as well every 60 minutes. Night services – with some exceptions – are provided with more frequency or higher capacity while some buses operate for an extended service period.

Buses 907, 908, 914, 922, 931, 950, 950A, 956, 973 and 990 run three times more frequently than usual.
Buses 909, 914A, 923, 934, 941, 964, 979 and 979A run twice more frequently than usual.
The service period is extended of buses 916 and 940.
On the routes of buses 901, 918 and 960, higher-capacity articulated buses operate.
Bus 100 will operate between 21:00 on 31 December 2014 and 9:00 on 1 January 2015.

Please note that the usual connections between regular nightbuses are provided on New Year’s Eve, however connections are not provided for the extraordinary “higher-frequency” services on the night of 31 December.

Public transport on 1 January 2015: Sunday schedule

On 1 January 2015 (Thursday) public holiday (Sunday) schedules apply on public transport services. Buses 38, 92, 138, 140B, 162, 204, 218, and 238 will not be serving the stops at the big shopping centres, as those will be closed.

Public transport on 1 January 2015: Sunday schedule

On 1 January 2015 (Thursday) public holiday (Sunday) schedules apply on public transport services. Buses 38, 92, 138, 140B, 162, 204, 218, and 238 will not be serving the stops at the big shopping centres, as those will be closed.

Public transport on 2 January 2015 workday schedules, on 3 January Saturday schedules

On 2 January (Friday) workday schedules during school holiday apply, on 3 January (Saturday) Saturday schedules apply on public transport services.

Ticket and pass purchase possible continuously during the holiday season

In Budapest and the metropolitan area, a total of 250 new ticket vending machines have been put into service with round-the-clock availability at most locations. Between 24 December 2014 and 1 January 2015, BKK Customer Service Centres and ticket offices welcome customers wishing to buy tickets and passes or those who need public-transport related assistance according to special holiday opening hours. Please check the holiday opening schedule for a customer service centre, ticket office or ticket vending machine with the help of the sales point finder on our website by searching for a specific location or for opening hours until mid-January or consult the table below.
Parking

The holiday and end-of-the-year parking rules for the parking areas below are:

Parking is free of charge between 20:00 on 23 December (Tuesday) to 8:00 on 5 January 2015 (Monday).

Regular fees apply at guarded and paying P+R car parks:

Buda Castle and Citadella – 1st district
Hűvösvölgy terminus – 2nd district
Flórián üzletközpont – 3rd district
Rákóczi tér underground car park – 8th district
Margitsziget and Újpest-Városkapu metro station – 13th district
KÖKI Terminál and Kőbánya-Kispest metro station – 19th district

We wish happy holidays to all of our customers!

Source: BKK Centre for Budapest Transport