Information About CityPass Budapest During Sziget Festival

  • 10 Aug 2015 8:00 AM
Information About CityPass Budapest During Sziget Festival
Make the most out of your festival holiday, use all public transport possibilities within the city borders and enjoy the best spas Budapest has to offer with the help of this special pass.

Explore the services of the Sziget-Budapest CityPass 2015 edition.

Services included:

Free public transport: with CITYPASS there’s no need to buy any other tickets for public transport in Budapest by tram, bus, metro, or HÉV suburban railways, if you stay inside the city limits. You can find more information about getting to Sziget and using public transportation here. If you need more information on the services of the Budapest transportation network please check here: http://www.bkk.hu/en/.

Free and discounted spa entrance: with CITYPASS you can try Budapest’s world famous spas and great beaches. You can once enter a spa or beach of your own choice for free – by getting an additional spa coupon. After that you can get 20% discount from the entrance fees at all spas and beaches with your CityPass wristband, as many times as you want. Check the baths and spas included in the offer.

Free shuttle buses:with CITYPASS you can use the Sziget shuttle buses from Liszt Ferenc airport to the festival area, free of charge. Check the schedule here! You can also buy your Sziget-Budapest CityPass right at the airport, but with the voucher
in your hand, you are also enabled to get on one of the Sziget shuttle buses.

Free Sziget Boat: with CITYPASS you can use the Sziget boat service between the city center and the festival area, free of charge. I want to check the timetable!

50% discount on many Budapest and rural museum tickets. Check the list here.

20% discount from the price of the combined Giraffe Hop on Hop Off sightseeing bus.

20% discount from the ticket price of Csodák Palotája.

Akvárium Klub - Festival terrace in the middle of the city. Cold cider, Artisan Hotdog: pay 2, get 1 free with CITYPASS

Why would you need something like this?

Sziget is a small town in itself with many features, but you shouldn’t forget the fact that it’s in the heart of a great touristic city. CITYPASS is especially designed for Sziget fans who are:

staying in the city and take public transport each day to get on the festival venue;
interested in exploring the city, the special Budapest spa culture to get ready for another afternoon and night of great party at the festival;
planning to arrive earlier or stay longer, just to live out the touristic part of their holidays;
only coming for a long weekend, but trying to make the most out of it in an easy and cost effective way.

How much does it cost?

33 EUR for 13 day – 6 August (00.00h) – 18 August (24.00h)
12 EUR for 2 days – valid from the day of validation till the end of the next day (24.00h)

Priority sales- and voucher-exchange points:

At Erzsébet tér (Square), at Sziget ticket sales point (the corner of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road and József Attila Street)
Exceptional opening hours: non-stop between 7th August, 8 am and 16th August, 8 pm.
At the tourist information office at Keleti Railway Station (Eastern Railway Station): open every day from 8 am to 4 pm. Voucher-exchange between 6-14 August
Voucher-exchange at Liszt Ferenc Airport: at Terminal A between 6-15 August, from 8 am to 11 pm; at Terminal B between 6-12 August, from 10am to 8 pm. Sales at the BKK office
At the cash desks at Sziget entrance
At Festipay points at Sziget

Source: Sziget Festival Budapest

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