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Coronavirus: New Workday Public Transportation Schedule Set In Budapest

• 31 Mar 2020 9:53 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

Budapest transportation company BKV will introduce a new workday transit schedule beginning on Wednesday, which will be based on the Saturday timetable but have more frequent services on the busiest lines, the transport company announced on Monday.

Some buses will be replaced by larger articulated ones in order to help people maintain social distancing guidelines.

Previous schedules will be kept on Saturdays and Sundays.

Check out the new schedule and plan your trip here.

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