• Home
• Channel: Getting Around
• Public Transport Prices in Budapest Will Not Increase, Except for Tourist Ticket Types

Public Transport Prices in Budapest Will Not Increase, Except for Tourist Ticket Types

• 25 Jun 2022 5:37 AM
• Hungary Matters

The price of most transport tickets and season passes in Budapest will not increase, but certain transport offers such as 3-day tickets, mainly purchased by tourists, will do, Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Friday.

The City Assembly will on Wednesday discuss the mayor’s proposal to raise the price of certain BKK tickets and fines which have otherwise remained unchanged since January 2014, Karácsony said on Facebook.

He said many “pro-government” localities had raised transport prices but Budapest was resisting doing so, even though central budget contributions to the financing of public transport in Budapest only amounted to 6% of the total metropolitan transport budget.

The mayor noted “skyrocketing” energy and fuel prices, adding however that raising prices would solve the financing problems of public transport in Budapest.

Deputy Mayor Ambrus Kiss said recently that the planned increase in the price of a 24-hour day ticket was from 1,650 forints (EUR 4.11) to 2,500, while the 72-hour pass would rise from 4,150 to 5,500 forints.

On-the-spot fines are set to increase to 12,000 forints from 8,000, while late payments of fines would go up to 25,000 forints from 16,000.

The new tariffs are scheduled to take effect in early September, and the city administration anticipates price hikes to yield additional revenue of 800 million forints.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Budapest Transport Price Hike Tickets Tourists Karácsony

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Matters

Launched in January 2014, this newsletter published on week days covers 'everything you need to know about what’s going on in Hungary and beyond', according to its publisher the state media agency MTI.

Explore More Reports

M3 Metro in Budapest to be Extended Using EU Funding

• 23 Jul 2026 11:12 AM

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony welcomed the announcement that the capital would get European Union funding to extend the M3 metro line in a post on Facebook on Wednesday.



Record Electric Bus Expansion in Budapest Gets Green Light

• 20 Jul 2026 11:41 AM

Budapest is preparing for its largest-ever electric bus expansion, aiming to introduce at least 250 new electric buses along with the necessary charging infrastructure, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor said.



Free Testing Begins of Renewed Bubi Bike Sharing System in Budapest

• 3 Jul 2026 4:33 PM

The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) and its partners are testing the new Bubi bike share scheme from Friday, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony announced. The new scheme is being launched with 3,300 bicycles, including 800 electric bikes, the mayor said.



Taxi Fares to Rise in Budapest from 1 August

• 29 Jun 2026 9:16 AM

Taxi journeys in Budapest will cost more from 1 August, after the Budapest Metropolitan Assembly approved an increase in the official tariff. The changes affect the base fare, the distance and waiting-time charges, and also introduce a new airport surcharge.