Major New Cycle Path Network in Hungary & EuroVelo Development Announced
- 24 Aug 2026 10:50 AM
David Vitezy, the transport and investment minister, announced plans to build a continuous network of cycle paths connecting the city of Gyor in the northwest of the country with the capital.
As part of this, a direct cycle path from Komarom via Esztergom to the Danube Bend is being developed now in the framework of the EuroVelo 6 network, Vitezy said in a Facebook post.
Cycling infrastructure has already been built on several sections along the Slovak-Hungarian border, but a coherent, modern network has not yet been created, he said. According to the current plans, the section between Esztergom and Tat will be replaced with a new, safer route with 2.8 billion forints (EUR 7.7m) of funds from the Integrated Transport Development Operative Programme Plus, he added.
The planning for this is starting now, and construction could begin in 2028. The goal is to lead the cycle path to the Maria Valeria bridge in Esztergom, Vitezy said.
The EuroVelo cycle paths cover the entire continent and aim to create the conditions for high-quality cycling tourism. In addition, in several places they act as as a major thoroughfare used not only by tourists, but also by those cycling to work or school, the minister said.
Source: MTI – Hungary’s national news agency since 1881.
Photo: Dávid Vitézy's Facebook page
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