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  • Vonatinfo Returns: Real-Time Train Tracking System in Hungary Now Back On

    Vonatinfo Returns: Real-Time Train Tracking System in Hungary Now Back On

    28 May 2026

    The electronic system EMIG, which provides real-time information on the position and movements of locomotives of the Hungarian railway company MAV, is available to the public again, the minister of transport and investment said on Facebook on Wednesday. More >>

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  • Increased Parking Fees in Budapest Soon to Accompany Scrapping of Parking Meters

    Increased Parking Fees in Budapest Soon to Accompany Scrapping of Parking Meters

    • 27 May 2026 1:31 PM

    Budapest is set to completely restructure its municipal parking system starting July 1, with the total removal of physical parking meters coinciding with a significant increase in hourly fees across the capital.

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  • Car-Free Access Extended Along Danube Embankment in Pest

    Car-Free Access Extended Along Danube Embankment in Pest

    • 22 May 2026 9:00 AM

    Starting on Tuesday 26 May, Budapest will expand car-free access along the Pest lower embankment, giving pedestrians, runners and cyclists more space to enjoy the Danube waterfront not only at weekends, but on weekday evenings as well.

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  • E-Ticket Insights: Contactless Payment Success on Budapest Metro in 1st Month

    E-Ticket Insights: Contactless Payment Success on Budapest Metro in 1st Month

    • 20 May 2026 5:47 PM

    Over 110,000 tickets have been sold by contactless payment across Budapest's metro lines since the option was extended to the metro on April 22, Budapest public transport company BKK said on Wednesday.

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  • Train Insight: MAV Finds Solution to Cope with Summer Traffic to Balaton

    Train Insight: MAV Finds Solution to Cope with Summer Traffic to Balaton

    • 20 May 2026 5:35 AM

    Hungarian state railways MAV will lease ten InterCity carriages from the Austrian railways for the summer, David Vitézy, the minister for investment and transportation, said on Facebook.

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  • Multi-Million Euro Makeover Starts on One of Budapest’s ‘Gloomiest’ Streets

    Multi-Million Euro Makeover Starts on One of Budapest’s ‘Gloomiest’ Streets

    • 18 May 2026 1:36 PM

    The renovation of Budapest's Mester Street is set to get under way, the city's mayor announced at a press conference held with representatives of transport authority BKK, Budapest City Hall and the 9th district local council on Friday.

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    Budapest Ranked One of Europe’s Best Cities for Solo Travelers

    • 8 May 2026 9:38 AM

    Budapest has been named one of Europe’s top destinations for solo travellers in a new ranking published by Quotezone.

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