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Hungary Developing Nationwide E-Ticket System For Trains, Buses
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Train and bus passengers will soon be able to buy e-tickets for combined journeys throughout the country, the chief of the state company in charge of developing the new system said. The National Mobile Payment Company is developing a unified passenger information and electronic ticket system for multimodal public transport all around the country, Mihály Veres, the company’s chief executive, said.
German Rail Strike Affects Hungary's MÁV
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Today’s German rail strike will affect some trains passing through, departing from or arriving in Hungary, state railway company MÁV announced on Tuesday. The strike, scheduled from 2 a.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Thursday, affects trains running from Budapest through Prague to Berlin and Hamburg.
Record First Quarter For Budapest Airport
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A record of almost two million passengers departed from Budapest Airport’s terminals in the first three months of the year, with London being the most popular destination. The increase of traffic had accelerated at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport despite January, February and March traditionally being the weakest months of the year.
Xpat Opinion: Uber Frustrated Taxi Drivers In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2015 1:35 AM
- getting around
Uber is a ridesharing service that recently showed up in Hungary. Taxi companies are understandably frustrated and Uber further provokes them with tiny things like free weekends. Not so long ago, Hungary’s taxi fares have been unified regardless of which company you choose.
WizzAir Discontinues Budapest-Baku Direct Flight
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Budget airline WizzAir has decided against relaunching its Budapest-Baku flight from 29 March, the carrier told the state news agency MTI on Wednesday. WizzAir claims that the flights are to be discontinued because the Azerbaijani capital’s airport failed to observe the agreement it concluded with the carrier on airport fees and costs.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...
Nyugati Budapest Railway Station To Close For Two Weeks
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Nyugati railway station in central Budapest is to close in the summer for a two-week period of repairs and track renovation. According to information obtained by the press, the station will be entirely closed to rail traffic between 22 June and 6 July for track repairs and inspecting wiring and signalling equipment.
Sixteen New Midibuses To Replace Budapest’s Worn-Out Fleet This Year
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
A total of sixteen new diesel midibuses are to arrive to Budapest until the end of the year, according to an agreement signed on Friday by Kálmán Dabóczi, head of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) and Gábor Tamás Nagy, mayor of the capital’s District I.
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.
Hungary Developing Nationwide E-Ticket System For Trains, Buses
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Train and bus passengers will soon be able to buy e-tickets for combined journeys throughout the country, the chief of the state company in charge of developing the new system said. The National Mobile Payment Company is developing a unified passenger information and electronic ticket system for multimodal public transport all around the country, Mihály Veres, the company’s chief executive, said.
German Rail Strike Affects Hungary's MÁV
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Today’s German rail strike will affect some trains passing through, departing from or arriving in Hungary, state railway company MÁV announced on Tuesday. The strike, scheduled from 2 a.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Thursday, affects trains running from Budapest through Prague to Berlin and Hamburg.
Record First Quarter For Budapest Airport
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A record of almost two million passengers departed from Budapest Airport’s terminals in the first three months of the year, with London being the most popular destination. The increase of traffic had accelerated at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport despite January, February and March traditionally being the weakest months of the year.
Xpat Opinion: Uber Frustrated Taxi Drivers In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2015 1:35 AM
- getting around
Uber is a ridesharing service that recently showed up in Hungary. Taxi companies are understandably frustrated and Uber further provokes them with tiny things like free weekends. Not so long ago, Hungary’s taxi fares have been unified regardless of which company you choose.
WizzAir Discontinues Budapest-Baku Direct Flight
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Budget airline WizzAir has decided against relaunching its Budapest-Baku flight from 29 March, the carrier told the state news agency MTI on Wednesday. WizzAir claims that the flights are to be discontinued because the Azerbaijani capital’s airport failed to observe the agreement it concluded with the carrier on airport fees and costs.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...
Nyugati Budapest Railway Station To Close For Two Weeks
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Nyugati railway station in central Budapest is to close in the summer for a two-week period of repairs and track renovation. According to information obtained by the press, the station will be entirely closed to rail traffic between 22 June and 6 July for track repairs and inspecting wiring and signalling equipment.
Sixteen New Midibuses To Replace Budapest’s Worn-Out Fleet This Year
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
A total of sixteen new diesel midibuses are to arrive to Budapest until the end of the year, according to an agreement signed on Friday by Kálmán Dabóczi, head of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) and Gábor Tamás Nagy, mayor of the capital’s District I.
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.