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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.
Varga: Hungary Vies To Lead Region’s E-Bus Market
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s goal is to become a leader in central Europe’s electric bus market, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, presenting new Hungarian electric buses in the Buda Castle. Varga said the International Energy Agency had projected that by 2050 fully 70% of cars sold would be electric or hybrid.
Electric Buses Tested In Buda Castle
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Tests of Modulo buses, the fully electric models of Hungarian manufacturer Evopro, started in Buda Castle on Monday on lines 15, 16 and 26. Passengers can use the buses free for a month and their comments are welcome.
Sixteen New Midibuses To Replace Budapest’s Worn-Out Fleet This Year
- 9 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.
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.
Varga: Hungary Vies To Lead Region’s E-Bus Market
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s goal is to become a leader in central Europe’s electric bus market, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, presenting new Hungarian electric buses in the Buda Castle. Varga said the International Energy Agency had projected that by 2050 fully 70% of cars sold would be electric or hybrid.
Electric Buses Tested In Buda Castle
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Tests of Modulo buses, the fully electric models of Hungarian manufacturer Evopro, started in Buda Castle on Monday on lines 15, 16 and 26. Passengers can use the buses free for a month and their comments are welcome.
Sixteen New Midibuses To Replace Budapest’s Worn-Out Fleet This Year
- 9 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.