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Budapest

Practical Information

If you're planning to spend a few days here, it is well worth buying the Budapest Card. The card costs HUF 4700 for 48 hours and HUF 5900 for 72 hours. The card entitles the holder to free travel on public transport, free or discounted entry to over 60 museums and discounts on many other attractions. The Budapest Card is available from metro stations, tourist information centres and hotels.

Budapest also has a few English language newspapers such as Budapest Week and the Budapest Sun (website www.budapestsun.com) that are a good source of foriegn and local news and events listings. If you can read a little Hungarian it will pay to have a look at the weekly Pesti Est and Pesti Mûsor.

Budapest is divided into 23 kerület - administrative districts similar to Parisian arrondissements. Each kerület is designated by a Roman numeral which comes before the street address.

Practical Information

INFORMATION CENTRES

Budapest Tourist Information Centre (Oktogon)

Liszt Ferenc 9-11, Budapest VI

Tel 322 4098

Website www.budapestinfo.hu/en/

Open Jan-Mar 10am-6pm daily; Apr-Oct 9am-7pm daily; Nov-Dec 10am-6pm daily

Budapest Tourist Information Centre (Nyugati Station)

Nyugati Station, Budapest

Tel 302 8580

Website www.budapestinfo.hu/en/

Open Jan-Feb 9am-6pm daily; Mar-Oct 9am-7pm daily; Nov-Dec 9am-6pm daily

Budapest Tourist Information Centre (Buda Castle)

Szentháromság tér, Budapest I

Tel 488 0475

Website www.budapestinfo.hu/en/

Open Jan-May 9am-7pm daily; Jun-Sep 9am-9pm daily; Oct-Dec 9am-7pm daily

Budapest Tourist Information Centre (Deák Square)

Sütó utca 2, Budapest V

Tel 438 8080

Website www.budapestinfo.hu/en/

Open 8am-8pm daily

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Ambulance

Tel 104

Fire

Tel 105

Police

Tel 107

CREDIT CARDS

American Express

Deák Ferenc U 10

Tel (1) 2354330

Website www.americanexpress.com

Mastercard/Eurocard

Lost card hotline 00 800 12517

Website www.mastercard.com

Diners Club

Lost card hotline 06 80 488 888

Website www.dinersclub.com

Visa International

Lost card hotline 00 800 11272

Website www.visa.com

EMBASSIES & CONSULATES

Australian Embassy

XII, Királyhágó tér 8/9

Metro Déli

Tel 201 8899

British Embassy

V, Harmincad utca 6

Metro Deák tér

Tel 266 2888

Canadian Embassy

XII, Budakeszi út 95

Tel 343 6065

Irish Embassy

V, Szabadság tér 7

Metro Arany János utca

Tel 302 9600

Italian Embassy

XIV, Stefánia út 95

Tel 343 6065

New Zealand Consulate

I, Attila út 125

Metro Déli

Tel 175 3245

United States Embassy

V, Szabadság tér 12

Metro Arany János utca

Tel 267 4400

INTERNET ACCESS

AMI Internet

Váci utca 40, Budapest 1056

Tel 267 1644

Website www.amicoffee.hu

Esendes Cyber Café

Párkány utca 3, Budapest

Tel 270 3319

Website http://cybercafe.esendes.hu/cybercafe.html

Open 8am-10pm daily

Cyber Sushi

Gabor Aron u. 75-78

Tel 391 5874

Website www.cyber-sushi.net

Electric Cafe

Dohány utca 37, Budapest VII

Tel 413 1803

Website www.electriccafe.hu

Open 9am-midnight daily

Fragpoint Internet Kávézó

Népfürdó utca 19/E, Budapest 1136

Tel 270 3444

Website www.fragpoint.hu

Open 9am-10pm daily

Internet Galeria

Szondi utca 79, Budapest 1068

Website www.internetgaleria.hu

Open 7am-11pm daily