Train Travel in Hungary

Train services in Hungary are comfortable and reliable, however trips between rural centres may require a change in Budapest or some other large city.

Express trains are indicated on the timetable by an Ex and often require a 55 Ft seat reservation. InterCity trains, indicated on the timetable by an IC, require a 200 ft supplement. A 200 Ft supplement is also required if you buy your ticket on board the train.

Departures are listed on a yellow timetable marked indul with arrivals listed on white timetables marked érkezik. The number listed under vágány indicates which platform the train leaves from. Trains which require a compulsory seat reservation are indicated on the timetable by either an R in a circle or a box.

When you're buying your tickets, remember that egy útra means one-way and retúrjegy is return.

Budapest has three main train stations. Keleti station (metro: Keleti pályaudvar) has some international trains and services to the north-east of Hungary. Déli station (metro: Déli pályaudvar) has trains to Lake Balaton and Transdnubia. Trains bound for the Danube Bend and the Great Plain leave from Nyugati station (metro: Nyugati pályaudvar).

Both Eurail and InterRail passes are valid in Hungary.