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Train to/from Hungary and Hotels in Budapest

International railway fares onMagyar Allamvasutak (or MAV), the state railway company, from Hungary to other Eastern European countries are now at least 10 times higher than they were under the old regime.

To reduce confusion,specify your train by the name listed under the following sections or on the postedschedule when requesting information or buying a ticket . You can do both at the threetrain stations in Budapest that serve international trains, but it’s easier tocommunicate with the information staff at MAV’s central ticket office at VI Andrassy út35 in Budapest.

Almost all internationaltrains now arrive and depart from the Keleti (eastern) station.

Leave from Nyugati (western) station (1-349 0115) while Deli (southern) station (1-349 6293) handles trainsto/from Zagreb and Rijeka. But these are not hard-and-fast rules, so always make sure you check which station the train leaves from when you buy a ticket.

If you just want to getacross the border local trains are cheaper than international expresses, especially if you’re on a one-way trip.

Tickets & Discounts

Budapest is no longer the bargain basement for tickets on the Trans-Siberian railway that it once was. In fact, MAV will only write you a ticket to Moscow, you have to buy the onward ticket from there.

As with the buses, international train tickets can now be purchased with forint, and there is no requirement to produce official exchange receipts. Travellers’ cheques and credit cards are not accepted.

Western Europe

Some eight trains a day link Vienna with Budapest (3,5 hours) via Hegyeshalom. Most of them leave from Vienna’s Westbahnhof, including the Orient Express from Paris (18 hours) via Munich, the Arrabona, the EuroCity Bartok Bela from Frankfurt (12 hours) via Salzburg, the EuroCity Liszt Ferenc from Dortmund (15 hours) via Frankfurt, the Dacia Express and the Avala bound for Belgrade (11 hours). The early-morning EuroCity Lehar, however, departs from Vienna’s Sudbahnhof and the Beograd Express arrives and departs from Budapest’s ‘fourth’ station – Kelenfold in Buda. None requires a seat reservation, though they’re highly recommended in summer.

Up to 10 trains leave Vienna’s Sudbahnhof every day for Sopron (75 minutes) via Ebenfurth; as many as a dozen a day also serve Sopron from Wiener Neustadt (easily accessible from Vienna). Some seven trains daily make the three-hour trip from Graz to Szombathely.

Czech Republic & Germany
There are four trains a day from Berlin’s Lichtenberg station to Budapest (about 14 hours) via Prague, Bratislava and Stuvoro: the Metropol, the EuroCity Commenius, the Hungaria and the Csardas (from Malmo, 22 hours). Two additional trains, the Amicus and Pannonia run from Prague to Budapest (nine hours).

Slovakia & Poland
Every day two trains, the Polonia and the Bathory, leave Warsaw for Budapest (12 hours ) via Katowice, Bratislava and Sturovo. The Karpaty from Warsaw passes through Krakow and Kosice before reaching Miskolc, where you can change for Budapest. The Cracovia runs from Krakow to Budapest (12 hours ) and Pecs via Kosice.
Another train, the Rakoczi, links Kosice with Budapest (four hours)and in summer there’s an extension to Poprad Tatry, 100 km north-west of Kosice. The Bem connects Szczeci in north –western Poland with Budapest (18 hours) via Poynan, Wroclaw and Lucenec.
Five local trains a day (two hours) cover the 90 km from Miskolc and Kosice. The two-km hop from Satoraljaujhely to Slovenske Nove Mesto is only a four-minute ride by train.

Romania
From Bucharest to Budapest (14 hours ) you can choose among four trains: the Alutus, the Dacia Express, the Ister and the Pannonia, all via Arad. Three of these require seat reservations. The Karpaty goes to Bucharest from Miskolc.
There are two daily connections from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest (seven hours, via Oradea): the Corona (from Brasov) and the Claudiopolis. These trains require a seat reservation. Two other trains, the Partium and Varadinum, link Budapest and Oradea only.
There’s only one local train a day linking Baia Mare in northern Romania with Budapest (eight hours ) via Satu Mare and Debrecen. Otherwise you’ll have to take one of two local trains from Debrecen across the border to Valea lui Mihai and catch a Romanian train.

Bulgaria & Yugoslavia
The Balkan, departing fromIstanbul (28 hours), links Budapest with Sofia (15 hours) via Belgrade. Other trainsbetween Budapest and Belgrade via Subotica (six hours) include the Beograd Express, theHunyadi, the Avala and the Hellas (which runs from Thessaloniki in Greece via Skopje andtakes 23 hours). Be warned that the Beograd Express arrives and departs from Kelenfoldstation in Buda. You must reserve your seats on some of these trains.
The Pushkin from Belgradeand Subotica to Moscow goes through Szeged, Kecskemet, Szolnok and Debrecen. Otherwisethere are five local trains (no reservations needed) making the 3/4-hour journey betweenSubotica and Szeged every day.

Croatia & Slovenia
You can get to Budapest from Zagreb (six hours) on four trains, all of them via Siofok on Lake Balaton: the Adriatica from Rijeka (11 hours ), Maestral from Split (16 hours), the Avas and the Venezia Express via Ljubljana (eight hours). The Drava, which originates in Venice, also travels via Ljubljana.

Ukraine & Russia
From Moscow to Budapest (28 hours) there’s only the Tisza Express, which travels via Kiev and Lvov in Ukraine. The Pushkin Express between Belgrade and Moscow can be caught in Szeged, Kecskemet, Szolnok or Debrecen. The Tisza Express has an extension to/from St Petersburg, which joins the line at Lvov. Most nationalities require a transit visa to travel through Ukraine.

Hungarian State Railways official timetable

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Czech Republic & Germany There are four trains a day from Berlin’s Lichtenberg station to Budapest (about 14 hours) via Prague, Bratislava and Stuvoro: the Metropol, the EuroCity Commenius, the Hungaria and the Csardas (from Malmo, 22 hours). Two additional trains, the Amicus and Pannonia run from Prague to Budapest (nine hours).
	Slovakia & Poland Every day two trains, the Polonia and the Bathory, leave Warsaw for Budapest (12 hours ) via Katowice, Bratislava and Sturovo. The Karpaty from Warsaw passes through Krakow and Kosice before reaching Miskolc, where you can change for Budapest. The Cracovia runs from Krakow to Budapest (12 hours ) and Pecs via Kosice. Another train, the Rakoczi, links Kosice with Budapest (four hours)and in summer there’s an extension to Poprad Tatry, 100 km north-west of Kosice. The Bem connects Szczeci in north –western Poland with Budapest (18 hours) via Poynan, Wroclaw and Lucenec. Five local trains a day (two hours) cover the 90 km from Miskolc and Kosice. The two-km hop from Satoraljaujhely to Slovenske Nove Mesto is only a four-minute ride by train.
Romania From Bucharest to Budapest (14 hours ) you can choose among four trains: the Alutus, the Dacia Express, the Ister and the Pannonia, all via Arad. Three of these require seat reservations. The Karpaty goes to Bucharest from Miskolc. There are two daily connections from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest (seven hours, via Oradea): the Corona (from Brasov) and the Claudiopolis. These trains require a seat reservation. Two other trains, the Partium and Varadinum, link Budapest and Oradea only. There’s only one local train a day linking Baia Mare in northern Romania with Budapest (eight hours ) via Satu Mare and Debrecen. Otherwise you’ll have to take one of two local trains from Debrecen across the border to Valea lui Mihai and catch a Romanian train.
	Bulgaria & Yugoslavia The Balkan, departing fromIstanbul (28 hours), links Budapest with Sofia (15 hours) via Belgrade. Other trainsbetween Budapest and Belgrade via Subotica (six hours) include the Beograd Express, theHunyadi, the Avala and the Hellas (which runs from Thessaloniki in Greece via Skopje andtakes 23 hours). Be warned that the Beograd Express arrives and departs from Kelenfoldstation in Buda. You must reserve your seats on some of these trains. The Pushkin from Belgradeand Subotica to Moscow goes through Szeged, Kecskemet, Szolnok and Debrecen. Otherwisethere are five local trains (no reservations needed) making the 3/4-hour journey betweenSubotica and Szeged every day.
Croatia & Slovenia You can get to Budapest from Zagreb (six hours) on four trains, all of them via Siofok on Lake Balaton: the Adriatica from Rijeka (11 hours ), Maestral from Split (16 hours), the Avas and the Venezia Express via Ljubljana (eight hours). The Drava, which originates in Venice, also travels via Ljubljana.
	Ukraine & Russia From Moscow to Budapest (28 hours) there’s only the Tisza Express, which travels via Kiev and Lvov in Ukraine. The Pushkin Express between Belgrade and Moscow can be caught in Szeged, Kecskemet, Szolnok or Debrecen. The Tisza Express has an extension to/from St Petersburg, which joins the line at Lvov. Most nationalities require a transit visa to travel through Ukraine.