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Travel and Visas

Arriving in Budapest

By Air

Budapest Ferihegy Airport is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Budapest and has two main terminals.  There are several ways of traveling between the city and Ferihegy Airport:

The Airport Minibus Service takes you to any destination in Budapest within 25-40 minutes depending on traffic. This costs approximately 2,300 HUF one way or 3,900 HUF round trip. Tickets are available at Airport Minibus Service desk in the arrival hall.

Taxis are available at both Terminals. The fare to the city center is approximately 3,700 - 4,200 HUF.

By Rail

More than fifty trains a day provide direct links between Budapest and no fewer than 25 other capital cities. Trains to Vienna run every three hours. There is also a popular network of Inter City trains linking Budapest with the main Hungarian centres. International trains operate from the three largest stations: 

Keleti pályaudvar: VIII., Baross tér. Tel: (+36-1) 413 - 4610
Nyugati pályaudvar: VI., Nyugati tér Tel: (+36-1) 349-8503
Déli pályaudvar I. Krisztina krt. 37.  Tel: (+36-1) 375-6593

All three international railway stations are part of the Budapest Underground system, the Metró. The Déli and Keleti are stops on the Red (Number 2) line and the Nyugati is on the Blue (Number 3) line.

Web page is: www.elvira.hu

By Car

All of Hungary’s motorways and most of its' main roads radiate out from the capital. The M1, M3, M5 and M7 are toll motorways, and you must pay the appropriate toll (either at the border or at larger patrol stations) and display the windscreen sticker before joining the road. Road signs conform to continental standards. The wearing of seatbelts is compulsory in both the front and back seats, and only handless mobile telephones may be used while vehicles are in motion. The alcohol limit is zero. Speed limits are 50 km/hour (31 mph) in built-up areas and 90 km/hour (56 mph) elsewhere, except on dual carriageways (110 km/hour, 68 mph) and motorways (130 km/hour, 80 mph). The horn can only be used in built-up areas in an emergency. 24-hour roadside assistance is available from the Magyar Autóklub (Tel.: (+36-1) 345-1755), and emergency roadside help can also be called for by dialing 188.

Getting Around Budapest

Budapest Public Transportation System

Tickets and passes are valid on all tram, metro and trolleybus lines, also on the Millennium Underground and the cogwheel railway (but on HÉV suburban railway only within the administrative boundaries of Budapest). On bus lines: tickets are valid on the whole length of the lines, but Budapest all-line passes are valid only to the first stop outside Budapest.

Budapest unified/combined passes (BEB passes) are valid on all lines of BKV Ltd. and on allotted lines of MÁV-START Zrt. (Hungarian Railways) and VOLÁN (yellow buses) beyond Budapest.

Single tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines, at the cashiers' at metro - and HÉV stations and on the main traffic points in Budapest, at newsagents' and at every Post Office in Budapest and in the suburb.

Web page is: http://www.bkv.hu/english/jegyek/index.html

One way ticket is 270 HUF ~ $1.63USD
3 days ticket 3400 HUF ~ $20.50USD
7 days ticket 4000 HUF ~ $24.00USD

Directions to Pre-Congress Courses at Seimmelweis Medical University:

Seimmelweis Medical University

2nd Department of Medicine

1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Oncology Institute

H-1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi u. 46.  

Click here for hotel map with location of university outlined.

Option 1: Take Tram  #4 or #6 till Ferenc krt. station, cca 200 meters walk till Szentkirályi street where the university building is located. 

Option 2: Take the underground metro #3-blue line till Ferenc krt. station, cca 200 meters walk till Szentkirályi street where the university building is located.

Map of Metro Line here.

From Downtown to Sportaréna

Deák Ferenc tér is the main underground crossing point in downtown of the city where all the 3 underground lines cross each other serving a direct connection to each part of the city. Take red underground line (M2) till Stadionok station (4th stop in direction of Örs vezér tere) where Sportaréna is located. Sportaréna is cca 3 minutes walking time from the station.

From Sportaréna to InterContinental (for Closing Reception and Gala):

At Stadionok station take the red underground line (M2) till Deák Ferenc tér (4th stop in direction of Déli pályaudvar). From here you have 2 options:

A.) You can change to yellow underground lines (M1) for one stop till Vörösmarty tér (end station at the Danube bank). From Vörösmarty tér you can reach the hotel in 5 minutes walking time along the Danube. Please note that new tickets should be validated after change of underground lines!!

B.) Take a 8 minutes walk toward the Danube in József Attila street to reach the hotel.

Hotel InterContinental is at the Pest side of the city, at the leg of Chain Bridge, on the Danube bank. 

Visas

Entry visas are not required for citizens of most European countries, the USA and Canada. Citizens of other countries can obtain a visa at the Hungarian Embassy or Consulate in their country. A valid passport is required. For more information about visas, please check the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.mfa.gov.hu. For Congress participants who require an official letter of invitation in order to support a visa application, please contact the Congress Secretariat at chiner@faseb.org.