Train travel in Hungary

Hungary (MAV)
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Train travel in Hungary: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other info
National Train Service:
Train types in Hungary: Passenger, Express, Rapid, InterCity, RailJet and EuroCity/EuroNight
/International trains
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Hungary (MAV)
-- Passenger
trains
(stations,
in735
Hungarian
szemely,
marked
in
black
trains
should
that
berange
prepared
stop
atFast
all(in
that
the
carriages
no
inatHungarian
seat
reservation
szemely
required,
trains
might
however
on
MAV
not
potential
be
website):
very
new
passengers
passenger
(or
clean)
Rapid
trains
Hungarian
sebes,
marked
in
green
distance
long-distance
service,
150
no
to
seat
reservation
HUF)
applies
required,
but
special
on
MAV
tariff
website):
supplement
medium
(depending
and
on
Express
/from
trains
(in
Hungarian
gyors,
marked
in
red
orInterCity
green
long-distance
tariff
supplement
trains
applies
with
stops
(depending
only
on
major
distance
stations,
ranging
no
seat
from
reservation
150
to
required,
on
HUF)
MAV
website):
but
special
InterCity
(marked
mainly
in
blue
required
on
include
certain
carriages
(ranging
MAV
connections
without
from
330
obligatory
HUF
(e.g.
to
Budapest
1035
seat
on
reservation
HUF
MAV
to
depending
Szeged)
website):
(those
nominally
on
long-distanc
will
distance
be
listed
&735
service,
purchase
as
trains
seat
also
channel).
reservation
can
NB:
gyors
category),
paying
two
which
different
means
prices
that
potential
passenger
can
de-facto
travel
on
the
same
train
while
RailJet
(marked
in
red
connections
the
channel)
journeys
Hungary
within
Hungary
with
Austria,
(from
on
MAV
Germany
330
website):
HUF
to
and
1035
high-speed
Switzerland,
HUF
depending
international
seat
reservation
on
daytime
distance
obligatory
trains
&
purchase
on
all
EuroCity
/
EuroNight
(marked
in
red
reservation
depending
on
obligatory
distance
on
&
all
purchase
the
journeys
channel)
within
on
MAV
Hungary
website):
(from
international
330
HUF
to
1035
trains,
HUF
seat
Hungarian
within
Hungary,
Railways
(MAV)
does
not
offer
discount
for
purchase
of
return
tickets
on
connections
on
domestic
journeys:
nevertheless
there
are
some
tricks
allowing
potential
passengers
save
money
One
illogical
of
the
and
tricks
strange?
is
to
Maybe,
rely
on
international
but
not
in
case
tickets
of
even
if
you
travel
within
Hungary.
Sounds
Hungary.
specific
regular
MAV
international
domestic
discounts
fare.
buying
ticket
to return,
abroad
destination
Absurdly
might
enough,
bethis
cheaper
butdestination
because
of
paying
example,
Southern
train
cost
let's
these
Hungary
take
days
-atime
Szeged.
trip
3705
to
HUF
Full-fare
picturesque
(orthat
7410
one-way
HUF
and
ticket
rather
for
making
popular
most
itcommon
among
roughly
tourists
on
24
route
express
As
inthe
euro
),
while
at
the
same
return
ticket
Budapest-Horgos
(first
Serbian
near
Szeged)
can
be
purchased
for
20,90
.station
What
does
itof
all
mean?
It
means
on
the
trip
Budapest-Szeged-Budapest
passenger
can
save
about
3the
euro
basically
Serbian
station
out
nothing
instead
just
of
ordinary
by
smartly
MAV
(and
domestic
entirely
ticket.
legally)
byuing
international
ticketthan
till an
the
first
And there
instead
nearby
the
of more
are
Croatian,
many
expensive
other
Slovenian,
destinations
domestic
Slovak
return
where
or Ukrainian
tickets
it can(e.g.
be
border)
cheaper
same trick
to buy
can international
work for many
ticket
stations
International Train Service:
a) Regular discounts
- 60% off the SCIC-NRT fare for any return ticket from Hungary to Croatia or
- 60% off the SCIC-NRT fare for any return ticket from Hungary to Serbia (30% off for
one-way tickets HungarySerbia
, except Subotica-Szeged route, where 60% discount is valid for one-way tickets as well) or
from Hungary to Montenegro
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Hungary (MAV)
- 60% off the Hungarian part and 55% off the Slovak part for any return journey between
Hungary &
Slovakia
- 60% off the Hungarian part and the 50% off Slovenian part for any return journey between
Hungary &
Slovenia (NB: for "Istria" summer seasonal train discount for SZ part is 65%)
- 60% off the Hungarian and Croatian parts & 50% Slovenian part for any return journey
between Hungary & Slovenia via Croatia
- 60% off the Hungarian part and Croatian part & 20% off Bosnian part for any return
journey between Hungary &
Bosnia and Herzegovina via Croatia.
- 50% off the Hungarian part and Romanian part for any return journey between Hungary &
Romania
connection (NB: for one-way tickets discount is 35%)
- 40% off the Hungarian, Slovak & Czech parts for any return journey between Hungary &
Czech Republic
via
Slovakia
- 40% off the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech & Polish parts for any return journey between
Hungary &
Poland via Slovakia & Czech Republic
- 50% off the Hungarian & Serbian parts and 30% off on Bulgarian part for any return
journey between Hungary & Bulgaria via
Serbia
- 50% off the Hungarian & Romanian parts and 30% off on Bulgarian part for any return
journey between Hungary & Bulgaria via
Romania
- 50% off the Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian part for any return journey between
Hungary & Turkey via
Romania
- 50% off the Hungarian, Serbian, Bulgarian part for any return journey between Hungary &
Turkey via
Serbia
- 50% off the East-West tariff fare for Hungarian & 40% for Ukrainian part on any one-way
or return ticket between
Hungary & Ukraine
- 50% off Hungarian part & 30% off Russian part East-West tariff fare for return journeys
between Hungary &
Russia
via
Ukraine
-
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Hungary (MAV)
number
years
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old
of
and
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40%
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atariff
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tariff
fare
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on
any
(return
ticket
purchased
for
connections
between
countries
participants
ofpossible
the
Czech
Republic
(CD),
Hungary
(MAV),
Romania
(CFR),
Poland
(PKP),
Slovakia
(ZSSK),
Bulgaria
(BZD),
Serbia
(ZS)
and
FYR
Macedonia
(MZ))
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(those
tickets
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agreements
the
turn
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,cheaper
Romania
,the
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,InSlovakia
, Bulgaria
,for
Serbia
and
Macedonia
FYR
with
a
help
of
other
discounts
(Special
offers
and
bilateral
agreement
Serbia
agreement
for
Slovakia
,bilateral
and
Czech
Republic
(Budapest-Brno/Prague
connections),
SparSchiene
for
Poland
(Budapest-Krakow/Warsaw),
bilateral
agreements
for
Romania
and
FYR
Macedonia
CityStar
for
Bulgaria
)b)
Special
offers
(- SparSchiene
) of
Ticket
offers
with
unlimited
number
tickets
perfor
each
departure
- euro),
: so
called
"Excursion
(Tourist)
Ticket"
(inBudapest
Hungarian
Kirándulójegy)
day
validity
period
with 4
Vienna
(33
or
43
additionally
euro
orAustria
49 Bad
euro
including
Vienna
Vienna
city
city
transport
transport
pass),
pass
from
two
days), from
to: called
Graz
Debrecen
to Vienna (39
(39
from
Budapest
to
Linz
(39
Salzburg
(45
),f).rom
Budapest
towith
Bad
Ischl,
Gastein,
Zell
am
See,
Kitzbühel
(69
euro
),
from
Budapest
to
Klagenfurt,
Villach,
Radstadt
(79
euro
Innsbruck,
Jenbach,
Lienz
(89
euro
Croatia
:-from
Budapest
77to
Zagreb
"Zagreb
(29
euro
return
ticket);
-- Montenegro:
Czech
Republic
: sofor
called
"Excursion
(in Hungarian
called Kirándulójeg
yBudapest-Split-Budapest
validity
period
toeuro
Prague
( (Tourtist)
) with 4
day
49
or
59
euro
including
Prague
city
transport
pass);
Budapest
toSpezial"
BrnoTicket'"
(39
euro)
'Montenegro
Spezial'
Budapest-Bar
return
ticket
for
66
euro
Romania
:from
so
called
"Excursion
(Tourtis)
Ticket"
(in
Hungarian
called
Kirándulójegy)
4
day
validity
period
-Budapest
from
Budapest
to
Arad
(21
with
),
Oradea
(21
euro),
from
Budapest
to
Timisoara
(27
euro
Cluj-Napoca
(36
),
Ciuc
Cluj-Napoca
from
(53
Budapest
euro),
(29
Budapest
euro)
to
Targu-Mures
to
Brasov
(43
(55
euro),
euro),
Budapest
Debrecen
to
Sibiu
to
Oradea
(46
euro),
(14
euro),
Budapest
Debrecen
to
Miercurea
towith
Russia
Slovakia,
sleeper,
262,60
Czech
:
from
for
Republic,
double
Budapest
Poland
sleeper
to
Moscow
and
&
294,60
Belarus),
(currently
for
single
"global
a
direct
sleeper)
price"
through
tickets
carriage
(174,90
once
euro
a
for
week
3
bed
via
Slovakia
:
so
called
"Excursion
(Tourtis)
Ticket"
(in
Hungarian
called
Kirándulójegy)
day- validity
period
from
Budapest
to
Tatras
region
(Poprad,
Strba)
36,50
euro
4
Slovenia
from
Budapest
to
Ljubljana
"Ljubljana-Spezial
"
(39
euro
one-way
or
49
euro
return)
Serbia
:euro
from
Budapest
toeuro
Belgrade
"Beograd-Spezial"
(15Sombor,
euro
one-way
or 26 return
euro
return)
"Bacska-Spezial"
&
from
Budapest
(12
euro
to
one-way
Backa
region
20(Backa
euro
return)
Topola,
Vrbas,
Novi
Sad)
- Budapest
Switzerland
:(from
Budapest
toorZurich
(one-way
71,90
euro
orto"Zürich
ticket
141,80
Spezial"
Budapest
to
Basel
), from
"Basel
Spezial",
return
164,80
Bern
(23
Spezial",
return
176,20
euro
Lausanne
(""Bern
Lausanne
Spezial",
return
196,60
euro
),
from
Budapest
to
Geneva
(
"Genf
210,80
Luzern
("
Luzern
Spezial",
return
158,40
euro),
from
to
Montreux
return
125
("Montreux
euro)
Spezial",
return
200,20
euro);
from
Budapest
Chur
("Chur
Spezial",
EURegio
Special
(4
day
validity
ticket):
Austria
(Tatabánya
to
Vienna
and
back
euro
(27,8
euro
with
Vienna
city
to
transport
Vienna
pass)
and
back
26
euro;
from
;Győr
from
Mosonmagyaróvár
to
Vienna
and
back
with
from
Graz
and
back
19
euro
;(23,8
from
to
and
back
27tickets
euro(one-way
)Szombathely
etc.
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offers
with
limited
number
of
per each13departure
advance
required):
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Austria
: from
Budapest
to
Vienna
nd
euro
2 nd (purchase
st
class or 29ineuro
1 st class);
nd
Gyor
to
Vienna
(Vienna
from
one-way
9
2
or
19
nd
euro
1
class
st
);
Nyíregyházá
or
Debrecen
to
Vienna
(one-way
19
euro
2
euro
1
class);
from
Budapest
to
Graz
(
nd
one-way
19
st
2
class
or
35
euro
1
class),
Szombathely
to
Graz
(one-way
9
euro
2
class
or
19
euro
1
class)
Bulgaria
(via
Romania
):
SparNight
couchettes
from
39
euro
&
sleepers
from
54
from
euro)
Budapest
to
Sofia
(seats
from
29
euro,
Germany
: from
Budapest
to
Berlin
and
Dresden
(
SparNight
:
seats
euro;
39
,couchette
sleepers
from
59
euro
);
from
Budapest
to
Munich
nd
(M
uenchen
Spezial/
SparNight
from
29
;seats
couchettes
from
49Dresden
,st
sleepers
from
nd
);
from
Budapest
to
( ( via Vienna (
Dresden
Spezial:
seats
from
29
euro
st
in
2
45
in 69
159
class);
from
Budapest
toHannover
Berlin
Berlin
Spezial:
seats
from
39
class
and
65
euro
in
1bed
class);
from
to
Hamburg,
SparNight
nd
eats
from
39
st
couchette
from
,:sBudapest
3
sleeper
from
79
)+10
for
Budapest-Vienna;
to euro,
Frankfurt,
via
Vienna
(
SparNight
:euro
Budapest-Vienna;
seats
from
39
euro,
from
couchette
from
to Frankfurt/Stuttgart
59
3 bedCologne
sleeper
(
from
79 euro)+10
euro for
SparDay
euro
in
2Budapest
class
and
60/55
euro
infrom
1 Budapest
class)
4/7
Hungary (MAV)
st
Czech
Republic
:from
from19
Budapest
to Praguefrom
( SparDay
nd
euro infrom
st
2 nd
o
nd
ifrom
n 1- 14
st
class
& SparNight
('Metropol'
Budapest
totrain)
Brno
(
euro, couchettes
29 eurofrom
and 19
sleepers
SparDay
euro
in 2seats
class
or 35
eur
49
euro);
from
29
class),
from
Budapest
tofrom
Ostrava
( from
SparDay
from
19
euro
in
279
class
or
34
euro
in
1euro;
class)
Italy
&
couchettes
sleepers
Vienna)
:from
from
from
59
Budapest
seats
euro
&
from
sleepers
to49
Venice
Budapest
euro,
(via
couchettes
to
Vienna)
Verona
euro;from
seats
from
and
69
Budapest
Milan
from
euro
39
(via
& euro,
sleepers
to
Vienna)
Rome,
couchettes
from
seats
Florence,
89
from
from
euro; 39
Bologna
59euro,
euro
&
-- (via
Poland
: from
Budapest
to
Krakow
(79
SparNight
:
seats
from
25
euro,
couchettes
from
35
uro
e
,Pisa
sleepers
from
54
euro
);
from
Budapest
to
Warsaw/Katowice
(
SparNight
seats
from
29
couchettes
from
39
57
);:st
Romania
:
"Fortuna
Tickets"
from
Budapest
to
Timisoara
(seats
from
15
euro),
Brasov,
Sibiu,
Cluj-Napoca,
Targu
Mures,
from
Miercurea
Budapest
(couchettes
to
Ciuc,
from
Bucharest
29
39
euro,
(seats
sleepers
Sighetu
from
29
from
Marmatiei,
euro).
49
59
euro),
euro)
From
Craiova
from
Budapest
Budapest
etc.
(seats
to EuroCity
Sighisoara,
tofrom
Bucharest/Craiova,
19
euro),
Brasov
from
etc.
Sinaia
Slovenia
19
1st
class
: Sighisoara,
from
35
euro Budapest
to euro
Ljubljana
with
direct
daytime
"Citadella"
- seats
2nd
class
-euro,
Switzerland
:
from
Budapest
to
Zurich
nd
(by
'Wiener
Walzer'
euroNight
39
466/467,
from
euro,
59
couchettes
from
euro
from
79
and
euro
)sleepers
or
SparDay
offer
for
daytime
RailJet
train
39
(2
class)
or
59
euro
1
class
c)
Austria
: (MAV<100km
--CityStars
41,7
euro
&
OeBB<100km);
53,7
euro
&
OeBB<100km)
47,7
euro
(MAV>100km<250
& OeBB<100km);
OeBB>100km<400km);
75,6
875,6
euro
OeBB>100km<400km);
(MAV>251km
& OeBB>100km<400km)
81,6
euro
(MAV>100km<250
& 205,6
OeBB>401km);
101,6
euro
113,6
(MAV<100km
euro
OeBB>401km);
&(MAV<100km);
OeBB>401km)
107,6
euro
(MAV>100km<250
&
Germany
(via
Austria):
183,6
without
euro(MAV>251km
(MAV>251km)
use
of
ICE
trains
--&171,6
euro
177,6
euro
(MAV>100km<250);
euro
with
use
of
ICE
trains
--(MAV>251km
193,6
euro
(MAV<100km);
199,6
euro
(MAV>100km<250);
-- (MAV>251km)
Germany
(via
Slovakia
and
Czech
Republic):
euro
(MAV>251km)
without
use
of
ICE
trains
210
euro
(MAV<100km);
216
euro
(MAV>100km<250);
222
(MAV>251km)
with
use
fo
ICE
trains
232
euro
(MAV<100km);
238
euro
(MAV>100km<250);
244
euro
Romania):
122
euro
(MAV<100km);
128
euro
(MAV>100km<250);
134
euro
Bulgaria
(via
Serbia):
(MAV>251km
82
euro
(MAV<100km
&
BDZ<70km)
&
BDZ<70km);
88
euro
(MAV>100km<250
&
BDZ<70km);
94
euro
euro
(MAV>251km
104
euro
(MAV<100km
&
BDZ>71km)
&CFR<400km);
BDZ>71km); 110
euro(MAV>100km<250
(MAV>100km<250
&
BDZ>71km);
116
Romania
:
euro
(MAV>251km
60
euro
(MAV<100km
&
CFR<400km)
&
66
euro
&
CFR<400km);
72
90
&
CFR>401km)
CFR>401km);
96
(MAV>100km<250
&
CFR>401km);
102
Czech
Republic
:
(MAV>251km
61
euro
&
(MAV<100km
CD<100km)
&
CD<100km);
67
euro
(MAV>100km<250
&
CD<100km);
73
euro
CD>100km<300km);
83 euro
euro&&
(MAV>251km
CD>100km<300km);
CD>100km<300km)
89 euro
(MAV>100km<250
&
euro
(MAV>251km
102
euro(MAV<100km
(MAV<100km
&95CD>301km)
CD>301km); &
108
euro
(MAV>100km<250
& CD>301km);
114
Cross-border
to
neighboring
countries: Slovakia
Kosice
Sturovo
return
ticket)
(20
(3,80
(28,50
return
euro);
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(6,50
::from
from
from
2
day
euro);
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Budapest
Miskolc
validity
Budapest
from
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ticket);
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Bratislava
to
to
Nove
from
Nove
return
Szob
Zamky
return
Zamky
(6,50
to
(17,50
return
euro);
Sturovo
return
euro);
(10,50
from
(8,50
return
Budapest
from
euro);
euro);
(1,80
Budapest
from
from
euro,
to
Vac
Poprad
Budapest
2to
day
to
Kosice
Sturovo
return
validity
via
Austria
see
EURegio
Austria
above
-euro
Serbia
Budapest
"Bacska-Spezial"
Northern
Serbia
to
Novi
::fares
from
(see
Sad
Budapest
(23
above)
euro
to
turns
one-way
Subotica
out
to
or5,6
(15,70
be
26,3
cheaper
euro
return).
one-way
when
traveling
NB:
or
18
note
euro
from
that
return);
Budapest
newly
introduced
from
to
Romania
euro;
Salonta
6,1
6,4
from
(one-way
or
Békéscsaba
return
from
9
5,4
euro;
Püspökladány
to
from
Arad
or
return
Mátészalka
(one-way
7,8
to4,20
Oradea
euro);
to
euro
to
from
(Nagyvárad),
Carei
or
Debrecen
return
(Nagykároly)
8,2
one-way
to
euro);
Carei
one-way
from
6,70
(Nagykároly)
Békéscsaba
euro
4,4
euro
or
return
one-way
orto
return
to9,60
Ukraine
to
(one-way
:euro);
2,10
Budapest
euro
or
to
return
Chop
(one-way
euro,
4euro
19,60
day
validity
euro
or
period)
39,10
euro
return);
from
Zahony
It
isChop
also
possible
to
purchase
Rail
Plus
card
in
Hungary
international
ticket
between
almost
all
the (allows
25%
discount
on
any
euroo
pean
countries)
Prices:
<26
and
>60
–euro
15
euro
and
25
euro
for
adults.
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Hungary (MAV)
How to Buy Train Tickets in Hungary:
National (domestic) and many international tickets (including discounted offers) can be
purchased online via MAV website - www. elvira.mav-start.hu (other tickets should be
purchased at the International/Domestic counters, travels agencies (Wasteels etc.) or MAV
ticket machines)
Step-by-step guide on how to purchase ticket via MAV Online Ticket Shop - europetrainsguide
.com/Advice/How-to-Buy-Train-Tickets/Hungary-MAV.html
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Hungary (MAV)
For short trips (e.g. Budapest to Szolnok, Esztergom, Szob etc.) it is possible to purchase
tickets via MAV ticket machines located at all the major train stations
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