Practical information

Getting there

The symposium will be held in building A, at the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University (Múzeum krt. 4, district 8, postal code 1088). It is located in the centre of Budapest, close to Hotel Astoria and the metro station Astoria. Major sights of the inner city and the river Danube are all within walking distance.

By plane

All international flights arrive at the Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

Homepage: http://www.bud.hu/english
Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Ferenc_Liszt_International_Airport

You have the following options from there:

Airport Shuttle Service

These are minibuses that carry a few passengers to their precise destinations for a price up from HUF 1900 (€6), depending on the number of passengers and the destination. You can book online, or in person at the MiniBud counter at the arrival area.

Homepage: https://www.minibud.hu/en

Taxi

The prices for taxis are fixed (as long as you take the registered, yellow taxis). A ride to the inner city is approximately HUF 6500 (€21), depending on traffic conditions and the destination.

For details, see http://www.bud.hu/english/passengers/access_and_parking/by_taxi

Public transport

Please mind that the journey is of approximately one hour, and you have to change lines twice.
Take bus line no. 200E, all the way to its terminal at Kőbánya-Kispest.
Change to metro line no. 3 (this is its terminus), to station Deák Ferenc tér.
Change to metro line no. 2, direction Örs vezér tere. The very next station is Astoria.
You will have to purchase two tickets per person, and validate the first on the bus, and the second when entering the metro area (it will cover both metro rides). Tickets (including day passes) for the public transport can be purchased at the newspaper stand or at the ticket vending machine at the arrival area. The two tickets will cost HUF 700 (€2.25).

Homepage of the Centre for Budapest Transport: http://www.bkk.hu/en/main-page/news/

By train

All international trains (with a very few exceptions) arrive at the Eastern Railway Station (Keleti pályudvar or, abbreviated, Keleti pu.)

Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Keleti_railway_station

You have the following options from there:

Public transport

Take metro line no. 2, direction Déli pályaudvar / Déli pu. The second station is Astoria.
You will have to purchase one ticket per person, and validate when entering the metro area. Tickets (including day passes) can be purchased at several ticket vending machines at the station and the metro entrance. The ticket will cost HUF 350 (€1.13).

Homepage of the Centre for Budapest Transport: http://www.bkk.hu/en/main-page/news/

Taxi

The prices for taxis are fixed (as long as you take the registered, yellow taxis). The kilometre fare is HUF 280 (€0.90), in addition to the start fee of HUF 450 (€1.45).

By car

Please contact us if you plan to arrive by car, and indicate your licence plate number, so we can arrange a free parking permit on the campus for you. Outside the campus, on weekdays parking is limited to 3 or 4 hours, with a fee up to HUF 440 (€1.42), both depending on the exact location. The fee can be paid at the machines lining the streets (the ticket printed by the machine is to be placed behind the windshield).

If you have GPS satellite navigation in your car, simply enter the address: Budapest, district 8 (postal code 1088), Múzeum krt. 4.

Otherwise, if you arrive from Bratislava or Vienna on motorway M1, simply follow the signs “Centrum / Erzsébet híd”. These will navigate you to the Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd). Cross the Danube, and drive straight on. The first large crossing (approximately 500 m from the Danube) is Astoria.

You have to pay a toll in the form of an e-vignette on all motorways, a ten days pass will cost HUF 2975 (€9.56). Though it is sold at all fuel stations along the motorways, you should purchase one right at the border, or at several sales points in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, or Slovakia.

Details: http://toll-charge.hu/ (also in other languages, see the links there)

Getting around

Public transport

The Centre for Budapest Transport operates 4 metro (subway train) lines, 264 bus lines, 40 night bus lines, 33 tram lines, 5 suburban train lines, 4 boat lines, and a public bicycle network (1150 bicycles, 98 docking stations). A ticket will cost HUF 350 (€1.13), although the purchase of a day pass or a Budapest card offers several advantages. Tickets and passes can be purchased at vending machines that are located throughout the city. Homepage: http://www.bkk.hu/en/main-page/news/

The Budapest card offers unlimited rides for the purchased period (24, 48, or 72 hours), free entrance to 10 major museums, and several discounts (for dining, thermal baths, etc.). (Unfortunately, the Museum of Fine Arts, housing, among others, the Egyptian Collection, is presently closed due to renovation.) See https://budapest-card.com/en

Taxi

The prices for taxis are fixed (as long as you take the registered, yellow taxis). The kilometre fare is HUF 280 (€0.90), in addition to the start fee of HUF 450 (€1.45).

Car

Driving in Budapest can be tricky (it is infamously the city where you can never turn left), and the use of GPS satellite navigation is recommended. In the inner city, on weekdays parking is limited to 3 or 4 hours, with a fee up to HUF 440 (€1.42), both depending on the exact location. The fee can be paid at the machines lining the streets (the ticket printed by the machine is to be placed behind the windshield).

Sightseeing

You may explore Budapest on your own, or choose from one of the guided bus tours that operate in the city: