To travel in Budapest by subway or bus or tram, you will need a pre-purchased ticket which can be bought in ticket booths near the entrance of each subway station. At the airport and larger subway stations there are ticket machines which display instructions in English. They may require exact change, though. A separate single ticket is required for each leg of the trip. If you travel by subway and change lines, it is cheaper to buy a transfer ticket rather than use two single tickets.
by Airpoty Minibus: The Budapest Airport Minibus operation is similar to that of a taxi service i.e. door-to-door, with the difference that on the way to the airport the 8-11-seater minibuses pick up passengers living in one part of the city while shuttles from the airport to the city also take passengers living in roughly the same area. For this reason it is necessary to reckon on a longer transfer time than a taxi. Within Budapest the Minibus charge is for one way: HUF 2300 (approx. 7 EUR), return: HUF 3900 (approx. 11 EUR) and one way with Budapest Card: HUF 1950 (approx. 6 EUR). Bookings should be made at least 24 hours beforehand on (+36 1) 296-8555.
by BKV airport bus: The stop of Airport bus (No. 200) at the airport is on the sidewalk where the building of Terminal 2/A adjoins the building of Terminal 2/B. The final stop of the Airport bus is Railway Station `Kőbánya-Kispest'. This is a small station where each train to Szeged stops, about 10-15 minutes after departure from `Nyugati'. At `Kőbánya-Kispest' you can buy a ticket and can take each of the direct trains to Szeged. The timetable of the Airport bus: from Ferihegy 2 Airport to Railway Station `Kőbánya-Kispest' and from Railway Station `Kőbánya-Kispest' to Ferihegy 2 Airport.
by metro: From Railway Station `Kőbánya-Kispest' you can get to Railway Station `Nyugati' by subway (blue metro line: M3) and take the train to Szeged from there. If you arrive at Railway Station `Déli' by train, then you can take the subway to `Nyugati': first take the red metro line (M2) to `Deák tér', and then the blue line (M3) to `Nyugati'. If you arrive at Railway Station `Keleti' by train, then you can take the subway to `Nyugati': first take the red metro line (M2) to `Deák tér', and then the blue line (M3) to `Nyugati'.
by taxi Suggested only for tough negotiators. Whatever your destination is, fix the price of the whole drive with the driver ahead. A taxi drive between the airport and the railway station `Nyugati' should not cost more than 20 Euros. On the web page bptaxi you find a list with the names and phone numbers of the largest taxi companies in Budapest. If you need to take taxi, we recommend you to choose a company from the list and call it. Most of their dispatchers speak English, not all of them though.
by train All trains from Budapest to Szeged depart from Railway Station `Nyugati'. All trains from Szeged to Budapest arrive at Railway Station `Nyugati'. The trains both from Budapest to Szeged and from Szeged to Budapest depart every hour, and the traveling time is approximately 3 hours. Almost all trains operating between Szeged and Budapest are divide into two parts, a regular and an InterCity (`IC') part. The `IC' part of trains require a supplementary ticket for seat reservation, in addition to a regular train ticket. (All trains have designated carriages for smoking.) Note that you need to pay in Hungarian Forints for a train ticket at the booking-offices.
| Regular part of the train | 2440 HUF (approx. 10 EUR, 2nd class) |
| 3660 HUF (approx. 15 EUR, 1st class) | |
| `IC' part of the train | 2960 HUF (approx. 12 EUR, 2nd class) |
| 4180 HUF (approx. 17 EUR, 1st class) |
by C&T minibus: To see the details click on C&T minibus.
by car: You can reach Szeged on the National Highway no. 5, or on the toll way M5 (map). The cost of using the toll way is approx. 6 Euros (4 day sticker). If you come by car, please be aware of the fact that in most places in the center of Szeged you can park only with a pre-purchased parking ticket, parking time is often limited, and it is difficult to find parking space.
by public transportation: The means of public transportation in town are trams, trolley buses and buses. The same ticket is valid for all of them. Tickets can be bought in advance in Szeged (e.g. at the railway station) or onboard from the driver. In both cases tickets have to be validated onboard. Weekly passes are also available at the ticket booths.
by car: If you drive a car in Szeged, please be aware of the fact that in most places in the center of Szeged you can park only with a pre-purchased parking ticket, parking time is often limited, and it is difficult to find parking space. However, parking in Szeged is free from 17:00 to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and all the time on Saturday and Sunday. Moreover, you can always find a free parking place in a 10-15 minute walking distance from the conference site.
