Travel to and around Hungary and Lake Balaton

Getting There

It takes around 2 to 2 and 1/2 hrs by plane from the UK there are several low cost airlines as listed below.

To Budapest Airport

The airport (Ferihegy) is around 25km to the south east of the city centre

• www.Jet2.com fly from Manchester
• www.Easyjet.com fly from Gatwick and Luton
• www.AerLingus.com fly from Belfast
• www.WizzAir.com fly from Luton
• www.Ryanair.com fly from Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool, Belfast and Prestwich (Glasgow)
  (Also fly from Stansted to Balaton - see below)
• Malev and British Airways fly from Heathrow and Gatwick

All low cost airlines now fly into Terminal 1 at Ferihegy

Balaton Airport

The Lake Balaton airport is approx 15km southwest of Keszthely to the west of Lake Balaton.

www.Ryanair.com fly from Stansted three times per week.

Veszprem Airport

New airport at Veszprem - No details available as yet but the airport is expected to be operational during 2009

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Public Transport

There are Bus taxi from all airports to the Balaton area. - www.busexpress.hu

A new train service now connects the airport with Nyugati train station (also on Metro M3) in central Budapest, very importantly this train station is located only 100 metres on the left as you exit terminal of the airport.

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Getting Around

Generally speaking and compared to the UK, Hungarian roads are very quiet with good road signage.

Bus service across Hungary - www.volanbusz.hu

Train services throughout Hungary - www.elvira.hu

Local bus service www.menetrendek.hu

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Car Hire

www.arguscarhire.com - approx £120 for a 7 day hire of a small economy car.

Also

www.carrentals.co.uk

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Budapest

We suggest you spend some time visiting the beautiful capital city and we can recommend the Ibis Centrum Hotel - www.accor-pannonia.hu

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