Budapest Franz Liszt International Airport (BUD)
Overview
Located 10 miles (16km) east of Hungary's capital city, Budapest Franz Liszt International Airport (BUD) is the largest of Hungary's five international airports. Renamed in 2011 for the famous Hungarian composer on the 200th anniversary of his birth, the airport is still popularly known as Budapest Ferihegy International Airport.
The airport is an important hub in Eastern Europe, and flights to Budapest International are available from destinations all over the globe. The airport is known for its efficiency, and is infamous for the unfriendliness of its staff: if you want fast processing times and short queues, you'll love the airport; if you want a smiling, conversation-filled introduction to Hungary, you'll be left disappointed. The highlight of the airport is its new SkyCourt area, providing a good selection of shops and food and beverage outlets, as well as free wi-fi internet access. Plans are underway at Budapest Ferihegy for a brand-new business park and hotel with conference facilities.
Location
The airport is located 10 miles (16km) south east of Budapest.
Getting to the city
The nearby Western Railway Station is walkable from terminal 1, or using bus #200 from terminal 2, where railway tickets can also be bought between 9am and 10pm for 300Ft. Travel time is 30 minutes to the city centre. An airport bus #93 leaves for the Köbánya-Kispest metro terminal from terminals 1 and 2 and costs 350Ft on the bus, previously purchased tickets are 250Ft.
There is an airport minibus service that takes passengers to any destination in the city as soon as the bus is full.
Tickets can be purchased in the Arrivals Hall at the Airport Minibus counter or at
Tel: +36 (0)1 296 8555 and costs 2600Ft.
Taxis can be reserved at Tel: +36 (0)1 365 5555 or at the arrivals terminal. Fares are metered but can't exceed prices according to city zones and range between 1500Ft and 5000Ft. A high speed road connects the airport to the city in 20 minutes.
Time
GMT +1 (GMT +2 between the last Sunday in March and the Saturday before the last Sunday in October).
Contacts
Tel: +36 (0)1 296 9696.
Car rental
Car rental companies include Avis, Budget, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar and Airport Rent-a-Car.
Airport Taxis
Taxis can be reserved at Tel: +36 (0)1 365 5555 or at the arrivals terminal. Fares are metered but can't exceed prices according to city zones. A high speed road connects to the airport to the city in 20 minutes.
Transfer between terminals
Terminal 2A (Schengen destinations) and 2B (non-Schengen destinations) are close enough to be accessible by foot, there is a covered walkway between these two terminals. For transfers between Terminal 1 and 2, the easiest way is with Budapest Airport Minibusz (BAM) which operates a shuttle costing 700Ft. Taxis are also available and the #93 bus may also be used.
Facilities
Facilities include ATMs, bureaux de change, left luggage, first aid, duty-free shops, childcare, post office, chapel, restaurants, tourist information and hotel reservations. There are facilities for disabled passengers and wheelchairs are available from the airport help desks; travellers with special needs are advised to contact their airline or travel agent in advance. A short walk from Terminal 2 there is an open-air aircraft museum.
Parking
There are dedicated parking structures for each terminal, offering express, short-term and long-term parking options. Express parking allows 5 free minutes if you just need to pick up or drop off a passenger. From there, prices escalate to HUF 300 for 15 minutes and HUF 1,200 for an hour, with a daily maximum charge of HUF 9,000. The Long-stay parking lot charges HUF 3,000 for the first day.
Departure Tax
Included in the airfare.
Website
www.bud.hu/english
Airlines
You can get flights to Budapest Ferihegy International Airport on most major airlines, including international and regional European carriers. Airlines flying to Budapest include Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air France, Air Malta, Alitalia, American Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta, easyJet, EgyptAir, Finnair, Jet2.com, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Swiss International, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air.
Free wi-fi internet access is available in Terminal 1 and in the SkyCourt area.
Business Lounges
The Malev, Cirrus, and Millenium Lounges offer business services, including phones, photocopy and fax machines, computer terminals and even interpreters. There are two meeting rooms in Terminal 2B, that can accommodate six and 40 delegates respectively.
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