Hungarian Name Days
Hungarians are really crazy about name days. Especially older people rather celebrate their name days than their birthday which is basically drawing the attention away from their age. You can find big parties going on just like you celebrate your birthday. In Hungary it is tradition that you give a present for somebodys name day or at least some flowers to girls. Nevertheless this is reason enough to give you the list of Hungarian name days by date.
Written in General, HungaryWeather in Budapest
Cold or warm?
The weather in Budapest and Hungary is a normal Middle and Eastern European weather. It has definetly peaks, especially in the winter wich can hurt because it can get down to 20 degrees below zero but that’s really rarely. The average temeperature during winter months is -5 to -10 degrees celsius. In the summer time in Budapest cafes, pubs and bars get out their chairs and tables to serve the guests on the streets or in the backyard. This time is for sure the one when you want to come to Budapest.
Written in GeneralTwin Cities
Partner and friends!
As all cities do, Budapest has many twin or partner cities all over the world. With its 2 million inhabitants Budapest has quite big cities as twin cities e.g. New York City or Berlin. Check out the list of all twin cities of Budapest.
Written in GeneralTrain Stations Budapest
Keleti, Nyugati, Déli
There are three major train stations in Budapest. Déli pályaudvar which is the biggest train station on the Buda site, Nyugati pályaudvar which is the biggest train station and Keleti pályaudvar which is the most frequented train station in Budapest.
For international trains I would start looking at Keleti pályaudvar as there are the most international trains leaving and arriving if you are going to the west. For trains leaving and arriving from the east the Nyugati pályaudvar is the right to look for.
Tourist Offices
Where to go for information!
Of course, most information about Budapest you will get here on BudapestAgent.com but once in the city without mobile device and you need a Budapest map or some information about traveling or whatever you might probably want to see a tourist office near you. So here are adresses of official tourist offices in Budapest. But don’t be shy, Hungarians are friendly people and most probably will help you if you can.
Written in GeneralTaxi in Budapest
Horror trip?
Taxis are the best way to get from A to B in Budapest as they are quite cheap and you don’t have to worry which way to go. Nevertheless there are many taxi companies trying to ripp tourists off and make some extra money. phenomenon which I haven’t seen anywhere else is that the taxi is cheaper if you call it by phone than if you catch it on the street or let the hotel call it. Also pay attention on where the taxi driver is going with you as some try to cheat and take longer ways to earn more money but that is usually not the case. Therefore it is useful to always have the number of your favourite taxi company with you just in case you need a taxi. The companies listed below are all reliable and speak Enlish so you can choose which ever sounds best to you.
Written in GeneralPublic Transport in Budapest
Hév, tram and bus!
If you decide to travel by public transportation in Budapest during your stay the first thing you should do is to get a map of the bus, tram, metro, HÉV network. These are the four major transportation ways in Budapest. Usually you get the maps on any big square like Deak Ferenc tér, Oktogon, Moskva tér and so on. But also on the train stations and at the Budapest airport. There you get tickets as well. You can choose between single tickets and weekend tickets or if you stay longer it would be good to get ticket for a complete month.
Written in GeneralHungarian National Holidays
Celebration and fireworks!
Many of the national holidays in Hungary are the same as in other countries such as Easter, New Years Eve or Christmas. Of course there are some differences but mostly they are similar. One thing here in Hungary that differs and was new to me since we don’t have this rule in Germany is that bank holidays have to be compensated on another day. Means if the public holiday is on a tuesday and you get the monday off it is very likely (most of the time even regulated by the law) that you have to work the following saturday and have only sunday off that weekend. A rule which I don’t really like but OK.
Anyways, here are the public holidays in Hungary.
Written in General, HungaryEmbassies
Your country in Budapest!
If you need a new Visa, have a passport problem or anything else that is related to your country and needs official attention than you will find here the embassies in Budapest of the countries where most of the visitors come from. Are you missing your embassy or know another address than drop me an email.
Written in General, HungaryBudapest Card
Advantage for visitors!
The Budapest Card is a product of the Budapest tourist office and was invented in 1997. The card offers more than 100 reduced services. The validation of the Budapest Card is either 48 or 72 hours and costs 5200 HUF or 6500 HUF.
Major reduced services are:
Written in Finance & Business, GeneralCar Parking in Budapest
Where to park and how to pay!
The Budapest Car parking situation is as difficult as in all other major cities as well. On the street in Budapest you will not find a parking place for your car unless you are very lucky. The other possibility for car parking in Budapest is to go into a parking garage. Car parking here costs around 200 to 300 Forint per hour which is quiet cheap compared to other cities. Of course the price depends on the location of the parking garage. In general car parking in Budapest is a bit better than in other cities but not much less of a hassle.
Written in GeneralEmergency Calls
Just in case…
I really hope you will never need one of these services but just in case it is good to have them. In case of emergency you should write down the following number for help. You can find here the numbers of the police, fire fighters, the ambulance and the Hungarian Car Club which helps you if you have trouble with your car. The general number of emergency is 112.
Written in GeneralFirst words in Hungarian
Tessek?
Hungarian is a very difficult language so what you definetly need is a teacher or a language school guiding you through the first weeks of your learning process since the logic behind the language is nearly impossible to understand. Nevertheless with a few words in Hungarian, e.g. ordering your beer, will amaze Hungarians.
Written in Education, GeneralBudapest Map
Find the right place
This Budapest map is provided by Google maps to see the map in a bigger scale or to see a Hungary map please visit the Google Maps website. Further we have listed below some good Budapest maps.
Written in GeneralBudapest Airport Transfer
Transfer to Budapest!
The Budapest airport is located around 16km in the east of Budapest along the main road 4. Here you can find out which transfer is the best for you after your flight to Budapest. There are four major ways to get to the airport. The transfer is recommended by Budapest Airport Minibusby, Metro and Bus, by Taxi or by Car.
Budapest Airport
Ferihegy 1 & 2!
Budapest airport or in national language “Ferihegy” is seperated in two terminals which basically devide the low cost airlines from the charter flights. Terminal one which was a long time shut down got rebuild a couple years ago due to the mass of low cost airlines who arose in the last years. A good investment because nowadays the Budapest airport is on a high standard even though it is quiet small compared to other airports in Europe. Terminal two which was the regular airport is still in a not very nice shape. Devided in two parts (a and b) big airlines like BA, Malév or Lufthansa arrive and depart here.
Written in GeneralFlight to Budapest
Prices, airlines, airports!
A flight to Budapest is nowadays quite cheap due to the fact that low cost airlines discovered Hungary as an attractive destination. The history, the beauty of the city, the nightlife, cheap beer prices and much more made Budapest one of the most attracting destinations in Central Eastern Europe for yound and old travellers from all over the world. No matter if for sightseeing, recreation in one of Budapests baths or for a Stag Weekend Budapest is worth a trip.
Budapest Picture
A picture says more than thousand words!
It is very difficult to find THE one picture of Budapest. Therefore we selected some really nice ones to give you an impression on what Budapest looks like. The pictures of Budapest just give you a sneak preview to see and feel the real beauty of the city you need to come around and make yourself a picture of Budapest.
Written in GeneralBudapest Information
You should know so we will tell!
Budapestagent.com provides you with useful insider information about Budapest. We try to bring you as many details and insider tips as possible to make your trip or stay in Budapest as easy as possible so you can enjoy the time while visiting this city.
Written in GeneralBudapest Metro
The Metro in Budapest is the fastest way to travel through the city. There are three different Metro lines going through Budapest.
M1 (yellow line) is going from Mexikói ut in the north east of Budapest to Vörösmarty tér in the center of the City.
M2 (red line) is going from Déli pu (west train station) on the Buda side to Örs vezér tér in the eastern part of Budapest.
M3 (blue line) is going from Újpest központ in northern Budapest to Köbánya Kispest in the south of Budapest.
All Metros are running between 4.30 and 23.30 o’clock
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