Here is how to get to Sziget Festival: BKK to help festivalgoers

The Budapest Transport Centre, BKK, recommends using public transport to get to Sziget Festival again this year. Here are some changes BKK will implement to help those going to one of Europe’s biggest festivals this year.

Use H5 HÉV to Sziget Festival

H5 HÉV. Source: bkk.hu

Just like in previous years, from 11 to 16 August, H5 HÉV trains will run more frequently and around the clock between Batthyány Square and Aquincum. In addition, night services around the festival area will have a higher capacity than usual. The H5 HÉV timetable is available on the BKK website.

BKK will also be present on site: at the Filatorigát stop of the H5 HÉV, the company will operate a temporary ticket sales point. Visitors can also find useful information on the BKK website. The Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card is also available at several BKK Customer Centres, which offers free public transport in the capital, BKK reports.

Attention: pedestrian routes change

The organisers remind festivalgoers that the pedestrian routes have changed compared to previous years: pedestrians and cyclists are not allowed to enter Sziget at the H-híd (Hajógyári híd, Hajógyári bridge) entrance near the HÉV Szentlélek Square stop. If you are arriving by HÉV, you should get off at Filatorigát, from where you can walk to the main entrance of Sziget at the K-híd (K-bridge).

To make it easier for people arriving at the festival to find their way around, BKK has a website in Hungarian and English, where all the important information can be easily found.

Higher capacity buses, police to help those attending Sziget Festival

During Sziget, night buses in the area will run at higher capacity than usual, using articulated vehicles instead of solo ones, to ensure a comfortable journey for visitors. The railway company is paying special attention to the safety of passengers travelling by HÉV, with police officers at busy stations and stops to help them find their way around.

This year, visitors will again be able to purchase tickets for public transport at the temporary BKK ticket sales point at Filatorigát HÉV station, where BKK staff will also be on hand to provide passenger information. The company recommends digital tickets in addition to paper products: in the BudapestGO app, festivalgoers can easily plan their public transport trips in addition to buying their tickets. All functions of the app are available in English as well as Hungarian.

Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card

BKK will again this year sell the Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card, a wristband for free public transport throughout the capital, which allows visitors to get additional types of discounts as well. The CityPass can be purchased at the temporary ticket sales point at Filatorigát station, at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport Terminal 2A and 2B as well as at the BKK Customer Service Centres located at Keleti railway station (Baross Square) and Deák Ferenc Square.

HERE you can find more information about the Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card and here is a video teaser:

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