Here is how you can travel by boat in spring, summer 2024 in Budapest’s impressive downtown
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Telex.hu, a Hungarian media outlet, inquired whether the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) plans to reestablish the popular Danube boat service this summer.
Scheduled boat trips will not be reestablished
However, Telex.hu received disappointing news. BKK said they will not operate scheduled boats on the Budapest segment of the Danube this spring and summer.
The first year when BKK decided to terminate this popular service was 2021. The reason was the COVID pandemic and the lack of money.
However, the boats were too popular to terminate the service forever. Therefore, the municipal leadership began cooperation with MAHART and announced the Budapest Circle Line commuting every two hours between Margaret Island and the Petőfi Bridge.
In 2023, the season started on 1 May, and you could travel on the boats with your BKK pass.
Only the Budapest Circle Line will be available
The so-called Budapest Circle Line allowed tourists and locals to admire the panorama of Budapest’s downtown, including the iconic Hungarian Parliament, Chain Bridge, and Buda Castle.
The cruise departs from Vigadó Square Pier 6. The first stop is Akadémia 1 Pier, followed by Margaret Island’s Margitsziget Sportuszoda Pier. Then it turns back to the downtown and makes its next stop at Batthány Square, from where the Hungarian Parliament is the most beautiful.
