Hungary’s favourite direct train to the Croatian coast will be back this summer

For many years, MÁV’s night train to the Croatian coast, the Adria InterCity, has been enjoying enormous popularity. In 2022, it was even voted one of Europe’s 10 best rail journeys by The Guardian. The train connecting the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and the sunny Split will depart three times a week this year. Here are the details concerning the direct train.

Growing popularity

According to the MÁV PLC Communications Directorate, despite the pandemic situation, the railway company welcomed 5,500 passengers on board the Adria InterCity in 2021. In 2022, the number of passengers choosing the direct rail journey between Budapest and Split doubled, with 11,900 travellers. It is only natural that this number grew even more in 2023. Last year, more than 13,000 people travelled by train to the sunny Croatian coast.

The Adria InterCity train invites you on a journey to the centre of Split, just a stone’s throw away from the Old Town and the port. The train journey is 789 kilometres, but do not let that scare you! You can sleep, thus your travel will be peaceful and not tiring at all. For even more comfort, all carriages are equipped with AC and the cabins have power sockets. This year, the train will operate between the 18th of June and the 30th of September.

From Budapest to Croatia

The Adria InterCity departs from Budapest every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, and from Split every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The train departs from Keleti Railway Station at 6.45 PM, after the journey along the southern shore of Lake Balaton, it passes the Dinaric Mountains and finally arrives in Split at 9.49 AM. The return train from Split departs at 5.54 PM, arriving in Budapest at 9.35 AM the following day.