Attention: 10,000 people paralyse Budapest this weekend

The 38th Wizz Air half-marathon will be held in Budapest on September 10. Closures and traffic restrictions are to be expected in the capital.

The 38th Wizz Air half-marathon

If you are not running the Wizz Air Budapest half-marathon on Sunday, September 10, you should avoid the capital, napi.hu advises. The start and finish area will be at the Pázmány Péter promenade. More than 10,000 people entered the 38th event, said Árpád Kocsis, competition director.

6,300 runners applied for the 21.1-kilometer individual half-marathon, of which 1,170 are preparing for their first half-marathon. In this race, every fourth competitor will be a foreigner. The 2,100 foreign competitors are arriving fo Budapest from 94 countries.

Most of them come from Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Israel. 60 percent of the domestic competitors start from 750 Hungarian settlements, said the race director.

Traffic changes in Budapest on the weekend

The Pázmány Péter promenade will be closed from 8 AM on Saturday to 9 PM on Sunday.

The following areas of Budapest will be closed on Sunday:

• The entire length of the lower quay in Buda between 6 AM and 1 PM, and the lower quay in Pest between 7 AM and 2.30 PM (also closed to pedestrians).
• Árpád fejedelem Road between 8 AM and 9.40 AM.
• Műegyetem Quay between 8.20 AM and 2 PM.
• Újpest Quay between 8.30 AM and 10.30 AM.
• Szabadság (Liberty) Bridge and Szent Gellért Square between 9 AM and 2 PM.

Also, expect lane closures on the Buda side of the Árpád Bridge from 8.30 AM to 10 AM, and on the Buda side of the Margit Bridge from 8.30 AM to 10.15 AM. Prepare for closure between 12 and 1 PM in Fő Street at Clark Ádám Square, Jégverem Street, Bem Quay at Halász Street, Clark Ádám Square, Chain Bridge and Eötvös Square.

Tavasz Street will be closed between 8.20 AM and 9.45 AM, and Margaret Island central road from 8.30 AM to 10.10 AM.

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