Budapest Airport Express 100E will be cheaper, but Budapest ticket prices may increase
The 100E Budapest Airport Express bus is highly popular among passengers coming to Budapest Airport and aiming to get to downtown, and those heading to the airport from their downtown hotel or Airbnb. The Budapest Municipal Council would like to introduce reforms regarding the express bus: they would like to reduce ticket prices for passholders and extend its route by a new station. However, the modification would require operating more buses on the route. Therefore, the municipal council plans to increase ticket prices. Another disadvantage is that the buses on the route will probably be more crowded.
Budapest Airport Express 100E will be cheaper
Details emerged about a possible ticket price increase after the Monday sitting of the Climate Protection, Transport and Urban Development Committee. The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) presented its plans for a moderate, approximately 5-13% (depending on the ticket type) price rise concerning all ticket types. The modification would not concern passholders but would mean the price increase of the following tickets:
- single ticket: from HUF 450 to HUF 500 (EUR 1.25),
- onboard ticket: from HUF 600 to HUF 700 (EUR 1.75),
- block of 10 tickets: from HUF 4,000 to HUF 4,500 (EUR 11.26),
- 30-minute ticket: from HUF 530 to HUF 600 (EUR 1.5),
- 90-minute ticket: from HUF 750 to HUF 850 (EUR 2.13),
- Budapest 24-hour ticket: from HUF 2,500 to HUF 2,750 (EUR 6.88),
- Budapest 72-hour ticket: from HUF 5,500 to HUF 5,750 (EUR 14.4).
The proposal would mean HUF 880 million (EUR 2.2 million) extra for the BKK budget. In return, the 100E could be used by Budapest passholders for only HUF 900 (EUR 2.25) and its route would be extended to include the Nyugati railway station, but it would continue to stop at Kálvin and Deák Ferenc squares in the downtown. However, the ticket for the 100E bus will cost more: you will have to pay HUF 2,500 (EUR 6.26, the current price is HUF 2,200) for the ticket provided the municipal council accepts the proposal and you don’t have a Budapest pass, Telex reported.
35% passenger number increase on 100E
According to Budflyer, traffic on 100E will increase by 15%, and the line will reach the end of its capacities. If the municipal council accepts lower ticket prices for passholders, the number of passengers will increase by another 20%, which would require new buses on the route. According to BKK, 11 buses would satisfy the needs. However, since they have no extra capacities, those vehicles must be diverted from other routes. BKK may acquire the new buses only by the end of 2026.
Budflyer noted that the 100E route extension and the 35% increase in the passenger number would increase BKK expenditures by HUF 1.4 billion (EUR 3.5 million).
Metro will commute longer, especially at the weekends
Dávid Vitézy, the leader of the Podmaniczky group in the Budapest municipal council, made another crucial proposal concerning Budapest traffic, which the committee accepted. At the weekends, Budapest’s underground system will operate until 1 AM, while on the weekdays, the metros will carry passengers until midnight. Of course, the committee’s green light does not mean the municipal council will accept the modifications. The next session of the Budapest Municipal Council is expected to be held at the end of March.
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