BREAKING – Budapest airport shuttle to be much cheaper and will touch a new downtown station
Based on a recently published statement of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), the Budapest airport shuttle 100E will become cheaper for pass-holders, and a new downtown station will be included in its route because of the possibly increasing number of passengers.
Budapest airport shuttle will be much cheaper
According to Telex, Budapest pass-holders could travel with the 100E Budapest Airport shuttle for a much lower price than its current cost. The original proposal came from Dávid Vitézy, a former mayoral candidate backed by Fidesz and the current leader of the Podmaniczky group in the Budapest Municipal Council. BKK now wrote that their plan was to introduce a discounted HUF 900 (EUR 2.24) ticket for Budapest pass-holders. That would mean a significant price reduction since now you have to pay HUF 2,200 (EUR 5.5) regardless of whether you have a Budapest pass or not.
BKK believes that the increasing passenger traffic at the airport and the growing passenger number after the introduction of the new discounted ticket will generate a +35% utilisation of the 100E buses. Therefore, the Deák Square-Budapest Airport route will require an extension. The line’s new station will be the Nyugati railway station, BKK said.
Budapest committee to discuss the proposal
The BKK is prepared to present its analyses and proposals on this matter to the transport committee of the Hungarian capital.
Dávid Vitézy, the Chair of the Committee for Transport, welcomed BKK’s proposal in a recently published Facebook post. He wrote that the new price for Budapest pass-holders would mean returning to the price residents had to pay 7 years ago. Vitézy added that the line’s extension would mean better service to Budapest Airport for the residents of the Buda hills and the settlements on the Esztergom and Vác lines.
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