Considerable changes in Budapest’s public transport from today

The Budapest Transport Company (BKK) announced that from 1 April, five types of tickets and passes would discontinue because of the lack of interest. Furthermore, the price for Budapest’s airport shuttle bus (100E) goes higher, which is the second time BKK increased it in just 10 months. Meanwhile, Budapest’s famous rack railway is in operation again, but the capital’s scenic metro line M1 will not serve passengers on two weekends in April.

Public transport in Budapest significantly changes

According to ripost.hu, BKK said they would terminate five types of tickets and passes from today. We will no longer buy a 5/30 BKK travelcard, seven-day Budapest-travelcard, short section metro ticket for up to three stops, transfer ticket, and Budapest-pass 1-week supplement. The company said these ticket and travelcard types were not popular among passengers.

Furthermore, the ticket price for Budapest’s airport shuttle 100E will increase considerably from HUF 1,500 to HUF 2,200 (EUR 5.8). That is the second time BKK raised that fee in only ten months period. Moreover, Budapest’s rack railway returned to service today, and BKK promised it would commute more silently and reliably thanks to its renewed railway line. Based on the plans, during the summer an open nostalgia rack railway will commute between the Városmajor and the Széchenyi-hegy stops.