All you need to know about the cruising season at Lake Balaton

Well into the cruising season at Lake Balaton and in regards to the rapidly approaching warm weather Bahart, the Lake Balaton Shipping company has announced that there would be several new routes connecting the lakeshore towns not only on weekends but also on weekdays.

This year marks the 176th shipping season at Lake Balaton. The opening ceremony took place at Balatonfüred in April where the Saint Nicholas ship sailed out. And now, a month later Bahart announced the new itineraries of routes in the eastern basin: instead of the usual Siófok – Balatonfüred – Tihany route, direct routes will be launched between Siófok – Balatonfüred, and Siófok – Tihany, thanks to which passengers will be able to reach their destination faster and more conveniently, likeBalaton writes. This means passengers can count on 9 cruises on weekdays and 10 cruises on the weekend between Siófok and the northern shore.  

More about the schedule HERE.

Renovation of the existing fleet is an ongoing project as well. Some current ships under renovation are the Szigliget ship, the Badacsony catamaran, the Szántód ship, and the Tünde nostalgia ship, which is being prepared for its 95th birthday.

They also take environmental upgrades seriously, and with that, they are adding new, more modern ferries and catamarans to the fleet.