Attention: Major Danube bridge in Budapest to be closed all weekend, traffic diversions in place

One of the most important Danube bridges in Budapest, the Szabadság Bridge, will be closed from Friday evening until midnight on Sunday. The occasion is the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the accession to the European Union. There will be changes in road and public transport services due to the closure, Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) said.

Major Danube bridge to be closed

One of the most important Danube bridges, the Liberty Bridge.
Source: Wikimedia Commons / Christo

On Friday 3 May, from 18:00 to midnight on Sunday 5 May, the Szabadság Bridge will be closed, as well as Fővám Square and Közraktár Street between Bakáts Street and Fővám Square in the evenings, Pénzcentrum reports, based on BKK.

On the Pest side, trams no. 47, 48 and 49 will be replaced by metros no. 3 and 4 and buses no. 9 and 72, while between Pest and Buda, metro no. 4, and buses no. 7 and 133E will be available.

Due to the closure of the Danube bridge, it is not possible to drive from Veres Pálné Street to Vámház Boulevard, instead the Belgrade quay can be reached via Só Street, and from there it is possible to drive back to Vámház Boulevard, except in the evening.

Traffic diversions

The Great Market Hall at Fővám Square.
Photo: Daily News Hungary

BKK announced that every evening (from 21:00 on Friday, and from 19:30 to 24:00 on Saturday and Sunday), the Vámház Boulevard will be closed from Fővám Square to Lónyay Street. During this period, it will only be possible to proceed from Belgrade quay and Salkaházi Sára quay towards Havas Street.

From the Vámház Boulevard-Lónyay Street junction, it will not be possible to turn onto Vámház Boulevard towards the Liberty Bridge.

In Közraktár Street, those arriving from Boráros Square will be directed via Bakáts Street to Lónyay Street. In Közraktár Street, on the section between Fővám Square and Bakáts Street, traffic will also be allowed to go towards the Salkaházi Sára quay and towards Boráros Square.

In the evenings, tourist buses will not be able to use the diversion roads around Fővám Square. Buses arriving from Boráros Square will only be able to continue on the Bakáts Street-Lónyay Street route. Several tram and bus services will also operate on modified routes, BKK added.

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