Easter, spring break, time change: public transport timetable changes in Budapest and Hungary

During the Easter spring break, MÁV, Volán and BKK services will not run according to the usual timetables. There will be bank holiday, public holiday and school holiday timetables, but you should also be aware of changes due to the clock change.

Public transport changes during Easter

During the Easter period and the following spring break, public transport timetables will change. Additionally, some services will also be affected by the turning of the clock, vg.hu reports.

MÁV

Photo: FB/MÁV

The Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) will experience the least disruption, with Saturday and Sunday operating on a public holiday schedule and Easter Monday on a Sunday schedule. The spring school holidays will not bring any changes to the usual timetable.

Volán

Photo: FB/Volánbusz

For Volánbusz, the change in timetable is more tricky, with bus services on Saturday running according to the timetable for Sunday, 31 March (Easter Sunday) running according to a public holiday and 1 April (Easter Monday) according to the timetable for the public holiday preceding the first school holiday of the week.

Full and detailed information on the festive timetable can be found HERE.

BKK

Tram and bus on Budapest’s Blaha Lujza Square. Photo: facebook.com/bkkbudapest

BKK’s timetable will be changed so that on 31 March and 1 April, there will be a public holiday timetable, and after that a school holiday timetable until 5 April.

Due to the change of time, most services will remain unchanged, but you should check the timetable for departures before 2 and after 3 AM on Sunday, 31 March. During this period, it is expected that public displays will not be in operation between 2 and 4 AM. However, it is worth noting that some services will be affected by the time change during the journey and their timetables will be adjusted accordingly.

BKK asks its customers to check the timetable changes on the BKK website.

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