Here is the easiest way to get to F1 Hungarian Grand Prix from Budapest

According to the Hungarian public media, the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix organised at Mogyoród’s Hungaroring, located near the small city close to Budapest, will modify the capital’s public transport significantly due to the many tourists expected to participate in the event.

According to hirado.hu, the best options one may choose are the extended train route offered by the Gödöllői HÉV (suburban railway line H8) and the buses free of charge provided by the Volánbusz Ltd., based on a statement of Mávinform. One should use the aforementioned means of public transport instead of jumping into a car or sharing one.

HÉV nr H8 commutes between Budapest’s Örs vezér Square (which is reachable with metro line M2) and Kerepes. From Kerepes, you may travel with buses free of charge provided by Hungary’s state-owned bus company, Volánbusz. These buses will take you to Gate 3 of the Hungaroring.

Furthermore, at the end of race days, the buses will travel back to Gödöllő. From there, you can take the KISS and double FLIRT trains of MÁV-START, which begin the journey back to Budapest every 15th minute. Moreover, they come to the Keleti Railway Station, in the city’s heart. The statement highlighted that you may also take buses from Gödöllő, but their capacity is limited.

HÉV will commute between Mogyoród and Örs vezér Square frequently. The follow-up time will only be 10-15 minutes. Furthermore, all trains will have six carriages between Friday and Sunday.

Details about the newly-introduced Hungaroring ticket

Moreover, the MÁV-Volán Group introduced a new Hungaroring ticket in cooperation with BKK, Budapest’s transport company. The price for that is only HUF 750 (EUR 2), and it is valid for one journey either from Budapest to the Hungaroring or from the Hungaroring to Budapest in the direction indicated on the ticket, without trip interruption and return. The return ticket costs HUF 1,500 (EUR 4). Additional rules about using and buying a Hungaroring ticket can be found HERE.

Tickets can be purchased from 14 to 23 July 2023. When buying a ticket, you must specify four hours – this must be the period in which you wish to travel. The start of the ticket validity period can only fall within the period 21-23 July 2023. The ticket does not need to be validated in any other way. The ticket must be presented at the time of inspection and handed over at the request of the ticket inspector.

Refund rule: tickets purchased from BKK but not used before the start of the validity period can be refunded for a handling fee at BKK ticket offices and customer service centres. We wrote HERE about how much a taxi ride will cost from Budapest to the Hungaroring.