Light trains, trams, buses on the roads from today: here is everything you should know – UPDATED

Decorated trains and buses have started to run on the streets of Budapest and other Hungarian towns from today. MÁV-HÉV, MÁV and Volánbusz, the state railways and bus companies will all begin to operate such vehicles. Let us show you the details and how you may travel with them below.

According to Helló Magyar, you may travel with MÁV-HÉV’s unique nostalgia train this weekend in the early evening hours on the line of H5 (Szentendre) HÉV. You will not have to pay more for travelling on it, ordinary passes and tickets will allow you to do so. Furthermore, it will stop at each stop of the line.

On 6 December (next Wednesday), it will commute as Santa HÉV thrice in the afternoon. There will be an event with Santa Claus, singing reindeers and presents. You will have to buy a ticket to take part. It will cost HUF 3,000 (EUR 8). HERE you may check out some photos of the Santa HÉV. It looks astonishing despite the outdated train.

The Santa HÉV will commute from Szentendre to Budapest’s Batthyány Square at 2.34 and 5.49 PM, and it will carry passengers back to Szentendre at 3.47 PM. HERE you may find more information about how to buy your ticket. Since it is a private route, there will be no discounts.

And some photos taken last December:

Decorated buses, Lake Balaton and international trains

On 6 December, Volánbusz, Hungary’s state-owned bus transport company, will also wait for kids and adults mad for retro. One of the oldest Hungarian buses, the 70-year-old Nejlon Piroska, will carry passengers to Budapest Airport and back. Furthermore, it will shine in holiday decorations between 2 and 23 December.

You may travel on 2, 9, 16 and 23 December from 2 PM with it to Budapest Aeropark, the aviation museum of the Ferenc Liszt International Airport. There, you can enjoy a tour while drinking hot chocolate.