Significant delays and cancellations concerning international trains in Hungary

The amount of snow falling in the last few days was so huge that many international trains commute with significant delays in Hungary. Fortunately, we cannot blame the Hungarian State Railways for the situation. The international trains were delayed because of the heavy snowfall in Austria and Germany.

We wrote HERE that in some places, even 20 cm of snow fell in Hungary’s Western regions, but that is nothing compared to what happened in Austria and South Germany, especially Bavaria. We also reported how the Austrian State Railways (ÖBB) disconnected the international trains coming from Hungary because of their regular and significant delays. The reason for that was the renovation of the Vienna-Budapest railway line.

However, the current delays are not the fault of MÁV or other Hungarian institutions or companies. According to the Hungarian State Railways, considerable delays, cancellations and carriage modifications can took place concerning trains coming from the West.

That comes after an intensive snowfall in Austria and Germany, especially around Munich. As a result, regional and international trains suffer significant delays, and some cannot even start their journey.

Winter in Austria:

The routes concerned are Railjet, Eurocity, and Euronight trains coming from Munich, Salzburg or Zürich to Budapest via Hegyeshalom and Győr. Furthermore, the extraordinary weather also affects the Hungarian counterparts from Budapest.

ÖBB recommended all passengers to delay their journeys. The German State Railways (Deutsche Bahn – DB) did the same concerning all travels around Munich.

Passengers in trouble in Budapest can get help in the customers’ centre in Budapest’s Keleti railway station. For example, you may get tips for accommodation in the capital provided your train was cancelled or delayed.

The timetable was modified due to the extraordinary weather conditions. For example, Kálmán Imre EuroNight (EN 463) will not commute from Salzburg to Budapest today. Moreover, Wiener Walzer Euronight (467 and 465) will not come from Zürich on 3 December. Swiss and Austrian authorities will attach a night carriage to the trains because all hotels are full.

Here is a video about how much snow fell in Munich, baulking air traffic from and to the airport:

At Munich airport a plane that was supposed to fly to Dubai for a global warming summit was frozen on the runway 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/DCBvr9W9EV

— Roberto (@UniqueMongolia) December 2, 2023

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