Ticket and pass buying changes in Budapest from August, airport also concerned

Adapting to the modified purchase customs and to serve customers quicker, BKK, Budapest’s public transport company, makes more of its ticket and pass vending machines cash-free. Based on the company’s statement, they hope ticket and pass buying will become safer thanks to the measure.

Since the number of people buying passes and tickets cash-free in Budapest has risen, BKK decided to increase the number of no-cash vending machines in the capital by 25 from 1 August. Currently, there are 315 vending machines in Budapest, and 25 percent of them will be cash-free from August. BKK says that cash-free vending machines are more foolproof and operating them is more economical. Furthermore, fraudsters will not be able to utilise them to deceive buyers.

BKK said that, in December, they made 25 vending machines cash-free, and they did so in May with 30 additional ones. Experience shows that queues became shorter thanks to the measure and buyers used them happily. The appearance of no-cash vending machines does not change. BKK only covers the cash holes and places a warning on the device.

Digital solutions are popular

Here are the places where cash-free vending machines will operate from next Tuesday:

• Astoria;

• Batthyányi Square, underpass;

• Bikás Park;

• Boráros Square, tram nr 2 and HÉV final stations;

• Csepel, HÉV final station;

• Deák Ferenc Square;

• Déli railway station;

• Kelenföld railway station;

• Keleti railway station;

• Lehel Square, underground entrance and tram nr 14 station;

• Budapest Airport, 2A and 2B terminals;

• Mexikói Street;

• Nagyvárad Square;

• Népliget;

• Nyugati railway station;

• Örs vezér Square;

• Puskás Ferenc Stadium;

• Rákoskeresztúr city centre;

• Rákospalota market hall;

• Rákóczi Square;

• Újpest centre;

• Újpest-városkapu.

After the modifications, there will remain at least one cash vending machine at all aforementioned stations or in its close neighbourhood. HERE are the BKK ticket and pass vending places. BKK said that pass and ticket purchase has become more popular recently. 63 percent of the transactions fall into that category while, in 2019, it was only 50 percent.

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