Significant traffic changes in downtown Budapest today
People should prepare for significant traffic changes and restrictions today in Budapest as the Tour de Hongrie has reached the Hungarian capital this morning.
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) announced they would close the Árpád Fejedelem Avenue until 6 PM. Furthermore, the closure affects the areas around Margaret Bridge, Elvis Presley Square and Jászai Mari Square. There will be temporary closure on the id. Antall József Quay-Széchenyi Square-Chain Bridge-Clark Ádám Square-Lánchíd Street-Apród Street- Attila Avenue-Buda Castle Tunnel-Clark Ádám Square-Fő Street-Bem Square-Bem Quay-Árpád Fejedelem Avenue.
In addition, trams 2, 2B and 23 will not circulate between the Széchenyi István Square and the Boráros Square Stations. Passengers may use bus nr 15 in the omitted segments. Trams Nr 4 and 6 will not stop at the Margaret Island Station between 9 AM and 3 PM. Meanwhile, tram nr 19 will commute between the Kelenföld Railway Station-Batthyány Square and the Bécsi Avenue/Vörösvári Avenue-Széll Kálmán Square Stations from early morning until 5 PM.
Trams nr 41 and N19 (the latter is a nostalgia tram, HERE you may read our article on it) will carry passengers on a modified route until 5 PM on the Krisztina Promenade in Buda. BKK advises every commuter to use the BudapestGO app, which calculates optimal routes based on real-time information.
Tour de Hongrie in Budapest:
Do it somewhere else. I hate it so much when they lock the whole city just because some people still want to bike even though they are over 12 years old. Same goes when they do that stupid jogging event. Do whatever you want, stop blocking the roads. I’m not coming near your house and then blocking traffic to play tennis. You shouldn’t either.