By Plane
The Budapest airport is Ferenc Liszt International Airport, formerly known as Budapest Ferihegy International Airport and still commonly called Ferihegy. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east-southeast of the centre of Budapest and was renamed in honor of the most famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (Hungarian Liszt Ferenc) on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
All passenger flights arrive to and depart from Terminal 2. For individual arrival/departure information visit the official website of Budapest Airport. The website has a very good route planner application for finding airlines that service Budapest airport.
Connection between Budapest Airport and downtown
There are car rental, taxi and shuttle bus services available to get to the hotel.
Airport Shuttle
miniBUD is the official airport shuttle service provider for Budapest Airport and offers comfortable and fast transfer between the airport and the Budapest Marriott Hotel. ISOPP has arranged for an 18% discount for Symposium attendees. A one-way transfer is available at 15.71 Euro, the return trip is 28.21 Euro.
To make a shuttle reservation, visit www.minibud.hu/en. Proceed to the online booking section, click on “Arrival” and enter “ISOPP17 - MARRIOTT HOTEL” in the field “Address where you would like to travel from the airport”. Then enter the number of adults that need a ticket and your flight arrival and departure information. Once all details are entered, you will be able to proceed to check out. Please pay the shuttle transportation and we will reimburse you after the Symposium as agreed in your confirmation message.
Taxi
The journey takes between half an hour and an hour by car. The official contractor of the Budapest Airport is the Főtaxi. You can order a cab at their desk in the airport for fixed and reasonable prices. Or if you order a cab by phone, most companies offer a fixed price of around 3 800–6 500 HUF, depending on whether your destination is on the Pest or Buda side of the river. Although rare these days, be aware that there is a risk of being overcharged by unscrupulous drivers if you simply hail a taxi. Where possible, always telephone to order a cab and agree a fare for the journey in advance.
As the official contractor of the Budapest Airport, Főtaxi’s offers several hundred cars, trained and experienced drivers and ensure a safe ride at a high standard. All cars are equipped with a POS terminal therefore accepting credit cards. Reservations can be made in person at the Főtaxi booths located at the exits at Terminals 2A and 2B. Or go to the taxi rank in front of the stands where taxis are parked continuously waiting for passengers.
As of September 1, 2013, a new Taxi Decree was introduced in Hungary regulating the price of the taxis at a fixed tariff of 280 HUF/Km (0.95 EUR/Km) in addition to the one-off fee of 450 HUF (1.50 EUR) and waiting fee. A ride to the city center should typically cost around 6500 HUF (22 EUR) depending on traffic conditions. For additional information, visit www.bud.hu/english/passengers/access_and_parking/by_taxi
Train
The closest train station to Budapest Airport Terminal 2 is Ferihegy operating trains to and from the Nyugati railway station in Budapest’s city centre. Nearly 100 trains per day, including InterCity services, provide easy access to and from the city in less than half an hour, for a few hundred HUF.
Between Terminal 2 and the Ferihegy train station, bus number 200E is operating during the daytime and bus number 900 at night time. Information on how to purchase tickets can be found at www.bud.hu/english/passengers/access_and_parking/by_train.
Public Transport
From 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., bus number 200E commutes between Terminal 2 and the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal (metro line M3), via the Ferihegy train station (trains to the Nyugati railway station in Budapest).
From the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal, passengers can take the M3 metro towards Újpest Központ to reach the city center. It is possible to change to metro lines M1 and M2 at the Deák Ferenc tér stop in the inner city.
From 11:00 p.m.to 1:00 a.m. bus 200E, from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. night bus number 900 operates between Budapest Airport Terminal 2 and the South Pest bus garage. It is possible to change to night buses 950 and 950A, operating to the inner city.
For additional information and pricing, visit www.bud.hu/english/passengers/access_and_parking/by_public_transportation.