By bus
Hungaryâs national bus network is operated by Volán Association (http://www.volan.hu/). If you arrive to Budapest from another Hungarian city, bus is often the best option. For services, discounts, schedules and on-line booking possibilities check Hungary#Get_around.
International bus routes are operated by Eurolines +36-1 318-2122 (http://www.volanbusz.hu/e...). Most connections run two or three times a week; connections to/from Austria and Slovakia run daily. Orangeways (http://www.orangeways.com/en) 36-30 830-9696, offers cheap tickets to and from Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.
By plane
Budapest Franz Liszt International Airport IATA: BUD (http://www.bud.hu/), Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi RepülÅtér pronounced "list-ferents", formerly and colloquially still referred to as Ferihegy; is the country's largest airport, located about 16 km 10 miles southeast of the city centre. The airportâs central telephone number for information is: +36-1 296-9696 or on +36-1 296-7000. Luggage services can be contacted on +361 296-5449 in connection with flights to and from Terminal 1 and +36-1 296-5965 for Terminal 2.
Outside Budapest, there are alternative international airports in Debrecen, Sármellék, GyÅr-Pér and Pécs-Pogány.
By ship
Mahart, +36-1 484-4000, (http://www.mahartpassnave...) operates a scheduled hydrofoil service on the Danube to and from Vienna and Bratislava between early April and early November.
Hungaria Koncert 00361 317 1377 [email protected] (http://www.hungariakoncer...) cruises with lunch or dinner daily at 14:00, 19:00 and 20:00. This service is 90 minutes with hot buffet lunch or dinner. During the cruise, the Parliament, Chain Bridge, Royal Castle, Palace of Arts etc. can be seen.