By train
By train
The city is only accessible by train from Hatvan. Trains leave typically every other hour and take roughly an hour and fifteen minutes. Nearly all the trains are személy, or slow trains, and they will stop at every small town. Fortunately, the scenery and hills are quite lovely and the trip goes by quickly.
By car
By car
From Budapest take the M3 to Hatvan. From there Salgótarján is most easily reached by route #21. From Szécsény take route #22. From Slovakia take route #71 from Fil'akovo.