How to get to Budapest city from the airport

If you landing at Budapest Airport (Liszt Ferenc Airport) terminal 2 (all regular flights, no discount flights):

1. Take bus number 200E as far as the end station: Kobanya-Kispest (Kőbánya-Kispest) metro station. There is a big construction here in 2011, everything is a little bit crazy here for us – local people – as well. Just follow the people. Take the metro line 3. If your destination requires you can change the metro lines at Deak Ferenc square: you can take line 2 and line 1 here. The main city center is at the Ferenciek square, Deak Ferenc square, Nyugati square – Nyugati railway station stops. You can buy tickets at the airport. You need at least two tickets. You can buy a ten- or twenty-ticket-package for a discount price.

2. Take the private shuttle bus line from the airport terminals to the city center directly. Orange bus with the board Budapest City. Departure in every 30 minutes from 5 am to 12 pm. Ticket price: 1400 HUF (5 EUR)/single journey. You can buy ticket on the bus. There is a lot of stops on the way. You can download the schedule from here: Airport Shuttle Bus

3. Sharing airport shuttle minibus service: minibuses for sharing direct transfer. You can find more information here: Airport Shuttle Minibus

4. Private taxi transfer: Prices from 22 EUR/car. More information and booking here:  Airport taxi transfer
5. By taxi: you can take a taxi from the airport to the hotel. Please, ask the price before taking this service for avoiding the heavy moments. There is only one taxi company in the airport with rights to waiting for clients at the taxi station of the terminals.

If you landing at Budapest Airport (Liszt Ferenc Airport) terminal 1 (discount flights and private planes only):

The same ways as above and:

By train: You can buy ticket at the aiport. Leave the building and you can see the pedestrian bridge on the other side of the parking. Through the bridge and down at the middle stairs you can reach the trains. Take the trains to Nyugati  Pu.station. There is a train to Nyugati station in every 10-15 minutes. Some trains go to Köbánya-Kispest, but you need the trains to Nyugati station. Watch the information boards. Avoid the trains to Debrecen, Szeged and other destinaitons, they come from Budapest and not go to the countryside. The only one good train line is with the Nyugati Pu. final station.