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.
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.