By bus
If you need info on bus lines, go to the mass transport company's site (http://www.mvkzrt.hu/) and click on "Menetrend". At "Viszonylat" choose the number of the bus to see the time tables. 1V and 2V are the tram lines.
Bus lines important for tourists include:
Bus 1 connects the Tiszai railway station with the downtown and Diósgyőr district
Bus 2 starts at Búza tér and goes to Tapolca 30mn
Bus 5 starts in Diósgyőr and goes to Lillafüred
Bus 15 also starts in Diósgyőr and goes to Ãmassa.
Búza tér is the main bus station, east of the city centre.
Prices:
Ticket for one travel only: 250 Ft March 2010 Same ticket bought on bus: 350 Ft
Ten tickets "gyűjtÅjegy": 2000 Ft
General ticket valid for all buses & trams for one day: 1100 Ft Same for 3 days tourist ticket: 2100 Ft same for 7 days tourist ticket: 2900 Ft
Tickets are the same for bus and tram. General & tourist tickets are not valid on Bus 7 after it leaves Miskolc Bus 7 is the only city bus that leaves Miskolc; it goes to the nearby town FelsÅzsolca.
You can buy bus tickets at several places, at the Tiszai, on Búza tér where the intercity buses arrive and at newsstands.
You can buy bus tickets from the driver too, but it's a bit more expensive and the driver won't have change, you have to pay the exact amount. Generally it's not recommended to buy tickets on the bus.
Penalty if you don't have valid ticket: 3000 if you pay immediately, 6000 if you don't have money with you and have to pay later.
Buses usually open the first door only because it is part of the driver's job to check if everyone has tickets. They open the other doors only if someone wants to leave the bus at that door, and if you get on the bus through those doors, the driver might ask you through the loudspeaker to show your ticket.
By car
Foreigners sometimes find it hard to find their way in the city. City maps are sold in every bookstore and at some newsstands. There are some road signs, but not too many.
On foot
Probably the best way to see the spa is on foot.
This is recommended for the downtown only. Many of the tourist attractions are quite far from the city centre.
Széchenyi Street is mostly a pedestrian precinct, the tram lines go along it, but cars use it only occasionally.
Drivers in Miskolc are usually not as polite as in smaller and more civilised towns like Eger i.e. they don't give way to pedestrians, but they are not as close to kamikaze pilots as drivers in Southern countries. :)