BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT "FERIHEGY"
Postal adress
Budapest Ferihegy Airport
H 1675 Budapest
Pf 53 Hungary
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Telephone:
(0)1 296 9696
(0)1 296 7000
Fax: (0)1 296 6000
E-mail: info@bud.hu
Website: www.bud-airport.hu |
Location
The Ferihegy Airport is located 24km southeast of Budapest.
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Transportation
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by car
The airport is located on route E60 and is clearly signposted from Budapest. It is well accessible from any point of the capital and can be reached in 20 minutes. There is a "Ferihegy High-Speed Road" which is separated by string barrier from public traffic. A ring road is planned for the near future for easier access from other cities.
by bus
There is an Airport Minibus service to any address in Budapest. The Airport Minibus desk in the Arrivals hall sells tickets and takes reservations. It is open between 05:00 and 01:00. Shuttle buses run from the Terminal buildings to town every half an hour. Each bus carries those passengers who travel to the same direction. It costs about 2100 HUF per person and the discounted roundtrip ticket is 3600 HUF.
A pre-pay local express bus 93 runs between the underground metro terminus of M3 line, Köbánya-Kispest, and the airport terminals and leaves from outside Terminal 1. Passengers may wish to alight at Deák tér where the three underground lines converge. This bus leaves for the city centre every 20 minutes. Boarding the Metro 3 trains at "Ecseri út" or "Nagyvárad tér" is also an alternative. By the 'blue' (2) Metro you can reach Deák Ferenc Square in the city in 20 minutes. A bus 200 leaves from a station between Terminal 1 and 2. It runs also to Köbánya-Kispest metro terminal. The one-way ticket cost 185 HUF. Public transportation runs after 22:00 and a bus 200 runs until 00:15.
by taxi
Taxis are available at the arrival level of Ferihegy Airport 2A and 2B Terminals. A taxi can be also ordered on the phone, for example - Radio Taxi - eg. 3-777-777. It will arrive within 5 minutes and will cost around 5000 HUF for a 45 minutes journey. A traveller should be aware of the taxi charges and could ask the taxi driver before the journey to calculate the sum approximately.
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Parking
Parking is available 24 hours a day. Fees can be paid in HUF or by credit card. No credit cards accepted at the pay&display (quick) parking lot. Coins are available from the parking lot supervisors (between 6:00 - 23:00).
Terminal 1
The Short-stay car park has 260 spaces and is available in front of the Terminal , with convenient approach. It costs for the first 15 minutes 300 HUF, after an hour and a half - 600 HUF, after 3 hours - 900 HUF, after 4 hours - 1200 HUF, after 5 hours - 1500 HUF, after 6 hours - 1800 HUF, for 1 day it is 7200 HUF.
The Bus park has ten spaces and is located in front of the terminal, near Road no. 4.
Terminal 2A and 2B
Pay & display (quick) car park is located directly in front of Terminal 2A and 2B. It has 180 spaces and a 60 minutes time limit. The fee is payable at the parking meters: for 15 minutes - 150 HUF, for 30 minutes - 300 HUF, for 45 minutes - 450 HUF and for 1 hour - 600 HUF.
The Short-stay car park has 900 parking spaces in front of the terminals. There is a fast and convenient approach. The charge for 30 minutes is 240 HUF, for 1 hour 300 HUF, for hour and a half and 2 hours - 600 HUF, for 3 hours - 1000 HUF, for 4 hours - 1200 HUF, for 1 day - 4000 HUF.
At the guarded car park you can leave your car with enhanced security. The minimum parking time is 1 day. Customers are transported between the guarded parking lot and the terminals by air-conditioned minibus, free of charge. The charge for 1 day is 5000 HUF, for 2 days - 9000 HUF, for 5 days - 15 450 HUF, for 10 days - 28 100 HUF, for 15 days - 38 400 HUF.
Long-stay car park is ideal for those who wish to leave their car for a longer period at the airport. The minimum parking period is 1 day. The charge for 1 day is 4000 HUF, for 2 days - 8000 HUF, for 5 to 15 days - 10 000 HUF.
The Bus park has 10 spaces and is located in the entrance of the short-stay parking lot.
The Parking for Disabled People has 4 designated parking spaces in the short-stay car park at Terminal 1 and altogether 8 spaces at Terminal 2 in the quick and the short-stay car park.
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Services
Although in Hungary still use the Hungarian forint, Euro is also accepted.
Information Point - Information desks are situated on all levels in Terminals 2A and 2B.
Tourist offices - The tourist information desks are located immediately after customs in both terminals.
Car rental - Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National Alamo and Sixt have desks located immediately after customs on the Arrivals levels in both Terminal 2A and Terminal 2B.
Money services - There are two bureaux de change at the airport: OTP Bank exchange desk in the corridor between Terminal 2A and 2B and in the Arrivals Transit Hall of Terminal 2A. There are two OTP Bank ATMs to the left and right of the automatic doors in Departures Terminal 2A and an OTP Bank ATM close to the Airport Minibus desk in Arrivals Terminal 2A.
Catering - Airport Bistro in Terminal 1 - soups, salads, meats, vegetables; Cafeteria Franz in 2B Terminal Arrival; Alfredo's Cafe in 2A Terminal Departure.
Shops - Frey Wille in 2B Terminal at Gate 13-14 - scarves in trendy colors and exclusive designs, a wide selection of silk scarves and jewelry products; Travel Value/Duty Free Shops in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2A and 2B; Players room Fashion and Sport in Terminal 1; FILA Sport Shop in Teminal 2B at Gate 18; Casino Aviator in Terminal 2B Departures at Gate 11.
Observation deck - Observation terraces on the Gallery floor of Terminals 2A and 2B are ideal for watching passengers embark/disembark and viewing planes taking off and landing. Terrace opening times largely depend on the weather. Standard opening times are every day 7:00 - 19:00 but the terraces are closed in poor weather. The entry fees are: adult - 200 HUF, child (up to age 14) - 100 HUF.
Left luggage - Left-luggage is located in the Arrivals area of Terminal 2B, open daily 24 hours.
Chapel - Located in Terminal 2B.
Meeting rooms - Two are located in Terminal 2B, one can accomadate 6 people and the other 30-40.
Conference and business facilities - The Cirrus lounge is in the transit area of Terminal 2B and houses computers, photocopiers, fax, phones and free internet access.In both Terminals there are business centres and VIP lounges with translation services.
Disabled facilities - There are five disabled toilets within the transit areas and four in other areas. Services are available to help passengers who need assistance boarding or disembarking aircraft and to help passengers with impaired vision. An ambulance service is also available. Passengers should contact their airline in advance for assistance; wheelchairs are available at the airport help desks, on request.
Entertainment - An open air Museum of Aircraft is located in the airport and represents the history of Hungarian civil aviation.
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History
Ferihegy was opened on May 7, 1950, built originally for Maszovlet (Magyar-Szovjet Polgári Légiforgalmi Részvénytársaság), the predecessor of MALÉV Hungarian Airlines. A 2.500 meter runway (currently Rwy 13R-31L), a large hangar, and a terminal were built at this time. In 1961, the runway was extended to 3.010 meters. Over the next few decades improvements were made, but it was in 1985 that the most important addition was finalized. The new, modern terminal was opened, destined to replace the old terminal as the passenger flight center of the airport. The second runway (Rwy 13L-31R) built for the new terminal is 3.706 meters long.
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Statistics
The passenger traffic grew by 10 per cent in February 2006. Budapest Airport handled 475.841 passengers and total passenger numbers rose to 8.174 million for the 12 months to February 2006, an increase of 22.5% on the previous 12 months.
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Planned investments
There is currently no light rail access to Ferihegy, but plans exist to either extend the current metro system, or build a new municipal railway perhaps as late as 2010. Mounting pressure from the hotel industry could make it happen earlier. - According to the statement of the minister of economics, this latter seems to be more probable, even by 2007, and the train would arrive at the Eastern Railway Station.
ATAA, the airport authority also plans to build Terminal 2C in the future.
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