Budapest international airport Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) is located 16 kilometers south-east of Budapest city center (30-40 minutes drive from/to downtown). It has two terminals with terminal 1 serving the low-cost airlines.
The duty-free shop in Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) has traditional selection of spirits, cigarettes, cosmetic products and Hungarian specialties, such as wine, goose liver, salami and Unicum liquor.
There is a free Wi-Fi hotspot in Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy).
Airport general phone number: +36 1 296 9696
Left Luggage Service: +36 1 296 8802
Non-stop information service: +36 1 296 7000
Lost and Found: +36 1 296 5965
For more information go to Airport website
How to get from/to Budapest Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) airport:
Train
Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) Terminal 1 is easily accessed from the Nyugati Railway Station in downtown Budapest. The trip will take you less than half an hour. From Terminal 1 you can reach 2A or 2B terminals by bus 200E.
Tickets costing 350 forints (app. 1,5 euros) are available at Tourinform in Terminal 1 from 09.00 to 22.00 or at platform B at the railway station from the ticket vending machine.
Airport Minibus
Shuttle service will take you from the airport to any point in Budapest or from any point in Budapest to the airport.
One-way ticket is app. 3000 forints/person (app. 10 euros), two-way ticket is app. 5000/person. Tickets are available from the offices located in the terminals.
To get from Budapest to the airport you can make a reservation (Tel: +36-1 296-8555 between 06.00 and 22.00).
For more information go to Airport Shuttle website.
Bus
From terminals 1 and 2 you can use Bus 200E that will take you to Köbánya-Kispest metro station.
From Terminal 1 to Kőbánya-Kispest metro station runs bus 93 (the last bus leaves to the city at 21.30).
Public transport ticket costs 290 forints (app. 1 euro).
See schedules at BKV website.
Taxi
To get from the airport to Budapest you can use Taxi Service with fixed rates depending on the zone (app. 20 euros) to the Budapest downtown). Taxi stand is located outside the arrival hall.
For more information go to Budapest Airport website.
I think that that the best way for airport transfer in Budapest are the minibuses and private transfer companies from Budapest airport to the city center. Taxis are very expensive and public transport takes very long. Who wants to spend time in a crowded bus or thousands of Forints after the Budapest flight?
The wifi service information is not utterly clear to me on Ferihegy. I have not been there, but will be travelling so I was just reading up on the wifi access on the airport.
According to the airport's page, you can use T-Mobile (paid) or Pannon (free). Now what if I have an iTouch? How is it going to work - if at all?
It might depend on the terminal too.
Half a year ago, in T2 they had free wi-fi.
This is what they say on
their website