Hey folks, as you'r English section is one of the most updated of your international forums - I just ask it here :nagymosoly:
Next Friday I will be in Budapest for a day - well, better a half day. Unfortunately NOT with my Celica but with plane. As my ingoing flight will land there in the early morning, and my outgoing flight will start in the evening, I don't want to stay several hours at the airport. :vag2:
So what to do or to see in Budapest with just few hours time? Beside the Toyotas there :nagymosoly:
Hi there! Will you have any bags or luggage? If not, then it would be perfect for you to get on the "BKV PLUSZ" Airport bus, its a blue colored public transport bus which runs from Ferihegy International Airport Terminal A or B to Kőbánya Kispest Metro station. There you can get on the Blue line Metro which takes you to the city center, just get off at one of the following stops: Ferenc körút, Kálvin tér, Ferenciek tere, Deák tér, Arany János utca, or Nyugati Pályaudvar. These are all in the downtown area of Budapest, but the hear of the city really consists of Ferenciek tere and Deak tér stops. Watch out for controllers on the line, they hunt for tourists, so buy a ticket, its rather cheap, for this you need to change currency at the airport, just a few Hungarian Forints like 1000 HUF, the rest you can change in the city where you will get better currency values than at the airport! :kacsint:
So if you're in the heart of the city, you can walk around, perhaps go down to the Danube river and cross a bridge like "Lánchíd" Chain Bridge and walk over to the Buda side and up to the Castle area, from there you will have a spectacular view of Budapest, really nice! You can also view the Basilica between the Deák tér and Arany János utca metro stations, its beautiful, also you can walk around in that area and back to Deák tér, the center of the city and walk to Váci utca (Váci street), its a nice walking street with many shops. There you can find some tourist offices which can help you if you have anymore time to give you ideas on what to do, but it depends on what you would like to do...
Taking a taxi is also fine, but decide on the fare before hand so there are no surprises, but the bus and metro would be the best bet since you will see Budapest as a local sees it, its much more interesting, it does not take so much time! Going back is the same way you came, but in reverse, going by blue line metro to Kőbánya Kispest station and then back on to the BKV PLUSZ public transport bus to Ferihegy International Airport terminal A or B.
Hope you have a great time here in Budapest, its really an interesting and nice city, lots of beautiful parts, but unfortuantely you have only a short period of time... :szomoru:
If you have anymore questions, please ask! :pofa: