Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts

Saturday, March 17, 2012

VILLAMOSOK, trams and routes


Trams aren't just excellent public transport in Budapest, but a nice way to get an overview of the city, the sightseeing of the best turist atractions for just the price of one single ticket, or be able go through unknown paths and end up in a nice forest... The tramcars themselves are of Hungarian design and date from 1967!


Los tramvias no son solo un buen medio de transporte en Budapest, también son una buena manera de tener una vision general de la ciudad, visitar los principales sitios turisticos por el precio de un billete sencillo, o de poder atravesar caminos desconocidos que te llevan hasta el medio de un bosque...el origen de los tamvias es húngaro, diseñados en 1967!





TRAM nº 47-49: Pest and Buda side

Sightseeing: Take the tram from Deák Ferenc square, after having a walk around Erszébet square, former bus station. On the left, pass Dohány street Synagogue (second biggest synagogue un the world), the Hungarian National Museum, crossing Kalvin square, and stopping in the Central Market hall (transfer tram nº2). Then, cross the Liberty Bridge until Szent Guellert square (transfer tram nº41).

From: Deák Ferenc square
To: Recommended until Szent Guellert square
Time: 15 min

(Gödör. Erszebet square)

TRAM nº 2: Pest side

Sightseeing: Take the tram from Jászai Mari Ter, near Margarit Bridge. Go across Kossuth Lajos square and see the Parliament and the former Palace of Justice (now Museum of Ethnography). Afterwards, to the right, the Chain Bridge (first one in Budapest) and views to Buda Side and the former Royal Palace. Pass the Elizabeth Bridge, until Március 15 square, good viewpoint to Gellert Hill. Recommended to vistit the Central Market Hall (transfer tram nº47-49), in Fóvám square. Then, pass on the left, Corvinus University, and on the right side, the University of Architecture BME, and other buildings of the campus. Now tram 4-6 cross above, along Petőfi Bridge, joining with Nagykörút (Outer Ring Road, tram 4-6). Go until the last stop, Közvágóhíd to see on the right the new National Theatre, the Palace of Arts and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art.


From: Jászai Mari Ter
ToKözvágóhíd
Time: 20 min




TRAM nº 41: Buda Side

Sightseeing: This tram starts running along the Danube in Buda side, connecting Battyány square with Szent Géllert square and stopping in Adam Clark Square (Funicular to Buda Castle). It continues going deeply in Buda until get outside Budapest. The way now becomes relaxing, passing a small lake in Kőérberek, and ending up in Kamaraerdő, where you can enjoy the Kamaraerdei Ifjúsági Park having a nice walk in the forest...

From: Battyány Square
To: Kamaraerdő 
Time: 45 min



BKV, Budapest public transport information