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 '''Budapest''' is the capital of [[Hungary]]. It   == Hitching in == If your driver is often abbreviated as BPonly going around Budapest on the ring road, and not entering the city, the best exit points are Dabas-Soroksár (close to M5, south-east) from which you can take a bus to Népliget, and Dunakeszi-Újpest (close to M2, north) from which you can take bus 104. Dabas-Soroksár is easier the exit from the M5 to the local road number 5. If you get from the highway onto the 5, walk or ask the driver to see for car drivers on bring you 2km in direction of the city center (towards the M51). After you pass the M51 there will be a [[sign]]MOL petrol station. Behind the petrol station is the bus number 66. This one will go inside the city and will bring you to the next metro station, too.__NOTOC__ 

These directions are for leaving the city centre. See [[Budapest Ferihegy international airport]] for hitching from there.  === M1, M7 West Northwest towards [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], M1 {{E|60}} & Southwest towards [[Zagreb]] (M1, M7) {{European Route NumberE|6071}} {{European Route Number, Lake Balaton === ==== Option 1: Motorway service station M1/M7 (OMV) - '''Kelenföld''' ==== This petrol station is the most popular spot with hitchhikers in all of Budapest, many young people use it to go to Balaton.. It is at the very beginning of the motorway that splits after a few kms into motorways M1 and M7. Some cars stop here only for the McD, so positioning yourself somewhere at the exit and thumbing or holding a sign works well. Asking around at the gas station is even better, ignore the clerks telling you to thumb. There is another petrol station around 200m down the road, but it gets so little traffic that it is not worth going there. Ways to get there: # Take bus 8E from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' (Keleti train station) in the direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M, (and change at BAH-csomópont for bus 139), or take bus 139 from ''Széll Kálmán tér'' in the direction of Gazdagréti tér, and get off at ''Nagyszeben út'' (not Nagyszeben tér!). Walk back 100m east in the direction the bus came from along Budaörsi út and you will see the OMV petrol station and McD on the right. # Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Walk through the underpass and up the steps in northwest direction. Continue along the footpath till you reach the main road Budaörsi út. Cross the main road and turn left and walk west for 250m along Budaörsi út till you reach the OMV petrol station / McD. '''Personal experiences''' ''A friend and I wanted to hitchhike to Vienna from here. Upon arriving, we encountered a couple of other hitchhikers going to Balaton. We found a single seat going to Vienna within 30 mins. Upon speaking to the other hitchhikers, I found them a ride within five minutes by asking at the gas station. Another hitchhiker arrived and together we found a ride to the Austrian border within an hour. - [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] (Aug. 2021)'' ''I was able to get a ride in under an hour going to directly to Vienna. It was early morning so there wasn't that much traffic (1 car every 2-3 minutes) but seems like a good spot. I think it's worth holding out for a ride across the border if you don't want to end up in Western Hungary somewhere. I had a sign saying "Wien" but the ride was from a Hungarian. - [[User:AloysiusDente|75}} AloysiusDente]] (March 2024)'' ==== Option 2: OMV petrol station BAH-csomópont ==== Take bus 8E, 110, 112 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'', or 139, 140, 140A from ''Széll Kálmán tér'', in direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M and get off at ''BAH-csomópont''. Alternatively, trams 17 and 61 stop here. Also, you can walk ≈4.5km west from Keleti train station to the beginning of ''Budaörsi út''.<br/ >This place is relatively close to the center and there is a lot of traffic to the M1 and M7. It appears like this is the only option in the list that nobody has specifically spoken against.  ==== Option 3: Motorway service station M1/M7 (Agip) '''Budaörs''' ==== Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Take bus 172 or 173 and get off at stop ''Budaörs, benzinkút'', which is right at the Agip service station. It has a lot of traffic to both motorways and can be a great place if you get a chance to talk to drivers, though the staff of the petrol station may not allow it.

When heading to west (M7 to [[Balaton]] or ==== Option 4: Motorway service station M1 to [[Austria]] and [[Slovakia]]), you should take a bus #272 from ''Kosztolányi Dezső tér'' or ''Sasadi út'Biatorbagy' to ''Budaörs, benzinkút''. It stops right in the Agip service station with a lot of traffic to both motorways. The journey takes 20 minutes. Great place.====

However, starting Take metro 4 from inside ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the city last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Then take a local train to ''Biatorbagy'' (between Moszkva tér it costs about EUR 1 (HUF 370)). From the station, turn right for 20m, and Kelenföldthen right again at the roundabout under the railway tracks along Dózsa György út for ≈350m until you reach a main road. Turn left (northwest) is and follow this national road 1 for 2km to a possibility worth trying, especially because there turning on the right. Walk north along this road for ≈750m under the motorway bridge to the service station on the north side of the motorway.If you are ready to invest some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikerstime to get to the first petrol station after the motorway splits, you should do so if you pick because it is a place farther on your way, some of perfect spot as essentially all the cars may be already full!there are going towards Vienna/Bratislava.

There's a good point inside Budapest, in the above-mentioned neighborhood Kelenföld, on Budaörsi út (road). Get to the bus stop called ''Sasadi út'' and try on the OMV petrol station a bit farther outwards next to the McDonald's. You can check the schedule on the homepage [http==== Option 5://www.bkv.hu/angol/home/index.html] of the local transport company, but the bus #40, #53, #139, #153 are OK. Another option to get to this petrol station is to take the tram #19 or #49, go to the last stop ''Kelenföldi pályaudvar'' (it's in the front of small train station), then walk along the train station until the walking tunnel, go to the right inside the tunnel, on the exit walk straight until you see the motorway, then go to right and cross the road by the walking bridge, go to left and walk in direction of the McDonald's (the petrol station is next to it). Recently the staff of the petrol station expels hitchhikers to Various spots near the McDonald's, which is a considerably worse place to get a long ride.city centre ====

The best Starting from inside the city (between Moszkva tér and Kelenföld) is a possibility worth trying, especially because there are some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikers. Pros are that you don't need to use spend any money on transport; cons are that there is a sign "M1" or "M7"lot of local traffic and so waiting times could be very long. (In real nobody will take you, according if you want go out to west or to souththe edge of the city).

There is another OMV petrol station which is even closer to the city center. It is situated at the beginning of Budaörsi út. You can reach it easily by walking across the big white suspension bridge=== South towards [[Szeged]], from Pest towards the Citadel[[Serbia]], or by taking tram #61 from Moszkva Tér. Coming from Pest side you could also take bus #112. There is a lot of traffic to M1 and M7. It took us 20min to get a lift to Tatabanya. If you're on foot you'll pass a running track just before arriving at the major M7 intersection.[[Arad]] ([[Romania]]) (M5) {{E|75}} ===

Public transport in english ==== Option 1: [http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html]Gyáli út ====

=== South towards [[Szeged]]Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', [[Belgrade]]then take bus number 54 or 55 to the stop ''Gyáli út''. Walk straight for 75 m and then turn left on the street ''Gyáli út''. After about 150 m there is a curve in the road, [[Arad]]turn right there and walk to the motorway (it's not yet a motorway officially, [[Timisoara]] (M5so you can hitchhike there) {{European Route Number|75}} ===. There is no road or pavement leading there, but it's easy to cross. You will see a half complete ramp on your right going on the motorway. It's basicaly a 100 meters long lane with no traffic on it, it's ideal for cars to stop, and you are also visible from a long distance. As of January 2017, there is some construction which leaves no space for stopping except on the exit lane of the petrol station nearby. The spot still worked quite well

First you have to get to Határ út. That's a station of the 3rd/blue metro. Take the buses [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] (the buses do go rarely so check the timetables first - february 2011) and go until the ''Naszód utca (Használtcikk piac)'' station [http://maps.google.hu/maps?hl=hu&rlz=1G1GGLQ_HUHU372&q=budapest+nasz%C3%B3d+utca&um=1&ieOption 2: Petrol Station OMV on Nagykőrösi út =UTF-8&hq=&hnear=1202+Budapest,+Nasz%C3%B3d+utca&gl=hu&ei=pFtnTeP3FJDNsgbljqzrDA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ8gEwAA]. You should see a Citroen carmarket on the other side of the road. Here you can start to hitch. It can be good to use a sign "[[Szeged]]".

Another good possibility is Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take Bus Number 84E from Határ útbus 54 or 55 to the stop ''Radnó utca''. This one goes straight onto the motorway passing by an OMV There is a petrol station, where on the other side of the noise barrier wall. You could also thumb at the bus stop on the bus-only lane. If you can start want to hitch. It took some people less than 15 minutes to get a ride from therego any further, option 3 is about 800 meters down the road.

''I got a ride to a rest station near Kecskemét within 30 minutes. My driver told me that thumbing at the bus station would've been a better idea. Kecskemét was good to hitchhike, but the tourists are annoying. This OMV gas station can is also a perfect route to go to Kosovo, as 90% of drivers will be reached by taking bus number 54 or 55 going there. - Rebew (both go twice a hour30/07/2021)'' ==== Option 3: Start of M5 motorway ==== Take the metro to ''Határ út''. Then take bus [http://www.bkv. They ride more often than number hu/busz/84e.html #84E ], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] to the stop ''Naszód utca (84E goes only once or twice per hourHasználtcikk piac)''. They leave from Boraros square which Here you can easily reach with tram nostart to hitch (you should see a Citroen car lot on the other side of the road. 4 and 6A sign "Szeged" is useful. Get out from the If you take bus at 84E, you can continue straight onto the stop Radnó utcamotorway to a OMV petrol station that you can hitch from. You see (This information is unconfirmed; maybe this is the gas OMV in option 2.) ==== Option 4: Motorway service station just next M5 Inárcs ==== Take the metro 3 to ''Népliget''. Take bus [http://www.volanbusz.hu/en/timetable/lines/line/?menetrend=2204 Volánbusz 608] to you ''Inárcsi elág (behind noise barrierM5-wallös út)''. Hitch there in After approximately 30km, it will leave the motorway and go to Inárcs. Remember the way and get off the bus at the first stop on (shortly past where the town starts) and walk back to the OMV petrol station where the bus-only laneleft the motorway. Don't go any furtherTake care, this road will change into a motorway in few hundred metersbecause there is no sidewalk and cars/trucks can be quite fast. (This option It is the bestfirst big petrol station on M5 after Budapest [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/47. Some tried the to find buses from Hatar Ut in July 2010 2750/19.3289] and there was no such thingwill be cars and trucks to all the southerly destinations - just ask around. The buses from Boraros square You can look for foreign plates if you want to leave often and the hitch spot is perfect!)country.

To get out of Budapest, get to Móricz Zsigmond körtér. You can take Take tram #61 from near train station ''Déli Pályaudvar/Southern railway station; '', or tram #6 from ''Blaha Lujza ter tér.'', or Ferenc krt to direction to Moricz Zs. krt; also you can take bus #7 from ''Ferenciek Tere. At tere'', to ''Móricz Zsigmond körtér''. From here, which is cross the street and walk on for about 20m. Take bus 33 or 33A and get off at ''Budatétényi Sorompó'' (the last stop (with tram #6after the big shopping mall Campona on your left). From the bus stop, cross the street [turn back and walk along in the street to direction the bus just came from where you came by . Cross the street at the tram, first crossing to your right (Növény ut.). That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes you's just like 20m] ll arrive at a busy road. This is road #6 that goes south to Pécs. Turn left on that road and get on start hitching before the traffic light near the bus #33 or 33Astop. There is enough room for cars to pull over there.

After approximately 27 minutesIf you take bus 33, you’ll see a big shopping mall called Campona on your left. Get off at you can go until the next last stop(''Nagytétény, Budatétényi Sorompó, which is just past the mallChinoin''). After you exit, Walk forward (east) for 200 m and then turn back and walk the way the bus just came. Cross the street at the first crossing left to your right. There’s no street sign, so no name. That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes ramp which leads you'll arrive at to a busy roadroundabout. This There is road #6 that goes south an entry to Pecs. Turn left on that road and start hitching before traffic light near the bus stop. It's got enough room cars to pull over right thereM6 here where you can thumb.

With bus #33 you can go until For food, bathroom, and buses, get dropped of at the last stop (Nagytétény, Chinoin)Tesco in Pécs. Walk forward (East) 200 meters then turn left to the ramp which leads you to There's a roundabout. It has an exit to M6. Hithhiking bus station there is the best optionwhere cars can stop.

=== E60 East towards [[Miskolc]], [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[L'viv]], [[Kosice]] (= Option 1: Junction & Petrol station on M3) {{European Route Number|71}} bevezető ====

# Take the trolleybus [http://www.bkvbkk.hu/englishen/trolitimetables/74vissza.html #74 74] from the centre ''Károly körút (AstoriaM). you can go till the end but it's better to get of one before. from there, you should hear the noise of the M3 motorway, just follow it, walk back a bit (opposite direction of the cars), there'll be an entrance and also a [[petrol near Astoria metro station]]. The entrance can work fine, however you can ask drivers Get off at the station, not the best place, but it works''Sárrét park''.# In August 2009 Turn back in Astoria someone found only bus [http://www.bkv.hu/english/busz/173evissza.html #173E] and it goes same the direction [as suggested from where the trolleybus before]came from and walk ≈50m along Ungvár ut. Exit at the last stop (Újpalota, Nyírpalota út) Turn right and walk a big street on your left for about 10 minutes, check the signs and exit 200m along Rákosszeg park to [[motorway]]. It's not the best hitchhike spot but it works after a whileend.# Via petrol station; (it's an effective way and were taken several times by hitchhikers)Turn right on Kacsóh Pongrác út. You have to take the Metro 2 to the last station called Örs Vezér tér, then u have to cross the big square and go walk 100m to the HÉV (it's the Hungarian S-bahnentrance slip road, RER etc.), this is the last station of it and u have to get or turn left on the one which goes to Gödöllő and u have to get out in MogyoródKacsóh Pongrác út. (normally one should buy special ticket as it is out of Budapest, but the control is rare and with a normal ticket they should let u in peace). There is an entrance walk 50m to the motorway by 5 minutes walk, where cars can really easily stop but in two kilometers there is the OMV petrol station which u can [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=erd%C5%91+utca&daddr=47.5983633,19.279323+to:Ismeretlen+%C3%BAt&hl=hu&geocode=FQRG1gIdZBAmAQ%3BFRtL1gId2y0mASmfVnHoA89BRzGQaBrrKMQAEw%3BFURo1gId3W8mAQ&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=16&via=1&sll=47.604051,19.290426&sspn=0.007523,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=47.600897,19.283752&spn=0.015047,0.038581&t=h&z=15 reach] in 30 minutes by walk.

=== East towards [[Oradea]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] {{European Route Number|60}} = Option 2: M3 Junction ====

Take metro line 3 to the end of the line where you will find a bus station. Take 7, 7E, 8E, 108E, or 133E from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' and get off at the airport bus, it will last stop at terminal 1''Újpalota, stay on Nyírpalota út''. Walk northwest 1km along Szentmihályi út. to the bus until sliproad at the second to last stop before beginning of the airportM3 proper. You will notice that It's not the city ends quite abruptlybest hitchhiking spot, prior to this you will see but it works after a petrol station, this is the last petrol station for at least 10-15 kmwhile. From the second to last bus stop If you will have to get stuck here, walk back to this station. There is no good place to hitch after this point for around 10-15km as 2km along the road is motorway. Later on there are more hitching opportunities and its easy to get dropped off somewhere useful. Alternatively outside terminal 1 of the airport is as good as most roadside locations however its probable that a only a proportion of traffic is traveling right out of the cityservice station.

=== M2 North towards [[Kraków]]Take metro 2 to the last stop ''Örs Vezér tér''. From the HÉV (regional train station), [[Warsaw]]take train 8 in the direction 'Gödöllő' and get off at ''Mogyoród''. From the station, [[Poland]] {{European Route Number|77}} ===walk left 20m on Vasút ut. Turn right and walk ≈400m along Gödöllői ut. Then turn right and walk ≈500m along Szadai út. until you reach the entrance sliproad to the M3 motorway on the right. Alternatively, two kilometres further on, there is also a petrol station on the motorway.

[[Image==== Option 4:vacifoti.jpg|thumb|right|220 px| The Motorway service station M3 ====Take bus stop 5 from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' in the direction of Rákospalota, Kossuth utca and get off at the Váci-''Juhos utca''. Walk ≈450m northeast along Régi Fóti intersection]]There is one straight highway from Budapest to Warsawút. After construcion of M0 and M2 motorways getting out of Budapest became more difficult and made hitching You will see a Lidl supermarket on the border of right. Turn right on the city quite pointless since most of small road and walk southeast for 1km crossing over the traffic is very local and going in wrong directionsmotorway bridge. Some options: 1(You can see the service station on the left from the bridge) . Take a local train from Budapest-Nyugati station to Sződliget (550HUF/2EUR) which goes very often, takes 33minthe first road left after the bridge and walk ≈700m until you see the big Praktiker store. Road E77 (not a motorway anymore) is about 200m Turn left and walk through the car park to the right (east) of end and jump over the small-ish fence and once past the road, you will be on the Sződliget petrol station. Quick There is a McDonalds and easy.2) Or try what Maxijazz reccommends belowKFC here too.

In Sahy ''''''Option 5:'''''' Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station''''''  Take M1 to Mexikói út metro station and cross the railways in the underpass to the Róbert Károly körút where you will easily find Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station. It's a very safe place to stop and it is directly before the entrance to the M3 highway. (Waiting time as a truck woman 10-15 min, hichhiked many times here)  === East towards [[Szolnok]], [[Debrecen]], [[Oradea]] ([[Romania]]) {{European Route Number|60}}, (4) === ==== Option 1: Agip petrol station on national road 4 ==== Take metro 3 to Poland (donthe end of the line at ''Kőbánya-Kispest''t go . Walk to Slovakia, just hitchhike there the bus station on the other side of the #4 road. Take the airport bus 200E and get off at the second to directly last stop before the airport: ''Vecsés-nyugat''. Walk back along the road ≈600m and you will reach the Agip petrol station & McDonalds.<br/ > ==== Option 2: Üllő roundabout & MOL petrol station ==== Take a regional train from train station ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to Poland''Üllő'' (550 HUF and 30 min ride). Than Walk ≈700m southwest on Deák Ferenc ut. till you reach the main road through the town Pesti út. Turn left (southeast) here and walk 2km along Pesti út to the large roundabout and MOL petrol station at the end of town. You can go out in Chyzne (italso hitch 100m past the roundabout on national road 4; although there's Slovakian-Polish border). Almost every truck no shoulder, there goes is some space for cars to Krakow but you can hitchhike to Warsaw as wellpull over and stop. If you decide 20/09/17 Tried option 1 for 3 hours and then went to go to Krakowoption 2, try to get to city center waited maybe 30min. === Option 3: M3 Highway for Debrecen === Take a subway till station Mexicói út after walk 4 km (railway station) it's pretty far and there you can ask people I saw a bus 25, but didn't check from where is Aleja 29 listopada (in English it means 29. November Avenuegoing ) or till you can take bus no 105 cross Ozman utca(or around it) it will be a gas station OMV, the road is going among M3 highway, and here some cars are going to a gas station from Highway to this road and back to the highway, and also there is a bus stop after a gas station, where is very convenient to stop the car.  === North towards [[Slovakia]], [[Kraków]] ([[Poland]]) M2 {{European Route Number|77}} === [[File:vacifoti.jpg|thumb|right|220 px| The bus stop next at the Váci-Fóti intersection]] ==== Option 1: Motorway Junction Sződliget ==== Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' in the direction of Vac and and get off at ''Sződliget'' (HUF 550/EUR 2 and 30 min ride). Walk south along the platform to railway stationthe road (Dunai fasor). Turn left (east) and go walk ≈400m to the entrance sliiproad over the motorway bridge. Stand on the motorway hitchhiking instead of the sliproad as there's a lot of space to pull over and people don't really drive too fast at that stretch of the road. You can hitchhike there but better is  ==== Option 2-: Motorway service station (Shell) ==== Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to "Dunakeszi Gyártelep‎" (HUF 150/300) and walk 3 .5 km to the petrol station on north the E77 (Hungarians call it Road Number Two). The walk is 40+ minutes but its pretty straightforward - check this [http://goo.gl/maps/bCKPV map]. From Pipa st. you can see the sign of the petrol station in the distance, and it will help you to navigate. The motorway only has two lanes and cars are going pretty slow, so it's not a problem to cross it. Once you get there its great spot to catch a long drive! You can be picky, so best wait for someone going straight to Poland because once you get to the Slovak border, the road is getting bad and this is your best shot.  If you're heading to [[Poland]], you'd most likely be better off finding a direct lift to Poland from the Hungarian- Slovak border rather than getting short lifts through Slovakia. Trucks go until the Chyzne border crossing between Slovakia and Poland, where it's easy to get a lift to Krakow or further to Warsaw).

The old "I didnBudapest has an extensive public transportation system consisting of a metro, buses and trams. A single ticket is about 1.15 (a set of 10 tickets is about EUR 9.90). After you buy your ticket, you have to validate it. There are red machines on buses and trams that punch a hole in a different place on your ticket each day, which is how they determine if you validated your ticket that day (or at least not the day before...).  Inspections on buses and trams are rare except for the most popular lines (e.g. buses 7, 7E, 173 and 173E and trams 2 (very frequent), 4 and 6). Rush hours are usually safe when the trams/buses are too crowded for the inspectors to walk through the vehicles. If you want to be safe, hang around the machine and if you see an inspector coming, punch your ticket immediately. You can usually also get off the carriage when you see inspectors getting on as usually at least some of them will wear uniforms.  Be careful: the system has changed, and the controllers are often escorted with a public area inspector who has the right to stop you and demand for your ID cards.' In the metro there are inspectors posted at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of the time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the platform (Keleti railway station is one notable exception), so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, you can get pretty much everywhere without the metro. Oftentimes you can also just walk past these inspectors at the entrance or flash them a used ticket without stopping. Be careful changing lines at Deák Ferenc tér, usually there are controllers on stations of Line 2 and 3.  If you get caught without a valid ticket, the official fine on the spot is HUF 8,000, which is about EUR 27. Do not let yourself be fooled with another amount, it is HUF 8,000, and the received paper is valid for travelling that day. But if you are cool enough you can get away without paying at all. On the trams and buses the inspectors legally aren't allowed to touch you. Avoid speaking English or German to the controllers. Instead, pick the most obscure language you know and keep them busy until the next stop. When the doors open, simply exit the tram and walk away. Never give the controllers your ID or passport. Maybe try searching for it or your ticket until the next stop, then get off the tram/bus then. Some of the controllers will try to take you to a cash machine if you say you have no money. Same system applies - simply walk away from the controller. I had 've also heard of people stalling the controller for so long that the controller gets bored and walks away. At around 20:30 or later, the ticket inspectors that stand at the entrance to validate the ticketmetro go home, meaning you can get on the metro for free. Be aware also that if they have controls while you exit the station, they announce it as you get off the train and again every 2 minutes or so ("Please have your tickets ready for inspection as you leave the station." ) If this happens, simply get back on the next train and get off a stop before or after your chosen stop. Do not try and run past any inspectors if they have a control -- they are notoriously aggressive and will have no problem chasing you. On the green line there are security guards stationed on the platforms, but don't worry, they won't check your tickets. They're just a security precaution. The same thing applies on tram 4 or 6 at night (they run 24 hours). They will not work with an inspectorstand at some entrances to the tram and check peoples' tickets as they enter the tram (They'll be wearing either a yellow vest or a green armband.) Choose a different entrance and you'll be fine, because the controllers stand at one door and don't move through the tram. For finding connections between two points in the city, there's a very good route planner available also in English: [http://www.bkk.hu/en/timetables/ http://www.bkk.hu/en ] There is a [http://www.imdb. The com/title/tt0373981/ very good Hungarian movie] about the controllers on Budapest's public transportation system . Finding English subtitles is easy, too.  == Sleeping == If you want to sleep outside in summer, you can do so anywhere in Buda hills. These places are abandoned after dark, far from people, and sometimes used by homeless people.  In case the weather outside is going bankrupt not very warm nor welcoming, the mall Duna Plaza, in the northern part of the city XIII district, metro stop Gyongyosi utza offer great opportunities to find a shelter and not being discovered by security guards. In a cold night of november I found a perfect spot to lay down on his mat and sleep, behind the high bar of a closed (but open..) pub on the 2nd floor, next to the restaurants, emergency exit stairs on the back, at the highest floors are also a good option. Toilets are closed at night and security go around to check when they need those finesclose the building around 02:00. Another safe option for the winter time would be the '''airport''' - unfortunately you can’t blackride the bus that goes there since the driver checks everyone, but the combined ticket for the Metro and the bus is 530 HUF (~1,15€). If you buy the ticket from the driver instad of the vending machine, so inspectors can it’s 600 HUF. The staff doesn’t care about the people sleeping there and no one checks if you have a flight ticket. Might also be quite insistent but a good option if you’re planning on hitchhiking from there in the morning. == Food == At Allee shopping centre (metro stop Újbuda Központ, green line. Tram 4 and 6 too) on the top floor there is a large food court where it's possible to table dive. Also at Kőbánya Kispest (last stop on the M3 blue line) there is a large shopping centre beside the train station. There's a large food court on the top floor also where you shouldncan table dive. Also in the Corvin Plaza there't let yourself get frighteneds a food court on the top floor to table dive.

On Try the underground there are inspectors posted market at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of the time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the platform Újbuda Központ (e.g. Keleti Railwaystation is one exceptionVásárlócsarnok), so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, and you can maybe get pretty much everywhere without some free vegetables from the metrosellers there.

Inspectors are rare on buses and trams except for the most popular lines eAt Örs vezér tere, there's an IKEA with a great food court.g. tram no. 4-6. Rush hours are usually safe when Just take a left after you come up the trams/buses are too crowded for stairs to avoid all the inspectors showrooms unless you enjoy playing there to walk through the vehicles.raise your appetite :-)

If you get caught without a valid ticketOn the top floor of the central market at Fovam ter, there are many food stalls, popular among tourists, most of whom are ignorant fuckers who order what they want but not what they need, the official fine i.e. A LOT of leftovers on the spot is 6000 HUF, which is about 20 EURtable. Do There are public tables where these fuckers eat and they are not let you be fooled with other amountfrequently cleaned by workers, it is 6000 HUFthus easy opportunity for table diving. Please do this, even just once or twice. I have seen big sandwiches and the received paper is valid for traveling that daybaked potatoes and such being left after a single bite. But if you are cool enough you can get away without paying at allWe should make wasting food a crime.