Travel
Budapest is located in the heart of Europe, with easy access from all directions. To travel to Budapest by air, the international airport of Budapest (Ferihegy, terminals 1, 2A, 2B) connects the city to all important European and overseas destinations, with daily direct flights from most European and some North American cities. Ferihegy Airport is located 20 km from the city centre.
The three main railway stations (Déli, Keleti and Nyugati) connect Budapest with many intercity routes from all directions. Coach services to Budapest are 2-3 hours from Vienna.
Hungary is part of the Schengen area of 25 European countries. For non-Schengen EU, USA and Canadian citizens, a valid passport is required to enter Hungary. Citizens from other countries should check before travelling whether they require a visa to enter Hungary.
Transportation
We would like to inform you that our company has a special contract with AirportShuttle-Minibusz which offers special discounted prices for our delegates. Registered FISITA 2010 participants arriving at either terminals (Ferihegy 1, 2A or 2B) of Budapest International Airport are advised to use the AirportShuttle service (www.airportshuttle.hu), which takes one to any address in Budapest for a fee of 2700 HUF/person (cca 11 EUR). Return ticket costs 4500 HUF/person (cca 18 EUR). It takes approximately 30--40 minutes from the airport to the city. Please, be so kind as to indicate your arrival time during the online registration. FISITA2010 logo will be placed at the minibus hospitality desk of each terminal. Please prepare your hotel name and address in advance.
As an alternative, one can use public bus service (line 200E) which connects both terminals with the underground (metro) line 3 (blue line). The blue line of the metro has a stop at "Nyugati" Railway Station, from there you can take tram No. 4 or 6, which takes you to Congress venue (Petofi bridge - Buda side). (Duration of the travel: approximately 80 minutes.) Price approximately: 800 HUF/person (cca 3 EUR).
Taxis to or from the city cost approximately 5100--5300 HUF (cca 18--20 EUR) for a one way trip. Offered taxi company: Zona taxi (they have their own desk at the terminals). For more information on the tariffs, please visit www.zonataxi.eu.
Car rentals are available at the airport. Please be informed that the low cost airlines arrive at Terminal 1.
TRAMS 4; 6: Stop few hundreds of meters north from the University Congress Centre and both make a circle around the city centre mainly on Pest side.
Tube M3 (blue): South-North line from the Congress Centre the nearest metro station is: “Ferenc Körút” Ferenc Boulevard.
Tube M2 (red): West – East line, to take the West-East line into both directions you need to travel three stops by the M3 (blue) line from Ferenciek Tere and change lines at Deak tér (Deák Square).
Passport, Visa, Invitation Letters
Usually all foreign visitors must have a valid passport. The visa policy of Hungary is liberal. For visits shorter than a month, no visa is required for citizens of most European countries, the United States, Japan and Israel. Most EU citizens can visit Hungary with their domestic identity card. Agreements of the Republic of Hungary on abolition of visa requirements are available on the internet. Visa is required for visitors from most Asian countries, and most states of NIS.
Those who experience any trouble in getting visa to Hungary should not hesitate to contact the congress secretariat immediately. Please note that Hungary is a member state of the EU and Schengen agreement, but make sure to check any changes in your visa regulation at the consulate. The list of Hungarian missions can be found on the Internet on the web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu.
If you need an invitation letter to obtain visa, please contact the congress secretariat. This, however, cannot be considered as a commitment on behalf of the organisers to provide any financial support.