Transportation around Hungary

Hire a car

You can hire a car from Budapest Airport.
Be aware that the journey to Balaton will require driving on the M5 and M7 motorways. These are toll roads and you will need to purchase a ticket/e-vignette before travelling. A ticket costs approximately £8 for a weekly pass and can be purchased via this website: here.
The journey to Balaton takes approximately 1 hr 40 mins.

Hungarian taxis are all yellow, no matter who the operator is.
Taxis can be booked in advance.
Bolt is widely used, or you can also visit this website for a local cab firm in Balaton for pick-up and drop-off to the wedding venue where you can book up to 5 days in advance: Taxi Balatonfüred App
We recommend pre-booking taxis, as this will be peak holiday season and drivers will be busy.

For travelling within Budapest, tickets for trams, buses and the metro can be purchased on the BudapestGo app or at ticket machines located at bus stops and stations.
You can also take a train to Balaton. The BudapestGo website/app has a journey planner .
The closest train station to the wedding venue is Csopak, however Balatonfüred may be closer to many of the hotels in the area.
Be aware when using public transport that you must validate your ticket before travel either using the validating machine for a paper ticket, or scanning the QR code on the validating machine if you bought your ticket in the app.