Trains in Hungary

Budapest is the main railway hub of the Hungarian railway network, with three large stations. From Budapest a 7,606 km network radiates through the country with various connections to larger towns.

Train types in Hungary

If your Interrail Pass is valid in Hungary, you'll get access to Hungary's national railway company, MAV-START. You'll also get access to GySEV/Raaberbahn trains that operate in the country.

Intercity trains in Hungary

Fast trains (regional or interregional): Reservations not required.
Regional trains: Reservations not required.
EuroCity (EC): Domestic travel; reservations are optional.
Railjet (RJ): International high speed trains; reservations are optional.
InterCity (IC): Domestic travel; reservations are required.
EuroNight (EC): Night trains; reservations are required.

Private railway companies

The private railway lines operated by the Austrian-Hungarian railway company GYSEV (known in Austria as Raaberbahn) can also be accessed with your Interrail Pass.

GYSEV operates a number of train routes, including:

Sopron to Ebenfurth (Austria)
Fertöszentmiklós to Neusiedl/See (Austria)

Reservations for trains in Hungary

Domestic connections in Hungary

Route	Regional	Intercity (reservations)
Budapest to Debrecen	2:50	2:15
Budapest to Győr	1:50	1:05
Budapest to Pécs	4:00 (stopover)	2:40
Budapest to Szeged	3:00	2:10

International train connections to and from Hungary

Route	Which train?	Travel time	Reservations
Budapest to Bratislava (Slovakia)	EuroCity	2:40	Optional
Budapest to Bucharest (Romania)	EuroNight Ister	16:00 (overnight)	Required
Budapest to Ljubljana (Slovenia)	Fast train	9:05	Optional
Budapest to Munich (Germany)	RailJet	6:55	Required
Budapest to Prague (Czech Republic)	EuroCity	6:45	Optional
Budapest to Vienna (Austria)	EuroCity / RailJet	2:40	Optional / Required
Budapest to Warsaw (Poland)	EuroCity	9:45	Required
Budapest to Zagreb (Croatia)	InterCity	6:20	Optional

Hungary rail passes

Interrail Pass options for Hungary

Interrail Hungary Pass

Offers you extensive rail travel in Hungary.
Youth, senior and family discounts available.
1^st class Pass Holders have free access to the VIP lounge in Budapest.
Prices from € 80

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Interrail Global Pass

Offers you train travel in 33 European countries including Hungary.
Youth, senior and family discounts available.
Prices from € 185

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Train stations in Hungary

Budapest main train stations

Budapest is a train travel hub, with 3 main stations:

Keleti: Located in the east. The main international and intercity railway station in Budapest.
Nyugati: Located in the west.
Deli: Located in the south.