Residents of the outer districts and the agglomeration will feel the changes most significantly.
Starting July 1, Budapest’s night transport network, including the agglomeration area, will be renewed. The update promises better coordination, more frequent services, and more direct connections between the city center, outer districts, and surrounding settlements, according to a Facebook post by the Hungarian Minister of Transport.
According to Dávid Vitézy, the system was ripe for a rethink as the population of the outer districts has grown, and hundreds of thousands have moved into the agglomeration.
The first phase of the project took place last summer, when the operating hours of the metro were extended; the second phase is now the redesign of the bus network.
One of the most important changes is that, thanks to the new system, it will be easier to reach the outer districts of Budapest at night. Furthermore, the system is designed to integrate with the extended metro hours, finally making it possible to travel from the city center—specifically from Deák Ferenc tér—directly to surrounding suburban towns at night.
The Minister shared several specific details:
- Budaörs, Törökbálint, Budakeszi, and Zsámbék: Night buses will now run through the Kiskörút (Small Boulevard). The new lines 922 and 988 will arrive at Széll Kálmán tér via Budakeszi, then pass through Batthyány tér, the Chain Bridge, and Deák Ferenc tér. They will then cross the Kiskörút and Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge), touching upon Móricz Zsigmond körtér to reach key city center points before continuing directly to Törökbálint via Budaörs. Additionally, Budaörs and Törökbálint will be served in both directions every 30 minutes.
- Gödöllő: A direct night link will be established between the city center and the Gödöllő area. Night buses will depart uniformly from Deák Ferenc tér and reach the Gödöllő downtown area via Örs vezér tere, Cinkota, Szilasliget, and the center of Mogyoród.
- Szentendre: The area will become more accessible from Deák tér at night. The first post-midnight 943 service will depart directly from Deák Ferenc tér, followed by services providing hourly travel throughout the night, connecting with the 923 lines arriving from the city center.
- Pécel: The town will receive a faster and more direct night connection. The new 969 service will depart from Deák Ferenc tér and run every hour throughout the night on a faster route.
- Gyál: Reaching the town at night will be simpler. Services will now provide connections at Határ út to buses reaching the city center. All services will touch upon Bem József utca, making the entire area of the town more uniformly and frequently accessible.
- Nagykovácsi and Solymár: More frequent, better-coordinated night transport will be established from the city center. Buses will depart for these settlements every hour, connecting at Hűvösvölgy with the new 905 and 905A services arriving from downtown. In Solymár, night buses will now also align with trains arriving at Nyugati Railway Station, ensuring access to the inner parts of the settlement.
- Szigetszentmiklós: Connections from the city center will be more frequent, running hourly throughout the night via Csepel. All services that previously only ran to Lakihegy will now circulate through the entire town.
The planned night transport map can be found online, and further details will be posted on the BKK (Budapest Transport Center) website.
