Public Transportation in Budapest (BKK)

Ticket types and prices: 

1. Single tickets – valid for one ride 

2. Monthly passes 

Be aware that it is only possible to buy a student pass with a students card from the European Economic Area that features the following information:

• Name of the student

• Name of the school

• Number of the student card

• Validity of the student card

3. Time-based tickets 

(Important! Please scan the code each time when you board a vehicle to validate your ticket. When transferring between metrolines, you are not required to revalidate your ticket.)

4. Travelcards 

Planning trips:

BKK has a good-functioning trip planner, BudapestGO, which is available online or you can download it in GooglePlay (Android) and AppStore (Apple) as well. 

If you download the application, you can also buy your ticket there.

Alternatively Google Maps public transportation planner works well within Budapest as well. 

Validating your ticket:

Important! You have to validate your single tickets when travelling – if you have a paper-ticket you can validate it on the vehicles / if you bought it on BudapestGO (application), you have to scan the QR-code before entering the vehicle. 

Penalties for traveling without a valid ticket or pass:

Customers who use BKK’s services without a valid ticket, pass or travel document must pay a penalty fare. 

• The basic penalty fare of 25,000 HUF is reduced to 12,000 HUF if you pay it on the spot. You can pay the penalty fare on the spot either by bankcard to the ticket inspector or afterwards within two working days.

• If you have a valid pass but did not have it with you, you can present it at any BKK customer service centre within five working days. In this case, the penalty fare will be reduced to 2,000 HUF or 1,000 HUF, depending on the type of pass you have.

• If you buy a pass with a monthly or longer validity period on the day of issue of the penalty fare and present it at a BKK customer service centre within 2 working days, you can pay a discounted penalty fare of 1,000 HUF for an annual pass, 3,000 HUF for a quarterly or semester pass, and 6,000 HUF for a monthly pass.

• After three days, you will have to pay the basic penalty fare of 25,000 HUF.

• If you do not pay your debt within 30 days, you will have to pay 50,000 HUF. 

• If you still have not settled the penalty fare amount after 30 days, BKK will issue an order for payment to recover the legitimate claims, whereby the amount of the debt will be further increased by the procedure fee. A simple penalty fare debt can exceed 100,000 HUF over time.

• Read more: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/information-about-penalty-fares/