The most convenient way to get to the school venue is to arrive by plane to Budapest and then take a minivan to Balatonfüred.
Arriving to Budapest by airplane:
The main airport in Hungary is Ferihegy airport of Budapest. Ferihegy airport is connected to all mayor European cities and several main travel hubs outside of Europe. Besides traditional air companies such as MALEV (Hungarian Airlines), Lufthansa or British Airways, several European low cost companies also have direct flights to Ferihegy:
The school is organized in Balatonfüred, a small town about 130 km west of Budapest. CivisTransfer company has a contract with the school to provide door to door transfer service for students, tutors and support people with minivans at the following rate:
9000 HUF / person (~35 EUR) from Budapest to school venue (single journey)
12.500 HUF / person ( ~48 EUR) from Budapest to school venue and back (return journey)
Journey between school venue and Ferihegy airport is about two hours with the minivan. Detailed information on how to order minivan service and related form will be provided nearer the time.
Travel from Ferihegy Airport to Balatonfüred by Public Transport
This description explains how to get from Budapest Ferihegy airport to the school venue by public transportation. The document includes train schedule for the 6th of July and explains where to buy tickets for the bus and the train and how to validate them. An online map shows how to walk from the train station to Hotel Fured. Please see the PDF Document for further details.
Alternatives
Other airports in the region are the airport of Vienna (Austria), airport of Bratislava (Slovakia). Balatonfüred can also be reached from Budapest or other places by train or coach. Journey from Budapest to Balatonfüred with train or coach takes about 3 hours and the tickets costs about 5000 HUF (~ 20 Euro). Related links:
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