Travel guide

In Budapest

If you arrive by aeroplane at Budapest, take the following steps to get to Szeged.

  1. From Liszt Ferenc Airport, take bus 200E to Ferihegy railway station. You can buy bus tickets at ticket vending machines at the airport. Travel 4 stops and get off at Ferihegy railway station (Ferihegy vasútállomás).
  2. Board the train to Szeged at Ferihegy railway station. Note that there are no booking offices at this station, only vending machines (these accept bank cards). Alternatively, you can buy your ticket on-line in advance at MÁV-Start.

    To get a timetable, use ELVIRA with From = Budapest Airport [Ferihegy] and To = SZEGED*.

  3. Get off the train at Szeged train station. This is the terminal station of the train.

Alternatively, you can use transfer service, such as Pegazus Transzfer.

In Szeged

  1. To reach Hotel Novotel from the train station, take bus 20. You can buy tickets in a booth in front of the train station building. The stop of bus 20 is to the right of the exit of the train station. Get on bus 20 and get off at the 8th stop (Glattfelder Gyula tér). The hotel is just across the stop.
  2. To get to the LAMELIS venue from the hotel, take bus 20. The stop is in Glattfelder Gyula tér (where you got off when arriving at the hotel). Get off at the 5th stop (Ságvári-gimnázium–SZTK). Cross Aradi vértanúk tere by foot to get to the venue, Bolyai building (Aradi vértanúk tere 1). The quickest and easiest entry to the venue is by the entrance on Tisza Lajos körút, exactly opposite Semmelweis utca.
  3. To get to the LAMELIS venue from the train station, either take 15 minutes’ walk or get on tram 1 or tram 2. The tram stop is just in front of the train station. Get off at the third stop (Aradi vértanúk tere).

A few places to see in Hungary

In the Google map to the right, we have collected a few places that might be worth seeing in Hungary and are not too far away. We indicated the main attractions and travel times by train or by car. If you wish to rent a car, please see this list.