Restrictions will balk traffic in Budapest downtown, airport shuttle concerned

Thanks to European Mobility Week, traffic will become very difficult on the streets of downtown Budapest this weekend. Let us show you the details.

Traffic changes in Budapest, do not commute following habits

According to index.hu, there will be multiple traffic restrictions concerning downtown streets of the Hungarian capital this weekend. As a result, driving and using public transport will be more difficult since the route of several trams, buses and trolleybuses change. Furthermore, even Budapest’s magnificent Szabadság (Freedom) Bridge will be closed to traffic. HERE you may read about the history of the bridge.

The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) said on Thursday that they would close the Szabadság Bridge and the Vámház Promenade to the Lónyay Street during the weekend, as there will be a car-free weekend due to the European Mobility Week. BKK added that the Pest lower embankment between the Margaret Bridge and the Irányi Street exit would be opened for pedestrians and will serve as an additional venue for the event.

On Saturday and Sunday, trams nr 47, 48 and 49 will not commute because of the restrictions. But trams nr 61 and 56A will carry passengers on an extended route. The former will commute between Hűvösvölgy and Városház tér stations while the latter between Hűvösvölgy and Kelenföld train station.

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Szabadság Bridge to be closed for traffic – use the metro!

Trolley bus nr 83, bus nr 15 and night buses 934 and 979 will serve passengers on a modified route towards the downtown. Instead of Közraktár Street, they will use Lónyay Street to reach Kálvin Square. Moreover, they will not touch Fővám Square. Bus nr 15 towards the Boráros Square will transport people on the József Attila Street-Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street-Károly Promenade-Múzeum Promenade-Kálvin Square route. It will not touch the Szent István Square and the Fővám Square stations.

Meanwhile, trolley bus nr 72, buses nr 9, 15 and the airport shuttle 100E will not stop at the tram station on Astoria. Instead, they will use the night bus 914 station there. According to the BKK, there will be a vehicle expo on Saturday and Sunday between 10 AM and 6 PM on Vámház Promenade.