Location

Budapest Hungary
III. district, Óbudai-sziget (Óbudai Island)

From abroad by car:  ViaMichelin Route Planner  or Google Maps (Sziget Festival location: Mozaik utca, Budapest, Hungary)

Recommended ways to get to the Sziget Festival

The festival area is easy to reach with local train (HÉV) departing from Batthyány square. You have to get off the train at the stop Filatorigát. During the days of the Festival trains run on a more frequent schedule inside Budapest in the morning and evening hours (at the weekend in the afternoons also) and there are night trains as well.

Please note that the only night line stopping at Batthyány tér is the hourly running 990. Those who are about to go downtown at night, we suggest changing to the tram 6 (tramways run all night) or the night line 923 or 931 at Margit híd (Margit Bridge); towards Móricz Zsigmond körtér please change to night line 960. Towards Zugló (district XIV) and Ferencváros (district IX) please change to night line 901 at Szentlélek tér (Árpád Bridge).

Timing of trams 1 and 1A

From 8th August 2011 to 14th August 2011, trams travel more frequently as compared to the timing indicated in the schedule. The average frequency of these trams is 10 minutes early in the morning, 6-7 minutes on weekdays during the day and in the evening, and 7-8 minutes on weekends.

Timing of nightbuses number 901 

From 8th/9th August 2011 to 14th/15th August 2011:

From the final stop Vágóhíd:

23.24 – 2.24 (every 15 minutes)

2.24 – 3.54 (every 30 minutes)

From the stop Vörösvári út:

23:53 – 23.58 (every 5 minutes)

23.58 – 1.58 (every 15 minutes)

1.58 – 3.58 (every 30 minutes)

From Budapest Ferihegy Airport

Airport shuttle bus 200 to Kőbánya-Kispest terminal / Subway M3 to Árpád híd / Tram 1 or 1A to Szentlélek tér (2 stops towards Bécsi út) / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát (1 stop towards Szentendre/Békásmegyer)

From Déli pályaudvar (Southern Railway Station)

Subway M2 to Batthyány tér / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát

From Nyugati pályaudvar (Western Railway Station)

Tram 4 or 6 to Margit híd budai hídfő (3 stops towards Moszkva tér) / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát (4 stops towards Szentendre/Békásmegyer)

From Keleti pályaudvar (Eastern Railway Station)

Ver. 1: Subway M2 to Batthyány tér (towards Déli pályaudvar) / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát
Ver. 2: Subway M2 to Stadionok (towards Örs vezér tere) / Tram 1 or 1A to Szentlélek tér (11 stops towards Bécsi út) / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát (1 stop towards Szentendre/Békásmegyer)
Ver. 3: If coming by train, we suggest you get off at Budapest-Kelenföld (if the train stops there), then take the tram 19 to Batthyány tér terminal / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát

From Népliget or Stadionok Coach Terminals

Tram 1 or 1A to Szentlélek tér / Local train (HÉV) to Filatorigát (1 stop towards Szentendre/Békásmegyer)

For Budapest public transport lines and timetables please check out
the homepage of the  Budapest Transport Co.

The main entrance of the Sziget Festival is located at Mozaik u. (District III)

Sziget - Budapest CityPass

Sziget-Budapest CITYPASS is your key to the city. Make the most out of your festival holiday, use all public transport possibilities within the city borders and enjoy the best spas and beaches Budapest has to offer with the help of this special pass. More information about Sziget - Budapest Citypass is available here!

BKV SHUTTLE BUSES

You may use the service of charter buses by BKV with a CITYPASS wristband.
On the first few days of Sziget, when moving in, on 8th August (-1st day), on 9th August (0. day) and 10th August (1st day), you may approach Hajógyári sziget by charter buses, from Liszt Ferenc Airport. These charter buses reach both terminals between 6.45 am and 0:15 am, in every 20-30 minutes, and at 1:15 am for those arriving with late flights.

The buses stop at Keleti and Nyugati railway stations, too. Otherwise, they only deliver passangers to the venue of the festival. On 9th and 10th August, from 5:45 am to 11:15 pm, direct buses from Keleti and Nyugati railway stations pick up passangers in every 20-30 minutes, in order to make things easier for you.

On 9th and 10th August, after the programs are over, buses leave at 11:15 pm and 01:00 am in every 10-15 minutes from the main entrance of Sziget, and go through the following route: Mozaik utca – Szentendrei út – Árpád híd – Róbert Károly körút – Hungária körút – Puskás Ferenc Stadion – Kerepesi út – Keleti pályaudvar – Rákóczi út – Blaha Lujza tér – Erzsébet körút – Teréz körút – Nyugati pályaudvar. If you want to get off anywhere else, let the driver know as the bus will stop at all other official bus stops, too.

On the days of moving out, we offer two routes to get directly to the railway stations or the airport. From 14th August 11pm till 15th August 2pm buses go in each 5-15 minutes to Nyugati and Keleti railway stations. On 15th August between 3am and 2pm buses go in each 10-20 minutes to both terminals of LisztFerencAirport. If you arrive after 10PM, you can still enter the airport shuttle bus by showing your Citypass presales-voucher.

BKV SHIP SERVICE: RADIO 1

City centre ship service
Between 8th August 2011 and 15th August 2011, it leaves in every 30 minutes between 2:00 pm and 2:00 am.

• From 2 pm to 21 pm to the following venue: Petőfi tér, jetty nr. 8 (from Vigadó tér to the south) – Batthyány tér – Jászai Mari tér – Petőfi tér, jetty nr. 8 (south of Vigadó tér). While travelling from Sziget to Petőfi tér, the ship will only stop at scheduled stops, and if it does not hinder the traffic.
• From 21 pm to és 2 am the following route is valid: Sziget – Jászai Mari tér – Batthyány tér – Petőfi tér, jetty nr. 8. (south of Vigadó tér) – Sziget. While travelling from Petőfi tér to Sziget, the ship will only stop at scheduled stops, and if it does not hinder the traffic.
• On 15th August from 2 am to 2 pm, in every 20-25 minutes, with the following route: Petőfi tér, jetty nr. 8 (south of Vigadó tér) – Sziget – Jászai Mari tér – Batthyány tér – Petőfi tér 8. (south of Vigadó tér). While travelling from Petőfi tér to Sziget, the ship will only stop at scheduled stops, and if it does not hinder the traffic. 

Beach Ship Service

You can use the beach ship service with a Budapest CITYPASS wristband or tickets available at the venue.
Ships are leaving Sziget in every 90 minutes on 8th to 14th August 2011, from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm at the following route: Sziget – Margitsziget, Szállodák – Sziget – Pünkösdfürdő – Sziget, touching all the beaches near the harbours. The beach ship service has the following schedule:

PORT.HU BIKE LOCKERS

You may approach Sziget by bike on the Budai quay,and we will take care of your bicyle for free until you leave for home. At the free lockers the usual place at the tennis court by Caravan Camping), our experts may even help with small repairs and maintanance if really needed and you kindly ask for it. Our partner in co-opertation with us is the Hungarian Bicycle Club.

RENT A BIKE!

Look for orange bikes at the entrance of Sziget! The prices for renting a bike: 2000 HUF/6 hours, 3000 HUF/24 hours, 12 000 HUF/5 days, and 16 000  HUF/7 days. The official rent-a-bike venue of Sziget is: bike@budapestbike.hu (www.budapestbike.hu).

TAXI

Similarly to the previous years, this year you may use taxis for special-offer transfer-prices. Contact the dispatcher service at the parking lot at K-bridge.If you are coming from the city centre and own a CITYPASS, you can use the most favourable, number 5 tarif of City Taxi. When you get in the taxi, show your CITYPASS wristband. If you have a valid ticket or wristband, you can get to the internal parking lot by City Taxi.

Should you have any questions or remarks, please get in touch with the dispatcher or call the central number day and night: +36-1- 2-111-111.

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