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Practical info
Transport information
HUN-REN Wigner Research Center for Physics
- Address: Budapest XII. Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33.
- Location on Google Maps: see here.
- How to reach the campus: KFKI campus site
- From Hotel Mercure Castle Hill to Wigner:
- Slightly outdated brochure with maps
- Take bus no. 221 from "Dli" (i.e. Southern Railway Station)
- Travel until the final stop ("Csillebrc, KFKI")
- Buses leave every 10-20 minutes, the trip is around 25 minutes.
- Map of the KFKI Campus
- Information about the KFKI Campus
ELTE Eötvös University Campus
- Address: Budapest XI. Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a.
- Location on Google Maps: see here.
- From Mercure Castle Hill or Ibis Styles City Center to the University campus:
- Detailed brochure with maps
- Take tram no. 56 or 56A from "Mik utca"
- Travel for 7 stops to "Mrciz Zsigmond krtr"
- Change to tram number 6 for 2 stops
- The University is at "Petfi hd, budai hdf" (the Buda end of the Petfi Bridge)
- You can also use BudapestGo
- Map of the campus
- North Building, ground floor
- North Building, -1th floor
- North Building, 7th floor
- Where to have lunch on our Campus?
- Information about the University
- Homepage of the Physics Institute
Liszt Ferenc Airport transfer
- By car to: Wigner Institute, Hotel Mercure Castle Hill, Etvs University
- By
public transport to Hotel Mercure Castle Hill:
- Airport transportation map
Railway Station transfer
- Southern railway station ("Dli plyaudvar") to Hotel Mercure Castle Hill:
- Walk 300m to the hotel
- Eastern railway station ("Keleti plyaudvar") to Hotel Mercure Castle Hill:
- Metro2 from there to "Dli plyaudvar"
- Walk 300m to the hotel
- Western railway station ("Nyugati plyaudvar") to Hotel Mercure Castle Hill:
Public Transportation in general
- Official route planner with live info: BudapestGo
- BudapestGO app for planning, live info ant ticket purchase:
- Fare info, bus and tram lines: Budapest Transport Authority (BKK)
- Important ticketing information:
- You need a pre-purchased ticket to board the BKK vehicles
- Tickets are usually valid for a single ride with no transfers
- Tickets must be punched on board (or when entering the Metro)
- Subway, tram and boat network
- Railway network
- City transportation network
- Buda transportation network
Cabs
- If you choose a taxi, please, be careful, and look for the taxi-meter.
- All Budapest taxis operate with fixed price: 400 HUF/km + 1000 HUF base fare
- Taxis are supposed to take cash or bank cards
- Phone numbers (substitute 1, 20, 30 or 70 to 'X' below, each of these are supposed to work):
- Ftaxi, +36-X-2222222
- Budapest taxi, +36-X-7777777
- City taxi, +36-X-2111111
- Bolt (Taxify), +3614445154
WiFi
- At the Wigner and the Etvs University campus, you can connect to the Internet through Eduroam
- Eduroam website
- Eduroam Hungary
- Eduroam at Wigner
Hotels
- Mercure Budapest Castle Hill (Former Mercure Buda)
- Ibis Budapest City Hotel (former Emke)
- Booking.com Budapest Hotels
- Hotel directory
Weather
Currency
- Current official rates
- You can exchange money at the railway stations or in banks
- There are numerous ATMs, where you can access your money with a credit/debit card.
- There is an ATM at the entrance of Wigner.
Further information
- As of October 29 2025 08:30:36. -