Responding to the needs of travelers, the MÁV-VOLÁN group “extends” the Balaton season again this year: even before the time of Pentecost, we introduce the name to the it’s called our pre-season schedule, which allows many more people to get to the lake at more times and more comfortably than in the off season.
As part of the preseason schedule as of May 13, ie a month before the official school holidays, we will provide more frequent access to the lake shore and increase the capacity of bicycle transport. The pre-season services of the railway company are also supported by the fact that, since the summer of 2022, Volánbusz has been providing regional and long-distance connections in the counties of Zala and Veszprem with a regular schedule, and in the last two years dozens. new buses were put into service on Balaton and the surrounding areas.
Every year, we prepare for traffic before and after season and summer on the Balaton with more trains, therefore more frequent transport, and additional services – this year will be no different. The pre-season record added a lot to the fact that the railway company not only reached, but exceeded the record of the period before the pandemic: both the year before and last year , the complete in season about 3 million people used our Balaton flights alone!
This year From May 13 to June 21, we are waiting for travelers again with a pre-season schedule: the largest settlements on the coast will be accessible with additional flights in addition to the usual trains, average per hour . Compared to the off-season schedule – known as winter -, the bicycle transport options are expanded, there are more IC cars and motor trains in service, so there are more seats available for our passengers in compared to early spring.
At the Balaton stations, we also pay a lot of attention to maintaining orderly conditions and general cleanliness, planting flowers, and taking care of them. We have planted thousands of ornamental plants in the past.
The improvements we have made in recent years allow as many people traveling to the Hungarian coast to travel by train and bus that are competitive and environmentally friendly.
Trains between the capital and the south coast
Between Budapest and the southern shore of Lake Balaton with the following frequent trains you can travel: a Balaton and Tópart with InterCityand the With South-> Parti InterRégio.
In the pre-season, they already start on the south coast South->Parti InterRégio runs every two hours trains between Déli pályaudvar and Fonyód and Balatonszentgyörgy.
Driving on the south coast Balaton Intercityin class 1 cars, and also in part of the pre-season, food trucks from May 25 drive too.
On weekends and holidays the also in the preseason the newest KISS double-decker motor train is running Szob and Fonyód between Kingfisher Express Train under the name, providing a direct connection from the area of the Danube loop.
This year, as usual, they start from the pre-season Friday and Saturday night a Owl Trains on the South Coast – Between Keszthely and Déli railway station.
There are also more trains on the north coast
In the case of the northern coast a Kék Hullám express, the Víspó fast trains and the weekend Katica InterRégios to improve access to Lake Balaton from and towards the capital.
Budapest and Tapolca between each day every two hours Blue Wave fast trains run, which only stops in Budapest-Kelenföld, Székesfehérvár and Balatonalmádi to Balatonfüred. It can be reached on these trains The fastest one is Balatonalmadei, Balatonfüred and towns beyond Balaton-Fured. AN from high season the price is class 1+ with bistro service the Utasellátó offer will be available on Blue wave in trains.
Budapest and Balatonfured between each day Vizipók fast trains every two hours they run to Balatonfüred only in Budapest-Kelenföld, Székesfehérvár and along the coast from Balatonakaratty – except Káptalanfüred – stopping at all stations and stops. They can be reached on these trains fastest: Balatonakarattya, Csittényhegy, Balatonkenese, Balatonfűzfő, Alsóörs, Csopak and Balatonarács.
On weekends between Budapest and Balatonfüred – consisting of a modern FLIRT motor train – Katica InterRégio there are also trains that stop at every station and stop from Székesfehérvár to Balatonfüred, thus serving the smaller stops too.
On May 1, due to the denser train traffic between Budapest and the settlements on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, the railway will now provide the connection. For this reason, bus number 1190, which has been traveling from Budapest to Hévíz via Balatonalmádi–Balatonfüred – Keszthely, will now only run between Balatonfüred and Hévíz. In Balatonfured, you can transfer at the bus station next to the train station. The flight departs from Hévíz to Balatonfüred at 5:40 pm running between Keszthely and Balatonfüred. Keszthely, leaving the bus station 8 minutes later, at 6:05. Bus route 1201 between Budapest-Balatonalmádi-Lovas-Balatonfüred-Tihany has been suspended. The Tihany Peninsula can be reached by bus 7355 (Tihany bus), which in the summer connects with InterCity trains and departs from Balatonfüred to Tihany.
