During the Sziget Festival – from August 10 to 16 – HÉV H5 runs more frequently during the day, and at night it departs from Aquincum every 10 minutes, and from Batthyány tér to Szentendré every hour – the MÁV-Volán group announced on Tuesday to the MTI with.
The fastest way to get to one of Europe’s biggest light music and cultural events is with HÉV, as its Filatorigat stop is only a few minutes’ walk from the main entrance at the K-híd, they wrote.
They drew attention to the fact that “since the pedestrian routes have changed compared to previous years and pedestrians and cyclists can no longer enter the Sziget at the H-bridge entrance near the HÉV Szentlélek tér stop, so when arriving by HÉV it is definitely worth getting off at Filatorigat”.
During the festival, 188 trains arrive at the Filatorigat stop on weekdays in each direction; up to 700-800 people can travel on a packed, six-car HÉV train at the same time, with luggage, backpacks, and camping equipment, they wrote.
According to the announcement, the schedule compression starts at 8:00 a.m. on August 10 and lasts until 2:00 p.m. on August 16. They added that there will be a 6-minute delay in the morning and afternoon peak hours, and a 6-7 minute delay outside the peak.
At the busiest points, MÁV-HÉV employees constantly supervise the safety of the passenger platforms and help with orientation.
You can travel on the section of HÉV within Budapest (between Batthyány tér and Békásmegyer) with Budapest tickets and passes, as well as with the Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card, which provides unlimited public transport within Budapest. For the section outside the capital city (Békásmegyer-Szentendre), you can use the MÁV mobile application, as well as at the MÁV-Start and Budapest Transport Center sales points.
MÁV-HÉV Zrt. asks that, in view of the expected large crowd, everyone drives with extra caution and patience on August 10-16. between.
