The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has submitted a bid to the European Union to finance to its plans to replace trees and renew public spaces along the city's Grand Boulevard, BKK said on Tuesday. The metropolitan project aims to increase the number of trees, add more green surfaces and provide more room for pedestrians, BKK […]
Due to the expected summer increase in airport traffic, the 100E Airport Express will operate more frequently between Deák Ferenc Square and Budapest's Ferenc LisztInternational Airport from Thursday, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the statement, the BKK is preparing for the increased traffic expected over the four-day weekend, and […]
Over the past year (August 2022 to July 2023), an average of 30,000 users per month have used the MOL Bubi bicycle rental service in the Hungarian capital. Bubi 1.0 (the system operated between 2014 and 2020) had an average of 3,500 users per month, an increase of eight and a half times. "Wherever you […]
The number of MOL Bubi bike trips has exceeded six million, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) told MTI on Wednesday. They wrote that the capital's residents have doubled the number of MOL Bubi trips in less than a year. They said that in the past year, the system added around 800 bicycles, new stations were […]
The MOL Bubi public bicycle service has been ranked among the best in Europe by Belgian experts who recently visited the Hungarian capital, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) told MTI on Wednesday. They said that the Belgians would like to develop a similar service in Brussels and were gathering experience in Budapest. They added that […]
Thanks to the sponsorship contract signed by the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) and the Prime Minister's Office, the capital's fleet will be expanded with 31 new modern, low-floor and air-conditioned CAF trams, in addition to the 20 trains ordered last October. In a statement sent to MTI, BKK said that under a government decision at […]
The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has extended free travel on its public transport services for refugees from Ukraine until March 31, 2023. As in the past, the free travel is available on presentation of a Ukrainian travel document that can be used for identification purposes. The free service, which was introduced on March 4, 2022, […]
The renovated Chain Bridge, the oldest bridge on the River Danube in the Hungarian capital was opened to temporary traffic this Friday. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said at the event that the Chain Bridge should be a bridge between the present and the future, connecting not only Buda and Pest, but also the divided and […]
Twenty-four trucks, each weighing 20 tons, tested the load-bearing capacity of the Chain Bridge in the Hungarian capital on Saturday; based on the primary data, the crossing passed the test well, and its renovation is still on schedule and within budget, Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has announced. According to the statement, the static and dynamic […]
