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(These directions are for leaving '''Budapest''' is the city centre. See capital of [[Budapest Ferihegy international airportHungary]] for hitching from there.)

When heading to west (M7 to [[Balaton]] or M1 to [[Austria]] and [[Slovakia]]), you should take a bus #272 from ''Kosztolányi Dezső tér'' or ''Sasadi út'' to ''Budaörs, benzinkút''. It stops right == Hitching in the Agip service station with a lot of traffic to both motorways. The journey takes 20 minutes. It can be a great place if you get a chance to talk to drivers, but [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] was forbidden to do so in August 2011. Also there was a lot of hitchers around and it finally took him and a friend 11 hours to get out towards Vienna.==

HoweverIf your driver is only going around Budapest on the ring road, starting from inside and not entering the city , the best exit points are Dabas-Soroksár (between Moszkva tér and Kelenföldclose to M5, south-east) is from which you can take a possibility worth tryingbus to Népliget, especially because there are some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikersand Dunakeszi-Újpest (close to M2, so if north) from which you pick a place farther on your way, some of the cars may be already full!can take bus 104.

There's a good point inside Budapest, in the aboveDabas-mentioned neighborhood Kelenföld, on Budaörsi út (road). Get to Soroksár is the bus stop called ''Sasadi út'' and try on exit from the OMV petrol station a bit farther outwards next M5 to the McDonald's. You can check the schedule on the homepage [http://www.bkv.hu/angol/home/index.html] of the local transport company, but the bus #40, #53, #139, #153 are OKroad number 5. Another option to If you get to this petrol station is to take from the tram #19 or #49, go to highway onto the last stop ''Kelenföldi pályaudvar'' (it's in the front of small train station)5, then walk along or ask the train station until the walking tunnel, go driver to the right inside the tunnel, on the exit walk straight until bring you see the motorway, then go to right and cross the road by the walking bridge, go to left and walk 2km in direction of the McDonald's city center (towards the M51). After you pass the M51 there will be a MOL petrol station is next to it). Recently the staff of Behind the petrol station expels hitchhikers is the bus number 66. This one will go inside the city and will bring you to the McDonald'snext metro station, which is a considerably worse place to get a long ridetoo.

Public transport in english : These directions are for leaving the city centre. See [[http://wwwBudapest Ferihegy international airport]] for hitching from there.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html]

First you have to get to Határ út. That's a station of the 3rd/blue metro. Take the buses === Northwest towards [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E[Bratislava]], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E[Vienna] or ] M1 {{E|60}} & Southwest towards [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E[Zagreb]] (the buses do go rarely so check the timetables first - february 2011) and go until the ''Naszód utca (Használtcikk piac)'' station [http://maps.google.hu/maps?hl=hu&rlz=1G1GGLQ_HUHU372&q=budapest+nasz%C3%B3d+utca&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=1202+BudapestM7 {{E|71}},+Nasz%C3%B3d+utca&gl=hu&ei=pFtnTeP3FJDNsgbljqzrDA&sa=X&oiLake Balaton =geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ8gEwAA]. You should see a Citroen carmarket on the other side of the road. Here you can start to hitch. It can be good to use a sign "[[Szeged]]".

Another good possibility is to take Bus Number 84E from Határ út. This one goes straight onto the motorway passing by an ==== Option 1: Motorway service station M1/M7 (OMV petrol station, where you can start to hitch. It took some people less than 15 minutes to get a ride from there.) - '''Kelenföld''' ====

This OMV petrol station is the most popular spot with hitchhikers in all of Budapest, many young people use it to go to Balaton.. It is at the very beginning of the motorway that splits after a few kms into motorways M1 and M7. Some cars stop here only for the McD, so positioning yourself somewhere at the exit and thumbing or holding a sign works well. Asking around at the gas station can also be reached by taking is even better, ignore the clerks telling you to thumb. There is another petrol station around 200m down the road, but it gets so little traffic that it is not worth going there. Ways to get there: # Take bus 8E from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' (Keleti train station) in the direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M, (and change at BAH-csomópont for bus number 54 139), or 55 take bus 139 from ''Széll Kálmán tér'' in the direction of Gazdagréti tér, and get off at ''Nagyszeben út'' (not Nagyszeben tér!). Walk back 100m east in the direction the bus came from along Budaörsi út and you will see the OMV petrol station and McD on the right. # Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Walk through the underpass and up the steps in northwest direction. Continue along the footpath till you reach the main road Budaörsi út. Cross the main road and turn left and walk west for 250m along Budaörsi út till you reach the OMV petrol station / McD. '''Personal experiences''' ''A friend and I wanted to hitchhike to Vienna from here. Upon arriving, we encountered a couple of other hitchhikers going to Balaton. We found a single seat going to Vienna within 30 mins. Upon speaking to the other hitchhikers, I found them a ride within five minutes by asking at the gas station. Another hitchhiker arrived and together we found a ride to the Austrian border within an hour. - [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] (both go twice Aug. 2021)'' ''I was able to get a ride in under an hourgoing to directly to Vienna. It was early morning so there wasn't that much traffic (1 car every 2-3 minutes)but seems like a good spot. I think it's worth holding out for a ride across the border if you don't want to end up in Western Hungary somewhere. They I had a sign saying "Wien" but the ride more often than number 84E was from a Hungarian. - [[User:AloysiusDente|AloysiusDente]] (84E goes March 2024)'' ==== Option 2: OMV petrol station BAH-csomópont ==== Take bus 8E, 110, 112 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'', or 139, 140, 140A from ''Széll Kálmán tér'', in direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M and get off at ''BAH-csomópont''. Alternatively, trams 17 and 61 stop here. Also, you can walk ≈4.5km west from Keleti train station to the beginning of ''Budaörsi út''.<br/ >This place is relatively close to the center and there is a lot of traffic to the M1 and M7. It appears like this is the only once option in the list that nobody has specifically spoken against.  ==== Option 3: Motorway service station M1/M7 (Agip) '''Budaörs''' ==== Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Take bus 172 or twice per hour173 and get off at stop ''Budaörs, benzinkút'', which is right at the Agip service station. It has a lot of traffic to both motorways and can be a great place if you get a chance to talk to drivers, though the staff of the petrol station may not allow it.  ==== Option 4: Motorway service station M1 '''Biatorbagy''' ====  Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Then take a local train to ''Biatorbagy'' (it costs about EUR 1 (HUF 370)). They leave from Boraros square which From the station, turn right for 20m, and then right again at the roundabout under the railway tracks along Dózsa György út for ≈350m until you can easily reach with tram noa main road. Turn left (northwest) and follow this national road 1 for 2km to a turning on the right. Walk north along this road for ≈750m under the motorway bridge to the service station on the north side of the motorway.If you are ready to invest some time to get to the first petrol station after the motorway splits, you should do so because it is a perfect spot as essentially all the cars there are going towards Vienna/Bratislava. ==== Option 5: Various spots near the city centre ==== Starting from inside the city (between Moszkva tér and Kelenföld) is a possibility worth trying, especially because there are some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikers. 4 Pros are that you don't need to spend any money on transport; cons are that there is a lot of local traffic and 6so waiting times could be very long. Get (In real nobody will take you, go out from to the edge of the city). === South towards [[Szeged]], [[Serbia]], [[Arad]] ([[Romania]]) (M5) {{E|75}} === ==== Option 1: Gyáli út ==== Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take bus at number 54 or 55 to the stop Radnó utca''Gyáli út''. Walk straight for 75 m and then turn left on the street ''Gyáli út''. After about 150 m there is a curve in the road, turn right there and walk to the motorway (it's not yet a motorway officially, so you can hitchhike there). There is no road or pavement leading there, but it's easy to cross. You will see a half complete ramp on your right going on the gas motorway. It's basicaly a 100 meters long lane with no traffic on it, it's ideal for cars to stop, and you are also visible from a long distance. As of January 2017, there is some construction which leaves no space for stopping except on the exit lane of the petrol station just next nearby. The spot still worked quite well ==== Option 2: Petrol Station OMV on Nagykőrösi út ==== Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take bus 54 or 55 to you (behind the stop ''Radnó utca''. There is a petrol station on the other side of the noise barrier-wall). Hitch there in You could also thumb at the bus stop on the bus-only lane. Don't If you want to go any further, this option 3 is about 800 meters down the road . ''I got a ride to a rest station near Kecskemét within 30 minutes. My driver told me that thumbing at the bus station would've been a better idea. Kecskemét was good to hitchhike, but the tourists are annoying. This is also a perfect route to go to Kosovo, as 90% of drivers will change into be going there. - Rebew (30/07/2021)'' ==== Option 3: Start of M5 motorway ==== Take the metro to ''Határ út''. Then take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] to the stop ''Naszód utca (Használtcikk piac)''. Here you can start to hitch (you should see a Citroen car lot on the other side of the road. A sign "Szeged" is useful. If you take bus 84E, you can continue straight onto the motorway in few hundred metersto a OMV petrol station that you can hitch from. (This information is unconfirmed; maybe this is the OMV in option is 2.) ==== Option 4: Motorway service station M5 Inárcs ==== Take the bestmetro 3 to ''Népliget''.Take bus [http://www.volanbusz. Some tried hu/en/timetable/lines/line/?menetrend=2204 Volánbusz 608] to ''Inárcsi elág (M5-ös út)''. After approximately 30km, it will leave the motorway and go to find buses from Hatar Ut in July 2010 Inárcs. Remember the way and get off the bus at the first stop (shortly past where the town starts) and walk back to the OMV petrol station where the bus left the motorway. Take care, because there was is no such thingsidewalk and cars/trucks can be quite fast. The buses from Boraros square It is the first big petrol station on M5 after Budapest [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/47.2750/19.3289] and there will be cars and trucks to all the southerly destinations - just ask around. You can look for foreign plates if you want to leave often and the hitch spot is perfect!)country.

To get out of Budapest, get to Móricz Zsigmond körtér. You can take Take tram #61 from near train station ''Déli Pályaudvar/Southern railway station; '', or tram #6 from ''Blaha Lujza ter tér.'', or Ferenc krt to direction to Moricz Zs. krt; also you can take bus #7 from ''Ferenciek Tere. At tere'', to ''Móricz Zsigmond körtér''. From here, which is cross the street and walk on for about 20m. Take bus 33 or 33A and get off at ''Budatétényi Sorompó'' (the last stop (with tram #6after the big shopping mall Campona on your left). From the bus stop, cross the street [turn back and walk along in the street to direction the bus just came from where you came by . Cross the street at the tram, first crossing to your right (Növény ut.). That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes you's just like 20m] ll arrive at a busy road. This is road #6 that goes south to Pécs. Turn left on that road and get on start hitching before the traffic light near the bus #33 or 33Astop. There is enough room for cars to pull over there.

After approximately 27 minutesIf you take bus 33, you’ll see a big shopping mall called Campona on your left. Get off at you can go until the next last stop(''Nagytétény, Budatétényi Sorompó, which is just past the mallChinoin''). After you exit, Walk forward (east) for 200 m and then turn back and walk the way the bus just came. Cross the street at the first crossing left to your right. There’s no street sign, so no name. That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. ''Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes ramp which leads you'll arrive at to a busy roadroundabout. This There is road #6 that goes south an entry to Pecs. Turn left on that road and start hitching before traffic light near the bus stop. It's got enough room cars to pull over right thereM6 here where you can thumb.

With bus #33 you can go until For food, bathroom, and buses, get dropped of at the last stop (Nagytétény, Chinoin)Tesco in Pécs. Walk forward (East) 200 meters then turn left to the ramp which leads you to There's a roundabout. It has an exit to M6. Hithhiking bus station there is the best optionwhere cars can stop.''

For food=== East towards [[Miskolc]], bathroom[[Košice]] ([[Slovakia]]), and buses, get dropped of at the Tesco in Pécs. There's a bus station there. [[Ukraine]] (M3) {{European Route Number|71}} ===

=== E60 East towards Take trolleybus [[Miskolchttp://www.bkk.hu/en/timetables/#74 74]], [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Lfrom ''viv]], [[Kosice]] Károly körút (M3Astoria M) {{European Route Number|71}} ==='' near Astoria metro station. Get off at ''Sárrét park''. Turn back in the direction from where the trolleybus came from and walk ≈50m along Ungvár ut. Turn right and walk 200m along Rákosszeg park to the end. Turn right on Kacsóh Pongrác út. and walk 100m to the entrance slip road, or turn left on Kacsóh Pongrác út. and walk 50m to the OMV petrol station.

# Take the trolleybus [http://www.bkv.hu/trolleybus/74.html #74] from the centre (near Astoria). you can go till the end but it's better to get of one before. from there, you should hear the noise of the M3 motorway, just follow it, walk back a bit (opposite direction of the cars), there'll be an entrance and also a [[petrol station]]. The entrance can work fine, however you can ask drivers at the station, not the best place, but it works.# In August 2009 in Astoria someone found only bus [http://www.bkv.hu/english/busz/173evissza.html #173E] and it goes same direction [as suggested trolleybus before]. Exit at the last stop (Újpalota, Nyírpalota út) and walk a big street on your left for about 10 minutes, check the signs and exit to [[motorway]]. It's not the best hitchhike spot but it works after a while. This bus also leaves from Blaha Lujza Tér. Bring a big sign saying 'kelet', which means 'east'.# Via petrol station; (it's an effective way and were taken several times by hitchhikers). You have to take the Metro 2 to the last station called Örs Vezér tér, then u have to cross the big square and go to the HÉV (it's the Hungarian S-bahn, RER etc.), this is the last station of it and u have to get on the one which goes to Gödöllő and u have to get out in Mogyoród. (normally one should buy special ticket as it is out of Budapest, but the control is rare and with a normal ticket they should let u in peace). There is an entrance to the motorway by 5 minutes walk, where cars can really easily stop but in two kilometers there is the petrol station which u can [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=erd%C5%91+utca&daddr=47.5983633,19.279323+to:Ismeretlen+%C3%BAt&hl=hu&geocode=FQRG1gIdZBAmAQ%3BFRtL1gId2y0mASmfVnHoA89BRzGQaBrrKMQAEw%3BFURo1gId3W8mAQ&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=Option 2&sz=16&via=1&sll=47.604051,19.290426&sspn=0.007523,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=47.600897,19.283752&spn=0.015047,0.038581&t=h&z=15 reach] in 30 minutes by walk.# To get to [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=6982 this spot] take the bus [http://www.bkv.hu/bus/5.html #5] from somewhere the centre. Quite a long ride as you need to get off in the stop Szentmihályi út. Walk on the [http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Budapest,+Fogat+utca,+Magyarorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=Szentmih%C3%A1lyi+%C3%BAt&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=47.556285,19.127476&sspn=0.008298,0.021136&geocode=FTiy1QIdk8MjASm_8iAXWNpBRzFKKo2vPH0kSQ%3BFYqd1QIdCOwjAQ&mra=dme&mrspM3 Junction =1&sz=16&dirflg=w&z=16 big road], you'll see the bridge over it. That's the motorway.

=== East towards [[Oradea]]Take bus 7, [[Cluj-Napoca]]7E, [[Szolnok]]8E, [[Debrecen]] {{European Route Number|60}}108E, (4) ===or 133E from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' and get off at the last stop ''Újpalota, Nyírpalota út''. Walk northwest 1km along Szentmihályi út. to the sliproad at the beginning of the M3 proper. It's not the best hitchhiking spot, but it works after a while. If you get stuck here, walk 2km along the motorway to the service station.

Take metro line ==== Option 3 to the end of the line where you will find a bus station. Take the airport bus, it will stop at terminal 1, stay on the bus until the second to last stop before the airport. You will notice that the city ends quite abruptly, prior to this you will see a petrol station, this is the last petrol station for at least 10-15 km. From the second to last bus stop you will have to walk back to this station. There is no good place to hitch after this point for around 10-15km as the road is motorway. Later on there are more hitching opportunities and its easy to get dropped off somewhere useful. Alternatively outside terminal 1 of the airport is as good as most roadside locations however its probable that a only a proportion of traffic is traveling right out of the city.: M3 Junction Mogyoród ====

You can also get Take metro 2 to the last stop ''Örs Vezér tér''. From the HÉV (regional train from Nyugati Pályaudvar for 550 huf to Üllő about 30 minutes by station), take train8 in the direction 'Gödöllő' and get off at ''Mogyoród''. From the station, walk left 20m on Vasút ut. Turn right and walk ≈400m along Gödöllői ut. Then turn right and walk ≈500m along Szadai út. until you walk through reach the town entrance sliproad to a big round a bout where the M3 motorway on the right. Alternatively, two kilometres further on, there is also a mol petrol station. easy to get rides towards Szolnok/Oradea/Clujon the motorway.

=== M2 = Option 4: Motorway service station M3 ====Take bus 5 from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' in the direction of Rákospalota, Kossuth utca and get off at ''Juhos utca''. Walk ≈450m northeast along Régi Fóti út. You will see a Lidl supermarket on the right. Turn right on the small road and walk southeast for 1km crossing over the motorway bridge. (You can see the service station on the left from the bridge). Take the first road left after the bridge and walk ≈700m until you see the big Praktiker store. Turn left and walk through the car park to the end and jump over the small-ish fence and once past the road, you will be on the petrol station. There is a McDonalds and KFC here too. ''''''Option 5:'''''' Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station''''''  Take M1 to Mexikói út metro station and cross the railways in the underpass to the Róbert Károly körút where you will find Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station. It's a very safe place to stop and it is directly before the entrance to the M3 highway. (Waiting time as a woman 10-15 min, hichhiked many times here)  === East towards [[Szolnok]], [[Debrecen]], [[Oradea]] ([[Romania]]) {{European Route Number|60}}, (4) === ==== Option 1: Agip petrol station on national road 4 ==== Take metro 3 to the end of the line at ''Kőbánya-Kispest''. Walk to the bus station on the other side of the #4 road. Take the airport bus 200E and get off at the second to last stop before the airport: ''Vecsés-nyugat''. Walk back along the road ≈600m and you will reach the Agip petrol station & McDonalds.<br/ > ==== Option 2: Üllő roundabout & MOL petrol station ==== Take a regional train from train station ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to ''Üllő'' (550 HUF and 30 min ride). Walk ≈700m southwest on Deák Ferenc ut. till you reach the main road through the town Pesti út. Turn left (southeast) here and walk 2km along Pesti út to the large roundabout and MOL petrol station at the end of town. You can also hitch 100m past the roundabout on national road 4; although there's no shoulder, there is some space for cars to pull over and stop. 20/09/17 Tried option 1 for 3 hours and then went to option 2, waited maybe 30min. === Option 3: M3 Highway for Debrecen === Take a subway till station Mexicói út after walk 4 km ( it's pretty far and I saw a bus 25, but didn't check from where is it going ) till you cross Ozman utca( or around it) it will be a gas station OMV, the road is going among M3 highway, and here some cars are going to a gas station from Highway to this road and back to the highway, and also there is a bus stop after a gas station, where is very convenient to stop the car.  === North towards [[KrakówSlovakia]], [[WarsawKraków]], ([[Poland]] ) M2 {{European Route Number|77}} ===

In Sahy you will easily stop ==== Option 1: Motorway Junction Sződliget ==== Take a truck train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' in the direction of Vac and and get off at ''Sződliget'' (HUF 550/EUR 2 and 30 min ride). Walk south along the platform to Poland the road (Dunai fasor). Turn left (east) and walk ≈400m to the entrance sliiproad over the motorway bridge. Stand on the motorway hitchhiking instead of the sliproad as there's a lot of space to pull over and people don't go really drive too fast at that stretch of the road.  ==== Option 2: Motorway service station (Shell) ==== Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to Slovakia, just hitchhike there "Dunakeszi Gyártelep‎" (HUF 150/300) and walk 3.5 km to directly to Polandthe petrol station on the E77 (Hungarians call it Road Number Two). Than The walk is 40+ minutes but its pretty straightforward - check this [http://goo.gl/maps/bCKPV map]. From Pipa st. you can go out see the sign of the petrol station in Chyzne (the distance, and it will help you to navigate. The motorway only has two lanes and cars are going pretty slow, so it's Slovakian-Polish border)not a problem to cross it. Almost every truck Once you get there goes its great spot to Krakow but you catch a long drive! You can hitchhike be picky, so best wait for someone going straight to Warsaw as well. If Poland because once you decide get to go to Krakowthe Slovak border, try to get to city center (railway station) the road is getting bad and there you can ask people where this is Aleja 29 listopada (in English it means 29your best shot. November Avenue) or  If you can take bus no 105 (there is bus stop next 're heading to railway station) and go there. You can hitchhike there but [[Poland]], you'd most likely be better is 2off finding a direct lift to Poland from the Hungarian-3 km on north (Slovak border rather than getting short lifts through Slovakia. Trucks go until the Chyzne border crossing between Slovakia and Poland, where it's the road easy to get a lift to Krakow or further to Warsaw).

The old "I didnBudapest has an extensive public transportation system consisting of a metro, buses and trams. A single ticket is about 1.15 (a set of 10 tickets is about EUR 9.90). After you buy your ticket, you have to validate it. There are red machines on buses and trams that punch a hole in a different place on your ticket each day, which is how they determine if you validated your ticket that day (or at least not the day before...).  Inspections on buses and trams are rare except for the most popular lines (e.g. buses 7, 7E, 173 and 173E and trams 2 (very frequent), 4 and 6). Rush hours are usually safe when the trams/buses are too crowded for the inspectors to walk through the vehicles. If you want to be safe, hang around the machine and if you see an inspector coming, punch your ticket immediately. You can usually also get off the carriage when you see inspectors getting on as usually at least some of them will wear uniforms.  Be careful: the system has changed, and the controllers are often escorted with a public area inspector who has the right to stop you and demand for your ID cards.' In the metro there are inspectors posted at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of the time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the platform (Keleti railway station is one notable exception), so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, you can get pretty much everywhere without the metro. Oftentimes you can also just walk past these inspectors at the entrance or flash them a used ticket without stopping. Be careful changing lines at Deák Ferenc tér, usually there are controllers on stations of Line 2 and 3.  If you get caught without a valid ticket, the official fine on the spot is HUF 8,000, which is about EUR 27. Do not let yourself be fooled with another amount, it is HUF 8,000, and the received paper is valid for travelling that day. But if you are cool enough you can get away without paying at all. On the trams and buses the inspectors legally aren't allowed to touch you. Avoid speaking English or German to the controllers. Instead, pick the most obscure language you know and keep them busy until the next stop. When the doors open, simply exit the tram and walk away. Never give the controllers your ID or passport. Maybe try searching for it or your ticket until the next stop, then get off the tram/bus then. Some of the controllers will try to take you to a cash machine if you say you have no money. Same system applies - simply walk away from the controller. I had 've also heard of people stalling the controller for so long that the controller gets bored and walks away. At around 20:30 or later, the ticket inspectors that stand at the entrance to validate the ticketmetro go home, meaning you can get on the metro for free. Be aware also that if they have controls while you exit the station, they announce it as you get off the train and again every 2 minutes or so ("Please have your tickets ready for inspection as you leave the station." ) If this happens, simply get back on the next train and get off a stop before or after your chosen stop. Do not try and run past any inspectors if they have a control -- they are notoriously aggressive and will have no problem chasing you. On the green line there are security guards stationed on the platforms, but don't worry, they won't check your tickets. They're just a security precaution. The same thing applies on tram 4 or 6 at night (they run 24 hours). They will not work with an inspectorstand at some entrances to the tram and check peoples' tickets as they enter the tram (They'll be wearing either a yellow vest or a green armband.) Choose a different entrance and you'll be fine, because the controllers stand at one door and don't move through the tram. For finding connections between two points in the city, there's a very good route planner available also in English: [http://www.bkk.hu/en/timetables/ http://www.bkk.hu/en ] There is a [http://www.imdb. The com/title/tt0373981/ very good Hungarian movie] about the controllers on Budapest's public transportation system . Finding English subtitles is easy, too.  == Sleeping == If you want to sleep outside in summer, you can do so anywhere in Buda hills. These places are abandoned after dark, far from people, and sometimes used by homeless people.  In case the weather outside is going bankrupt not very warm nor welcoming, the mall Duna Plaza, in the northern part of the city XIII district, metro stop Gyongyosi utza offer great opportunities to find a shelter and not being discovered by security guards. In a cold night of november I found a perfect spot to lay down on his mat and sleep, behind the high bar of a closed (but open..) pub on the 2nd floor, next to the restaurants, emergency exit stairs on the back, at the highest floors are also a good option. Toilets are closed at night and security go around to check when they need those finesclose the building around 02:00. Another safe option for the winter time would be the '''airport''' - unfortunately you can’t blackride the bus that goes there since the driver checks everyone, but the combined ticket for the Metro and the bus is 530 HUF (~1,15€). If you buy the ticket from the driver instad of the vending machine, so inspectors can it’s 600 HUF. The staff doesn’t care about the people sleeping there and no one checks if you have a flight ticket. Might also be quite insistent but a good option if you’re planning on hitchhiking from there in the morning. == Food == At Allee shopping centre (metro stop Újbuda Központ, green line. Tram 4 and 6 too) on the top floor there is a large food court where it's possible to table dive. Also at Kőbánya Kispest (last stop on the M3 blue line) there is a large shopping centre beside the train station. There's a large food court on the top floor also where you shouldncan table dive. Also in the Corvin Plaza there't let yourself get frighteneds a food court on the top floor to table dive.

On Try the underground there are inspectors posted market at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of the time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the platform Újbuda Központ (e.g. Keleti Railwaystation is one exceptionVásárlócsarnok), so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, and you can maybe get pretty much everywhere without some free vegetables from the metrosellers there.

Inspectors are rare on buses and trams except for the most popular lines eAt Örs vezér tere, there's an IKEA with a great food court.g. tram no. 4-6. Rush hours are usually safe when Just take a left after you come up the trams/buses are too crowded for stairs to avoid all the inspectors showrooms unless you enjoy playing there to walk through the vehicles.raise your appetite :-)

If you get caught without a valid ticketOn the top floor of the central market at Fovam ter, there are many food stalls, popular among tourists, most of whom are ignorant fuckers who order what they want but not what they need, the official fine i.e. A LOT of leftovers on the spot is 6000 HUF, which is about 20 EURtable. Do There are public tables where these fuckers eat and they are not let you be fooled with other amountfrequently cleaned by workers, it is 6000 HUFthus easy opportunity for table diving. Please do this, even just once or twice. I have seen big sandwiches and the received paper is valid for traveling that daybaked potatoes and such being left after a single bite. But if you are cool enough you can get away without paying at allWe should make wasting food a crime.