Info for your stay in Budapest:
Hungary is now a EU member so visitors arriving from EU member countries do not need a visa to enter. However, our currency is still the "forint". For exchange rates see The Universal Currency Converter
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A Google map showing the location of the institute and of some of these hotels
Warning for late bookers: As of 26 April 2007, the above hotels are already full during the time of the conference. If you don't have a reservation yet, and you need help in booking elsewhere, please contact us.
More offers at www.budapesthotelservice.com
Studio apartments with kitchen, bath etc, within walking distance:
* Parisi
utca
* Petôfi
Sándor utca
* another
Parisi
utca
* Aranykez
utca
* Karolyi
Mihaly utca
GENERAL RULES: usually
min. 4 nights+3% tourist tax (waived for students). In case of shorter stays there is a supplement of 30 % charged upon only one night.
The price includes the use of water, gas, electricity, heating,
bed-linen, towels and the cleaning once a week.
("utca" above means "street")
For larger apartments see the full list at IBUSZ
apartments.
Ibusz also offers
private rooms.
Youth hostel: Ginkgo Youth Hostel
very clean, safe just at the corner. Beds from 15
euros/night. Double room for about 44 euros/night (11000 forints).
If you don't have a lot of luggage, the cheapest (and sometimes fastest) way is to use the
regular (blue) bus service that for the price of a
regular ticket (230 HUF) takes you to the end
station of underground (Metro) line No 3.
Bus No. 200
leaves from terminal 2 every 10-15 minutes.
Bus No. 93
leaves from terminal 1 every 30 minutes (but no. 200 also stops at terminal 1).
You can buy the tickets at the airport or
from the driver.
Service runs till midnight, but keep in mind
that the last "metro" leaves at 23.10 (there are night buses afterwards).
The taxis you see when walking out of the airport (Zóna Taxi) work with a fixed transfer price (4100 HUF for Pest, 4300 for Buda). Their prices are lower for the trip back. You can also call by phone a taxi company working with fixed rates, such as Taxi2000 (2 000 000), Fôtaxi (2 222 222) or 6X6 Taxi (2 666 666). All of these companies will send you a car within 10 minutes time and work with a rate that is slightly higher than that of Zóna Taxi.
There is a shuttle service called Airport Minibus, which costs 2300 HUF per person. The Minibus shuttle picks you up together with 4-5 other passengers and takes you to the address you give. You may buy your minibus ticket at the counter in the arrival hall (ATM's and exchange bureaus are available at the airport). You may also buy a round trip ticket (about 3900 HUF). Your return trip should be ordered by phone 1 or 2 days before leaving. (phone #: 296-8555). For years this service was the best one, but recently the quality declined (they have less cars, etc.) If you see many people waiting, it is better to take a taxi or a bus.
Trains from abroad usually arrive at Keleti railway station. To get to the institute take the metro to Astoria or bus No. 7 to "Ferenciek tere". A single ride ticket costs 230 forints. You can get it at the ticket booth at the metro entrance or several other locations. A booklet of 10 or 20 tickets is cheaper. If you arrive late at night it is better to take a taxi (see above).
Back to topA temporary email account will be set up for you for the time of the conference. You can use it to access your regular mailbox from any of the computers at the Institute. Also the halls of the 1st and 2nd floor are WIFI equipped, however you need to get a code from the computer department to use WIFI.
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