New, short-term Budapest transport tickets come from March!
The municipial assembly is to decide in the issue next week. Ambrus Kiss, a deputy mayor of Budapest, told the press that people will be able to buy the new, short-term tickets from March.
According to telex.hu, the 0.5h ticket will cost 530 HUF (EUR 1.5 EUR), while the 1.5h ticket 750 HUF (EUR 2.11). Furthermore, you will be able to buy these new ticket types with smartphone with the help of an application. Moreover, Budapest will make it possible to buy all types of tickets via phone in a couple of weeks.
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Interestingly, BKK, the Budapest public transport company, asked their Facebook followers whether they would like tickets valid for 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Even though the 60 mins type won, they will not introduce it. Ambrus Kiss said that when they decided they took into consideration traffic data, not the results of the poll.