Budapest metro
Four lines all meeting around Deák Ferenc tér; M1 (1896) is the oldest underground on the continent and runs under Andrássy út to the Széchenyi baths. Tram 4/6 runs all night.
All cities · BKV Metro (M1–M4) · trams · HÉV suburban trains · checked 2026-09
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After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
M1 (Millennium Underground)
Colour: yellow · Vörösmarty tér – Mexikói út
- Vörösmarty térSightsVáci utca
- Deák Ferenc térInterchange
- OperaSights
- OktogonInterchange
- Hősök tereSightsHeroes' Square
- Széchenyi fürdőSightsbaths
M2
Colour: red · Déli pályaudvar – Örs vezér tere
- Déli pályaudvarRail station
- Széll Kálmán térInterchangecastle bus
- Batthyány térSightsParliament view
- Kossuth Lajos térSightsParliament
- Deák Ferenc térInterchange
- Astoria
- Keleti pályaudvarRail station
M3
Colour: blue · Újpest-központ – Kőbánya-Kispest
- Nyugati pályaudvarRail station
- Arany János utcaSightsSt Stephen's Basilica
- Deák Ferenc térInterchange
- Ferenciek tere
- Kálvin térInterchangeGreat Market Hall
- Kőbánya-KispestInterchangebus 200E to the airport
M4
Colour: green · Kelenföld vasútállomás – Keleti pályaudvar
- KelenföldRail station
- Szent Gellért térSightsGellért baths
- Fővám térSightsGreat Market Hall
- Kálvin térInterchange
- Keleti pályaudvarInterchange
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Metro | Daily | 04:30 – 23:504:30 AM – 11:50 PM |
| Tram 6 (Grand Boulevard) | Daily | from 00:00, all nightfrom 12:00 AM, all night |
About 04:30 to just before midnight every day (check). Tram 6 on the Grand Boulevard runs all night.About 4:30 AM to just before midnight every day (check). Tram 6 on the Grand Boulevard runs all night.
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 2–4 min
- Off-peak
- 4–8 min
- Night
- tram 6 every 10–15 min
Airport rail linkcheck
Budapest Liszt Ferenc (BUD)
100E airport bus to Deák Ferenc tér (about 35 min, own ticket) or 200E to Kőbánya-Kispest (M3).
Last departure: 100E until about 01:00, 200E until about 23:30 (check); night bus 900 and taxis after100E until about 1:00 AM, 200E until about 11:30 PM (check); night bus 900 and taxis after
Farescheck
Single tickets or 30/90-minute tickets, and day and 72-hour passes; validate before boarding (check). Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: No card; BudapestGO app or paper tickets
Stations to know
- Rail stationDéli pályaudvarM2
- Rail stationKeleti pályaudvarM2
- Rail stationNyugati pályaudvarM3
- Rail stationKelenföldM4
- SightsVörösmarty tér — Váci utcaM1 (Millennium Underground)
- SightsOperaM1 (Millennium Underground)
- SightsHősök tere — Heroes' SquareM1 (Millennium Underground)
- SightsSzéchenyi fürdő — bathsM1 (Millennium Underground)
- SightsBatthyány tér — Parliament viewM2
- SightsKossuth Lajos tér — ParliamentM2
- SightsArany János utca — St Stephen's BasilicaM3
- SightsSzent Gellért tér — Gellért bathsM4
- SightsFővám tér — Great Market HallM4
Step-free accesscheck
M4 is fully step-free; M2 and M3 have lifts at some stations; M1 has stairs only (check).
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Validate paper tickets at the machines or in the vehicle; inspectors are frequent.
- Stand right on the long escalators.
After the last traincheck
- Night buses (9xx) and tram 6 all night.
- Taxis only through Főtaxi, City Taxi or the Bolt app; fixed per-km tariffs apply.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.