End-of-year holiday transport schedule in Budapest

Budapest, 17 December 2025 – BKK Centre for Budapest Transport will continue to provide public transport services during the year-end holidays. On 24 December, Christmas Eve, daytime street-level lines will run for the last time between 15:00 and 16:00. After the last scheduled departure of the daytime lines, the metro will continue to run between 16:00 and 18:00, and night lines will also start. Some night lines will run on modified routes to align with the metro. After 18:00, when the metro is no longer running, all night bus lines will run their full routes. On 31 December, New Year's Eve, due to the expected high traffic, several high-capacity lines will run throughout the night: all metro and suburban railway lines, Grand Boulevard trams 4 and 6, tram lines 14, 17, 47, 50 and 56A, trolleybuses 75 and 80, and buses 5, 7, 8E, 16 and 223E. Parking regulations in the capital will change this year: parking will be subject to a charge on working days between the two holidays.

BKK Centre for Budapest Transport will introduce a transport schedule adapted to the changing passenger traffic demands during the Christmas holiday period and New Year's Eve, with more lines than in previous years.

Daytime lines will run according to the following schedules between 22 December 2025 and 4 January 2026:

Late evening and night-time metro and night line services will run according to the following schedules between 22 December 2025 and 4 January 2026:

Transport on 24 December, Christmas Eve

On 24 December, the lines will run according to the Saturday schedule in the morning and during the day. On Christmas Eve, as in previous years, the last daytime street-level lines will depart from their terminus stations between 15:00 and 16:00, but the metro lines providing transport to the city centre will run until 18:00, later than the other daytime lines. Due to the earlier closing times of larger shopping centres in the suburbs, lines will typically make their last stops at the shopping centres between 13:30 and 14:30, with the exception of bus 22, which will continue to serve them until the last scheduled departure.

After the last scheduled departure of the daytime lines, between 16:00 and 18:00, you can travel by metro and night bus. Certain night buses run on modified routes to ensure connections to the metro.

After 18:00, when the metro is no longer running, all night bus services will run their full routes. Suburban railways crossing the Budapest administrative boundaries (H5, H6, H8 and H9) will run until the last scheduled departure, late into the evening, but with less frequent service.

The last metros depart from their terminuses as follows:

Metro line M1:

• departs from Mexikói út at 18:02 to Vörösmarty tér
• departs from Vörösmarty tér at 18:15 to Mexikói út

Metro line M2:

• departs from Déli pályaudvar at 18:03 to Örs vezér tér
• departs from Örs vezér tér at 17:58 to Déli pályaudvar

Metro line M3:

• departs from Újpest-központ at 17:51 to Kőbánya-Kispest
• departs from Kőbánya-Kispest at 17:56 to Újpest-központ

Metro line M4:

• departs from Keleti pályaudvar at 18:10 to Kelenföld vasútállomás
• departs from Kelenföld vasútállomás at 17:57 to Keleti pályaudvar

Further details on the afternoon transport schedule

After 16:00, you can travel by metro (until 18:00) and night services, and trains on the H5, H6, H8 and H9 suburban railway lines will also be running.

The 100E and 200E airport buses and tram 6 will run as usual around the clock.

• Tram 6 runs every 10 minutes between 16:00 and 18:00 and every 15 minutes from 20:00 onwards.
• The 200E bus runs every 8-10 minutes after 16:00, with lines departing from Határ út M every 20 minutes after the last metro service, connecting with the metro and night buses.

Night lines will run between approximately 15:30 and 16:00, typically with similar frequencies to those during the night.

Between 16:00 and 18:00, in line with metro service, certain night lines run on modified routes – connecting to the metro, more frequently in the case of several lines, and using articulated buses instead of single buses:

• Bus 914 between Nyugati Railway Station and Káposztásmegyer, Mogyoródi-patak, Határ út and the South Pest bus depot
• Bus 931 between Örs vezér tere and Árpádföld, and between Nyugati pályaudvar and Zöldmál;
• Bus 934 between Pesterzsébet and Békásmegyer until 18:00, after which it runs only between Nyugati pályaudvar and Békásmegyer according to the working day schedule
• Bus 950 between Pestszentimre vasútállomás and Határ út, and between Újpest-központ and Rákospalota, Kossuth utca
• Bus 950A between Újpest-központ and Rákospalota, Kossuth utca
• Bus 990 between Normafa and Deák Ferenc tér, and between Örs vezér tere and Rákoskert

Several night buses will have extra departures between 16:00 and 18:00:

• 907, 909A, 923, 956, 973, 979 and 979A.
• due to the volume of expected tourist traffic in the Buda Castle District, bus 916 will run every 5-10 minutes between 16:00 and 21:30, while bus 916A will run frequently between Széll Kálmán tér and Deák Ferenc tér until 18:00.

After 18:00, when the metro is no longer running, all night bus lines will run along their entire routes and at their normal weekday frequency, but the extra lines and departures that support leisure traffic will not run on Christmas Eve (on lines 907A, 909A, 914A, 931A, 973A and 979A).

The H7 suburban railway line will run until 16:00, with the last trains departing:

• from Boráros tér at 15:57 (to Csepel)
• from Csepel at 15:38 (to Boráros tér)

The H5, H6, H8 and H9 suburban railway lines will run between 15:00 and 18:00 with a gradual reduction in frequency over the weekend.

Train departure times are available by clicking here, on the timetable page for the given line.

BKK asks its customers not to travel on Christmas Eve out of habit. It is also worth using the BudapestGO app to plan your journeys during the holidays.

Transport on 25 and 26 December 2025 and 1 January 2026

On 25 and 26 December, the first and second days of Christmas, and on 1 January, daytime lines will run according to the public holiday and non-working day schedules. On 25 December, due to lower traffic at the airport, 100E Airport Express buses will run less frequently than usual.

Transport between the two holidays

From 29 to 31 December, due to changes in passenger traffic and the typical decrease in road traffic, in addition to the metro, many tram, trolleybus and bus lines will run according to the end-of-year schedule, with most lines running according to the school holiday working day schedule. The 33A and 10 lines, which are exclusively for peak hours, will not be running.

Expanded transport on New Year's Eve

Due to increased passenger traffic, the following lines will run throughout the night from 31 December to 1 January:

• the M1, M2, M3 and M4 metro lines
• trams 4, 6, 14, 47, 50 and 56A
• tram 17 on a modified route between Bécsi út / Vörösvári út and Városház tér
• trolleybus 75
• trolleybus 80 on an extended route between Örs vezér tere and Blaha Lujza tér
• buses 5, 8E, 16 and 223E
• Bus 7 will run on a modified route between Újpalota, Nyírpalota út and Deák Ferenc tér with numbering 7B
• According to information from MÁV, suburban railways (HÉV lines) will run all night on all lines.

Many night bus lines will run on a different schedule, connecting with the metro and trams, while the 100E and 200E airport buses will run according to their usual schedule.

The following night lines will be changed:

• Bus 914 will run more frequently between Újpest-központ and Káposztásmegyer, Mogyoródi-patak (marked 914B), and between Határ út and the Dél-pesti autóbuszgarázs
• Bus 923 will run more frequently between Békásmegyer and Nyugati vasútállomás, and between the Dél-pesti autóbuszgarázs and Kálvin tér (marked 923A)
• Bus 931 will run more frequently between Örs vezér tere and Árpádföld (marked 931B) and between Nyugati Dél-pesti autóbuszgarázs and Zöldmál
• Bus 950 also runs more frequently between Pestszentimre vasútállomás and Ganztelep, Mednyánszky utca (marked 950B), and between Újpest-központ and Rákospalota, Kossuth utca.
• Bus 973 runs more frequently between Újpalota, Szentmihályi út and Deák Ferenc tér (marked 973B), and between Savoyai Jenő tér and Nagytétény, ipartelep
• Bus 990 runs more frequently between Normafa and Uránia, and between Rákoskert and Örs vezér tér (marked 990A)
• Buses 901, 908, 909, 909A, 918, 930, 941, 966, 979A and 999 are running on their regular routes but with increased frequency
• Bus 934 is running more frequently than usual, with extended operating hours, on its regular route between Békásmegyer and Nyugati pályaudvar
• Buses running more frequently than usual will operate on the route of bus 956 between Hűvösvölgy and Remetekertváros with numbering 956A.
• Bus 950A is running on a shortened route between Újpest-központ and Rákospalota, Kossuth utca.
• Bus 960 is running on a shortened route between Bécsi út / Vörösvári út and Békásmegyer, Újmegyeri tér.
• Buses 907A, 914A, 916, 931A and 973A will not run on this night due to the availability of the metro service.
• Buses 943 and 992 will not run alongside the suburban railways, which operate throughout the night.
• Buses 922 and 940 will run more frequently throughout the night according to a modified timetable.
• Buses 994 and 994B will run according to a modified timetable, coordinated with bus 914.

On 2 and 3 January, the Saturday schedule will be in effect, and on 4 January, the Sunday schedule will be in effect.

Paid parking between the two holidays

According to the parking regulations, from this year onwards, parking in public spaces will be subject to a charge on working days between the two holidays. On 29, 30 and 31 December, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, parking will be subject to a charge.

On the last day of the year and the first days of the new year, it is also worth using BKK lines. We recommend using the BudapestGO app to plan your journey.