Travel discounts
BKK helps the blind and visually-impaired persons to use Budapest’s public transport services as simply as possible, also by providing discounts. They are entitled to the service of BKK’s lines, regional buses and also to the service of suburban railway trains free of charge or with a discounted ticket. For a detailed description of who is entitled to travel discount, click here.
Travel with a guide dog
Guide dogs for blind people are entitled to travel free-of-charge and without a muzzle. We would like to kindly ask you not to pet the guide dog, as their distraction can be dangerous for their owner.
Transport-related information for the blind and visually-impaired persons
Thanks to the screen reader function, BKK’s FUTÁR Journey Planner (state-of-the-art, real-time traffic management and passenger information system) are able to provide also audible passenger information services. The screen reader function can be switched on by a remote controller on sale in the stores dedicated for the blind.
- Please find the list of the FUTÁR displays at this link.
Also the screen reader of the BudapestGO app downloadable to a smart phone help the blind persons’ transport. This app is available on Android and iOS operating systems and can be downloaded from the app stores and also directly from here:
Safe pedestrian crossings
There are audible traffic lamps installed at several pedestrian crossings in Budapest, which switch to the audio mode signaling when passengers can cross the street. There are two types of traffic lamps operating in Budapest: one of them can be switched on by a remote controller (433 MHz), the other type of them is the timer-based audible traffic lamps that are not operable at nights or only operable on a low frequency in order not to disturb residents living in these areas.
Please find the list of the audible traffic lights here.
