A front-door boarding policy is in place on many bus and trolleybus lines to screen out fare evaders. On these lines, the driver checks the validity of boarding passengers’ ticket, pass or travel ID.
Front-door boarding is there for you. The introduction of this policy will make it easier to detect fare dodgers and those who violate the conditions of travel. This will make your journey safer and more comfortable.
- We'll make you aware of the lines with front-door boarding in a number of places: on timetables displayed at the stops, and on vehicle displays, you'll see the sign "Front-door boarding only".
- If you do not have a valid ticket or pass when you board, you can buy a ticket for 700 HUF from the driver on buses and trolleybuses marked as such with a sticker on the driver's cabin.
- Still, we recommend that you buy your ticket, travelcard or pass in advance. The easiest way to do this is to use the BudapestGO app.
- Please help your driver by preparing your ticket or pass at the stop so that the vehicle can leave as soon as possible and you and your fellow passengers can reach your destination on time.
- Tickets that have already been pre-purchased or just bought from the driver must be validated using the ticket validating machine by the driver's cabin.
- If you are travelling with a baby carriage, wheelchair or, where possible, a bicycle, you can still use the door that suits you on lines with front-door boarding, but you will still need to prove your entitlement to travel before or after boarding.
- If the driver of a front-door service is not in the cabin at the terminus, he or she will check the tickets, passes and travel documents of passengers who have boarded the service before departure.
- In certain cases (e.g. during events), BKK may suspend the front-door boarding policy. In such cases, security staff may also check your ticket, pass or travel document and you can also buy a single ticket from them.
It is in everyone's interest to enforce the conditions of travel. Anyone who violates them is not only to the detriment of BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, but also to the detriment of its customers, which means you.
On which BKK lines and when must I board through the front door?
Bus lines
Every day:
Every day from 20:00:
Weekdays from 20:00 and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
All day on Saturdays and public holidays:
On the full Buda section, and between Rákospalota, Kossuth utca and Korong utca on the Pest section after 20:00 on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Only in Buda, only on Saturdays and public holidays:
Only in Buda, between Kosztolányi Dezső tér and Albertfalva vasútállomás after 20:00 on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Only in Buda, between Zólyomi út and Kelenföld vasútállomás after 20:00 on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Only in Buda, between Szent Gellért tér – Műegyetem and Nagytétény, ipartelep after 20:00 on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Between Óbuda, Bogdáni út and Margit híd, budai hídfő and between Kőbánya alsó vasútállomás and Horváth Mihály tér, on Saturdays and public holidays only:
Weekday off-peak periods only, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Between the Buda terminus and Krisztina tér, as well as between the Pest terminus and Lehel utca / Róbert Károly körút, all day every day; and between Krisztina Square and Lehel Street / Róbert Károly Boulevard from 20:00:
Only in Buda, between Sirály utca and Thomán István utca on weekdays after 20:00 on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
Between Naphegy tér and Krisztina tér all day every day; and between Deák Ferenc Square and Krisztina Square from 20:00:
Trolleybus lines
Every day:
On weekdays between Zugló vasútállomás (Hermina út) and Ferdinánd híd (Izabella utca), and all day on Saturdays and public holidays between Horváth Mihály tér and Orczy tér:
From 20:00 on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and public holidays:
On Saturdays and public holidays, boarding is only allowed at the front-door along the entire line, except at Kálvin tér, Szentkirályi utca, and Harminckettesek tere stops in the direction of Népliget:
Night buses
On most night routes outside the Grand Boulevard – with a few exceptions – a front-door boarding policy is in place, while on routes within the Grand Boulevard, all doors may be used for boarding. For details, see the descriptions below.
A front-door boarding policy is in place throughout the entire line:
Throughout the entire Buda section, as well as on the Pest section between the outer terminal and Korong utca:
Between Kelenföld vasútállomás and Kosztolányi Dezső tér, as well as on the Pest side between the outer terminal and Amerikai út:
Between Móricz Zsigmond körtér and Zólyomi út, as well as on the Pest side between the outer terminal and the Arena Mall shopping center:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of the Margit híd, budai hídfő, as well as on the Pest section between Örs vezér tere and Horváth Mihály tér:
Between Csillebérc, Gyermekvasút, and Ág utca, as well as between Zugló vasútállomás (Hermina út) and Benczúr utca:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of Clark Ádám tér, and on the Pest section between Csáktornya Park and Állatkert:
Between the North Pest terminal and Lehel tér, and between the South Pest terminal and Semmelweis Klinikák:
Between Budaörsi lakótelep and Móricz Zsigmond körtér, and between Budakeszi, Dózsa György tér, and Halász utca:
Between the Budaörsi lakótelep and Móricz Zsigmond körtér, and between Halász utca and Zsámbék-buszforduló:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of Margit híd, budai hídfő, as well as on the Pest section between the South Pest terminal and Koppány utca:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of Margit híd, budai hídfő, and on the Pest section between Árpádföld, Bekecs utca, and the Arena Mall shopping center:
Between Újpalota, Nyírpalota út, and Amerikai út, as well as between Nagytétény, ipari park, and Újbuda-központ:
Between Rákosszentmihály vasútállomás and Egressy út / Stefánia út, as well as between Budatétény vasútállomás (Campona) and Újbuda-központ:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of Margit híd, budai hídfő:
Throughout the entire Buda section, with the exception of Clark Ádám tér, and on the Pest section between Milleniumtelep and Koppány utca:
Between the outer terminal and the Arena Mall shopping center:
Between Mihály Horváth tér and Orczy tér:
Between Csepel, Csillagtelep, and the Nemzeti Atlétikai Stadion:
When arriving at the bus stop, please check the displayed timetables and other information. Thank you.
