Visitor Information in Budapest

Visitor Information

Within Hungary, Tourinform has continued to expand and smarten up its act. It has numerous offices in Budapest and outposts throughout the country. Its toll-free tourist-information telephone hotline operates 24 hours a day. For off-hours help in person, you can visit the Non-Stop Hotel Service travel agency, the only such office open 24 hours a day.

In Budapest the popular Budapest Card, developed by the Tourism Office of Budapest in the late 1990s, entitles holders to unlimited travel on public transportation; free admission to many museums and sights; and discounts on various services from participating businesses. The cost at this writing was 5,200 HUF for two days, 6,500 HUF for three days; one card is valid for an adult plus one child under 14. It is available at many tourist offices, hotels, travel agencies, and metro ticket counters. A similar pass called the Hungary Card gives discounts to museums, sights, and services across the entire country.

Contacts

Tourinform (1/438-8080 (24-hr hotline); 80/630-800 (24-hr toll-free recorded information within Hungary); 36-30/303-0600 (24-hr hotline from abroad). www.hungary.com). Tourism Office of Budapest (1/322-4098. 1/302-8580. 1/488-0475. www.budapestinfo.hu).

In the U.S.:

Hungarian National Tourist Office of New York (212/695-1211. 212/207-4103. www.gotohungary.com).