Keszthely is a Hungarian city located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It’s the largest city by the lake and one of the most important cultural, educational and economic hubs in the region. The main attraction of the Hungarian city of Keszthely is the palace of the Festetics family.
Today the Festetics palace is the most famous sight of Keszthely and at the same time one of the most magnificent Baroque palaces of Hungary. The palace features a beautiful facade and a luxurious interior with frescoes, carvings, gilding and other elements. The imposing interior exhibition offers an insight into the former aristocratic way of life. In addition to carriages, trophies and model railways, the superb English park is also a feast for the eyes, which invites us for leisurely walks. In the Georgikon Museum, you can get to know more about wine culture around the Lake Balaton and life in the medieval ages.
During the summer season, a lot of entertaining programs, festivals and exhibitions are organized for the visitors of Keszthely. On the pedestrian, which is situated in the town center, surrounded by tarnished buildings, intimate restaurants and cafes are waiting for the guests. Sports fans can try horse riding, tennis and nordic walking, furthermore, hot air balloon traveling is also possible nearby.
Liszt Ferenc International Airport
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér), formerly known as Ferihegy Airport accepts flights from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. The airport is one of the five international airports of Hungary.
Budapest Airport is located 145 km from Keszthely.
Full name: Liszt Ferenc International Airport (Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér).
IATA code: BUDOfficial website: bud.hu/ (Hungarian and English version).
The terminals 2A and 2B are considered as separate terminals, but in fact they are located in the same building.
Wi-Fi at Budapest Airport: Both arriving and departing passengers at Budapest Airport can use the wireless Internet access service. Wi-Fi is free, available for two hours.To connect to the network, you need to select bud: free wifi network. Enter your email address on the login page and accept the Terms of Service.
There are Duty Free, shops, restaurants, bars, cafes at the Budapest airport. There is a luggage storage – this service is very useful for those who stay late at the airport waiting for their transit. There is also opportunity to spend the night at a hotel located near the airport.
Car Transfer
Liszt Ferenc International Airport (Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér) is located 21 km from the center of Budapest and 210 km from Keszthely.
Car Transfer – is the most convenient way to get from Budapest to Keszthely.
The road will take about 2.5 hours.
Your Welcome driver will be at the pickup location of your choise at the time, what you have indicated.
The complimentary waiting time depends on the location where you will be picked up. The complimentary waiting time means that your driver will wait for you for a certain time without any extra charges!
• Pickup from Budapest Airport: 60 minutes
• Pickup from any other location: 15 minutes
Your complimentary waiting time starts from your selected pickup time. Please make sure that you have taken into account the time you need to reach the meeting point after arriving at the airport.(going through customs, collecting checked-in luggage, etc.)
Private Transfer
Private transfer from Budapest Airport to Keszthely:
| Car | 1-3 pax: 170 EUR |
| Minivan | 1-4 pax: 210 EUR |
| Van | 1-8 pax: 250 EUR |
| Business car, Mercedes Benz E class | 1-2 pax: 440 EUR |
| Business Van, Mercedes Benz V class | 1-7 pax: 580 EUR |
| Premium car, Mercedes Benz S class | 1-2 pax: 580 EUR |
Bus
Buses from Budapest to Keszthely depart from the Budapest Népliget bus station and go straight to Keszthely bus station.
The journey from Budapest to Keszthely usually takes about 3 hours.
See http://menetrendek.hu for the schedule.
Travel Dee for Budapest – Keszthely starts from 3800 forints (about 12 euros).
You can buy a ticket at the Népliget bus station or via the carrier’s website – volanbusz.hu/en.
Train
To almost everywhere, the alternative to bus service is a railway. Trains to Keszthely departing from Budapest South Railway Station (Déli Pályaudvar).
The journey from Budapest to Keszthely usually takes about 2 hours 30 minutes.
See https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en for the schedule.
You can buy your rocker at any railway station in Budapest – at the ticket office or at the vending machine. We recommend you to buy your ticket on the Hungarian Railways website.
The ticket price is the same for all trains – 3,700 forints (2nd class carriage).
To get to Hévíz:
Upon arrival at Keszthely train station, you need to go to the bus station, which is 100 meters away. It takes 15 minutes to get to Hévíz by a direct bus , the travel fee is 400 forints.
The bus station in Hévíz is located on Deák Ference Square (Deák Ference Tér).
From Budapest Airport to the Bus station or Railway station
MiniBUD
MiniBUD shuttle service is a group transportation service at Budapest Airport that offers shuttles for arriving/departing passengers from and to the airport.
For further information, please visit minibud.hu page, or use the mobile app, supported by both iOS and Android.
The shuttles are comfortable buses with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi.
There are Airport Shuttle-Minibus counters at both terminals.
Minibuses leave from the main entrance of the terminals.
We recommend you to book tickets online in advance. You will receive a confirmation email advising you the exact departure location of the shuttle. Upon arrival, please proceed to the miniBUD counter at the airport and you will be directed to your minibus. You may need to wait for other passengers to gather.
Please note, that miniBUD is a group transfer the bus may run at 100% capacity and passengers will be taken to their destination in turns.
By Public Transport
If you are planning to get from Budapest airport to Budapest Déli railway station or Népliget bus station by public transport, it might offer the easiest way.
Public transport of Budapest is fast and convenient, equipped with regular lines (as well as night lines), and accurate timetables. Public transport includes metro, tram, bus, and trolleybus. All transport operates from 4:30 am to 11:00 pm. At each entrance of the metro station, boards with a diagram of the city transport network are installed. The rules of travel are also indicated in English and German. At all bus and tram stops you will find route timetables, and a traffic map at the major stops. You can check bkk.hu for more information about travel fares. Also, you can use the trip planner function to get an idea about timing and route options.
Bus E200 + Metro
Bus runs every 10 minutes.
Working hours: 4.00-23.00.
The price of the ticket: 350 forints (about 1 euro).
Tickets can be purchased at ticket machines located right next to the bus stop or from the driver. Tickets purchased on the bus will cost 10 forints more.
Bus 200E goes to the stop “M3 Kőbánya-Kispest metro station”.
From this metro station, you can go to the metro station Népliget (Népliget bus station) or to the station Déli pályaudvar (Déli railway station) .
