Budapest braces for major traffic chaos on 23 October: Roads closed, metro changes and tram disruptions

Budapest is getting ready for substantial traffic limitations on 22 and 23 October as Hungary marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. Roadway closures, celebrations, torchlight marches and going to top-level delegations will interrupt traffic throughout the city centre, with a number of public transportation services operating on modified paths.

Homeowners, commuters and visitors to Budapest need to prepare their journeys thoroughly on Thursday and Friday, as significant roadways and areas of the Danube embankments will close for occasions marking Hungary’s legal holiday.

According to the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), the constraints will impact both vehicle drivers and public transportation travelers, especially around the city centre, the Buda embankment, Kossuth Lajos Square and Andrássy Avenue.

The BKK suggests utilizing the city network and cable cars 4 and 6 for journeys through main Budapest. City line M2 and cable car 2 will run more regularly than normal to accommodate travelers.

Real-time updates and prepared modifications are offered on the BKK’s main legal holiday transportation details page

Thursday, 22 October: Torchlight procession to interrupt Buda traffic

The Műegyetem Embankment will be closed from roughly 8 am to 8 pm on Thursday. A celebratory event and wreath-laying occasion will happen near the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in between 2 pm and 4 pm, followed by a conventional torchlight procession beginning at 4 pm.

The march will take a trip along the Műegyetem Embankment, Szent Gellért Square, Szent Gellért Embankment, Döbrentei Square, Várkert Embankment, Ybl Miklós Square, Lánchíd Street, Clark Ádám Square, Fő Street, Jégverem Street, Bem Embankment, Csalogány Street, Nagy Imre Square and Fő Street before reaching Bem József Square.

The procession will trigger short-term interruptions to a number of bus and cable car services, especially in between 4 pm and 6.30 pm.

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Which public transportation services will be impacted?

• Bus 107: Will work on a customized path by means of Bartók Béla Road and Móricz Zsigmond Circus. In between 4 pm and 5 pm, it will be diverted throughout Petőfi Bridge, avoiding stops in between Szent Gellért Square– Műegyetem M and Ferenciek Square.
• Cable car 56: In between roughly 4 pm and 4.40 pm, the service will run in different areas, with a space in service in between the impacted stops around Szent Gellért Square– Műegyetem M and Rudas Baths.
• Cable cars 19 and 41: Cable car 19 will not run in between Szent Gellért Square– Műegyetem M and Rudas Baths from 4 pm to 4.40 pm. Cable car 41 will be diverted through Villányi Road, Alkotás Street, Széll Kálmán Square and Margit Boulevard. From around 4.40 pm to 6.30 pm, both services will run through Krisztina Boulevard in between Rudas Baths and Szent Lukács Baths.
• Buses 7 and 133E: In between 4 pm and 5 pm, both services will be diverted throughout Petőfi Bridge, avoiding stops in between the Móricz Zsigmond Circus/Szent Gellért Square location and Ferenciek Square.
• Bus 16: In between around 4.20 pm and 5.20 pm, the service will be briefly reduced to run just in between Széll Kálmán Square and Clark Ádám Square.
• Buses 105, 178, 210 and 216: These services will be diverted throughout Erzsébet Bridge for around 30 minutes in between 4.20 pm and 5.20 pm, missing out on stops at Clark Ádám Square, Széchenyi István Square and József Nádor Square.
• Buses 11 and 111: In between 4.40 pm and 5.30 pm, both services will end at Széll Kálmán Square rather of Batthyány Square. Bus 39 will likewise work on a reduced path in between Goldmark Károly Street and Fazekas Street.
• Cable cars 2, 2B and 23: From 8 pm, these services will run just as far as Kossuth Lajos Square (Széchenyi Embankment), instead of their typical terminus at Jászai Mari Square.

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Friday, 23 October: Major closures around Parliament and Heroes’ Square

Friday will bring more limitations as Hungary marks the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. The main flag-raising event will happen at Kossuth Lajos Square in the early morning, with occasions continuing throughout the day.

In between 5 am and 8 pmthe following roadways and locations will be closed:

• Kossuth Lajos Square and Alkotmány Street.
• Balassi Bálint Street, in between Kossuth Lajos Square and Balaton Street.
• Szalay Street, in between Honvéd Street and Kossuth Lajos Square.
• Garibaldi Street, Akadémia Street and part of the Széchenyi Embankment, in between Balaton Street and Arany János Street.
• Honvéd Street, in between Alkotmány Street and Szent István Boulevard.

The Kossuth Lajos Square city station on line M2 might likewise be closed for security factors in between around 3 pm and 5.30 pm.

Andrássy Avenue and Heroes’ Square closures

A different set of limitations will impact the path in between main Budapest and Heroes’ Square.

From 6 am to 8 pm on FridayAndrássy Avenue will be closed in between Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road and Heroes’ Square. Heroes’ Square itself, Állatkerti Boulevard and Gundel Károly Road will likewise be closed in between Dózsa György Road and Hermina Road (Kós Károly Promenade).

These limitations will impact a number of public transportation services, consisting of the city’s historical M1 city line.

Which services will alter on Friday?

• City line M2: Kossuth Lajos Square station might close briefly in between 3 pm and 5.30 pm for security factors.
• Cable cars 2, 2B and 23: Will work on reduced paths throughout the day, ending at Kossuth Lajos Square (Széchenyi Embankment) rather of Jászai Mari Square. The BKK advises buses 70, 78 and 15 for journeys in between the Teréz Boulevard location and Kossuth Lajos Square.
• Bus 15: Will follow a customized path, avoiding the Vígszínház and Markó Street stops.
• City line M1: Trains will go through Opera station without stopping in between 3 pm and 8 pm.
• Buses 105 and 210: Will be diverted through Podmaniczky Street, avoiding stops in between Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road and Heroes’ Square.
• Trolleybus 81: Will follow a customized path near Heroes’ Square and momentarily serve the Heroes’ Square M (Gundel Károly Road) stop.
• Trolleybuses 70 and 78: From around 4.40 pm to 8 pm, both services will work on reduced paths, running in between Nagymező Street and their particular termini at Keleti Railway Station and Erzsébet királyné Road, underpass.

What this implies for tourists

Anybody preparation to go to main Budapest on 22 or 23 October ought to enable additional time for their journey and examine their path before triggering. Taking a trip by city is most likely to be the most useful choice for numerous main locations, although short-lived station closures and modifications to stopping patterns ought to likewise be considered.

The BKK cautions that the released times are price quotes which extra short-term limitations might be presented depending upon the functional circumstance.

For the most recent details on roadway closures, diversions and public transportation modifications, inspect the BKK’s main legal holiday travel updates