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Finding your way around Budapest based on the BKV schedule can, at times, be a bit of a hassel so bring a map along the way just in case.

Written by Scott Savoie

The first thing you have to do when reading a BKV schedule is identify which stop you are at.

This is written on a sign that is usually, broken, or painted over, or perhaps torn off and often is in the bushes nearby. Look around until you find it.

Then find the scedule for the bus you want to get on. The schedule is often missing or painted over. The relevent stops are often obscured.

Once you find your stop and your bus schedule, look at the number of your stop and add the number to the left. This is how many minutes after the depature time you need to add to arrive at the theoretical time for your bus.

Look at the times written on the schedule to see how many buses leave every hour.

For example ’perc’ means minutes in Hungarian. So if the schedule says 5-6 perc at a certain time, then that means that a bus might come along every 15 or 20 minutes or so.

If the schedule says 00, 15, 30, 45 then you are likely to get 4 buses once an hour.

If it is a night bus, and it says 0, 30 it means you have between a zero and thirty percent chance of making it home before daybreak.

If the bus is scheuled to run less than 3 times an hour, there is a good chance it isn’t coming at all. You may just want to take a cab.