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Bus 100E, the airport expressorBus 100E and metro M4?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 100E, the airport express reaches Deak Ferenc ter, where three metro lines meet; the Bus 100E and metro M4 does not. This chain ends at Keleti palyaudvar, Budapest's other mainline station, not Deak Ferenc ter. For Deak Ferenc ter, ride the 100E through to its own terminus, or take the cheaper 200E and M3.

The Bus 100E, the airport express is quicker: 32 min against 35 min. The Bus 100E and metro M4 varies between 28 and 55 minutes.

Bus 100E, the airport express: Runs all night. Bus 100E and metro M4: 04:36–00:56.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in HUF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 100E, the airport expressBus 100E and metro M4Difference
1HUF 2,500HUF 3,000HUF 500
2HUF 5,000HUF 6,000HUF 1,000
3HUF 7,500HUF 9,000HUF 1,500
4HUF 10,000HUF 12,000HUF 2,000
5HUF 12,500HUF 15,000HUF 2,500
6HUF 15,000HUF 18,000HUF 3,000
7HUF 17,500HUF 21,000HUF 3,500
8HUF 20,000HUF 24,000HUF 4,000

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
100E · BKKBus 100E, the airport express
From
Outside Terminal 2
To
Deak Ferenc ter, via Kalvin ter and Astoria
Luggage
A dedicated airport bus with luggage space.
Runs
All night
Journey
26–46 min

You are paying 1,900 Ft more than the 200E for about nine minutes, and both end at the same square.

Nothing you already hold will work on it. Not a day ticket, not a travelcard, not an ordinary Budapest Card — only the more expensive PLUS version of that card includes this bus.

It makes four stops in total: the airport, Kalvin ter, Astoria and Deak Ferenc ter. For anywhere else you will be changing regardless.

It does run around the clock, about every ten minutes — but so does the 200E.

If you hold a monthly Budapest pass, the add-on is 1,000 Ft rather than the full 2,500 Ft.

Bus 100E, the airport express: price for every party size

See the BKK airport ticket
100EM4 · BKKBus 100E and metro M4
From
Outside Terminal 2
To
Keleti palyaudvar, via Kalvin ter and a change to the M4
Luggage
A dedicated airport bus, then an ordinary metro carriage with no racks.
Runs
04:36–00:56
Journey
28–55 min

Buy two tickets: the 2,500 Ft airport single for the 100E, then a separate 500 Ft single for the M4 at Kalvin ter. The airport ticket does not cover a transfer.

Kalvin ter to Keleti palyaudvar is three stops on the M4 — Rakoczi ter, II. Janos Pal papa ter, then Keleti — about four minutes.

The M4 stops overnight, roughly 00:56 to 04:36. The 100E keeps running to Kalvin ter regardless, but nothing continues to Keleti in that window.

For Deak Ferenc ter itself, stay on the 100E to its own terminus rather than changing at Kalvin ter.

Bus 100E and metro M4: price for every party size

See the BKK airport ticket

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