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Bus 200E and metro M3orBus 100E, the airport express?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 200E and metro M3 is cheaper by HUF 1,900. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Bus 100E, the airport express is quicker: 32 min against 42 min. The Bus 200E and metro M3 varies between 39 and 50 minutes.

Bus 200E and metro M3: Runs all night. Bus 100E, the airport express: Runs all night.

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 200E and metro M3Bus 100E, the airport expressDifference
1HUF 600HUF 2,500HUF 1,900
2HUF 1,200HUF 5,000HUF 3,800
3HUF 1,800HUF 7,500HUF 5,700
4HUF 2,400HUF 10,000HUF 7,600
5HUF 3,000HUF 12,500HUF 9,500
6HUF 3,600HUF 15,000HUF 11,400
7HUF 4,200HUF 17,500HUF 13,300
8HUF 4,800HUF 20,000HUF 15,200

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
200EM3 · BKKBus 200E and metro M3
From
The same forecourt as the airport bus, outside Terminal 2
To
Deak Ferenc ter, the 100E's own terminus
Luggage
An ordinary city bus and a metro. Busy at peak, with no racks.
Runs
All night
Journey
39–50 min

It ends where the expensive bus ends, at Deak Ferenc ter, for about a quarter of the price and about nine minutes more.

Do not buy the airport ticket for this bus. The 2,500 Ft airport ticket is expressly not valid on the 200E — you need an ordinary ticket.

You change from the bus to metro M3 at Kobanya-Kispest, which is the end of the bus leg and signposted.

At night the route changes but the fare does not: after the metro stops, the 200E runs on to Hatar ut, where night buses leave for the centre roughly every ten minutes. Allow about 50 minutes.

Both the 30-minute and 90-minute tickets allow unlimited transfers within their window.

Bus 200E and metro M3: price for every party size

See BKK ticket prices
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

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