Direct Budapest-Split summer train service to start in June
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Direct Budapest-Split summer train service to start in June
A direct train service from Budapest to Split will operate again this summer. As of June 10, the Adria InterCity night line will be introduced, which will connect the two cities 3 times a week during the season, while it will run twice a week before and after the season, Hungarian Railways announced.
The train will run from Budapest on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 to 19 June and from 29 to 24 August, and from Split on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In high season, from June 19th to August 29th, it departs from Budapest on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and from Split on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The trip from Budapest to Split will take 14 hours, most of it at night.
According to Hungarian Railways, the train will depart Budapest at 6:45 pm, reaches the border on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, and then heads towards Zagreb before arriving in Split at 8:12 a.m. the following day.
The train departs from Split at 6:27 pm and arrives in Budapest the next day at 9:35 am.
The price of the trip for an adult starts from 43 euros, and for children aged 6-14 from 15 euros. For a night in a double cabin it will cost 69 euros per person each way, while solo travellers can have their own cabin for 99 euros.
