COMING TO SZEGED

Szeged has a central location not only in Europe but also within the country. Budapest is just a two hour and fifteen minute trainride from here. In order to get to Szeged from Budapest, the visitor must reach the West Station (Nyugati Pályaudvar, abbreviated Nyugati p.u.), from where trains leave for Szeged about every two hours.

• From the airport, a Minibus service provides the safest and most reasonably priced (HUF 1200, approx. $ 6) transportation, taking every passangers to their point of destination inside the Budapest city limits.
  
  
  
• You can also use public transportation to get from the airport to the station. First, take a red numbered bus #93 (red number means fast service, however does not require extra fee) which stops at both terminals (Ferihegy I & II). The endstop of this bus line coincides with the end station of Metro #3 (Blue Line) which stops at West Station.

In Szeged, if you arrive the time given for orientation, SZTE students will wait for you and take you to your dorm or to the Irinyi Building where the HUECESC is located. If you call our number and leave a message on the answering machine announcing your arrival in Szeged, we will make sure that somebody meets you at the station. Remember: the telephone number is 36-62-420 894 or you can send an email: <hstud@hstud.u-szeged.hu>.
Otherwise, taking a taxi is recommended. If you just want to get to the Irinyi Building, take tram #1 from in front of the train station and get off at the third stop, after the vehicle crossed under a huge arched building, known the Gate of Heroes. The Irinyi Building is next to the arches. Have safe travel, see you in Szeged!