TRANSPORTATION
Roads:
- Total: 159,568 km
- Paved: 70,050 km
- Unpaved: 89,518 km
- Motorways: 1013 km
Railroads:
In Budapest, the three main railway stations are the Eastern (Keleti), Western (Nyugati) and Southern (Déli), with other outlying stations like Kelenföld. Of the three, the Southern is the most modern but the Eastern and the Western are more decorative and architecturally interesting.
Other important railway stations countrywide include Szolnok (the most important railway intersection outside Budapest), Tiszai Railway Station in Miskolc and the stations of Pécs, Gy?r, Szeged and Székesfehérvár.
The only city with an underground railway system is Budapest with its Metro.
In Budapest there is also a suburban rail service in and around the city, operated under the name HÉV.
Trams and Light Rail
The busiest traditional city tram line in the world is still route 4/6 in Budapest, Hungary, where 50-meter long trains run at 60 to 90 second intervals at peak time and are usually packed with people. Budapest has recently ordered 40 Siemens Combino Supra low floor trams.
Cities with tram lines:
- Budapest
- Miskolc
- Szeged
- Debrecen
Aviation:
There are about 45 airports in Hungary. The five international ones are Budapest-Ferihegy, Debrecen Airport, Sármellék Airport (also called FlyBalaton), Gy?r-Pér and Pécs-Pogány. MALÉV Hungarian Airlines operates flights to over 60, mostly European cities.
Airports with paved runways
- Total: 16
- Over 3,047 m: 2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
- 914 to 1,523 m: 1
- Under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports with unpaved runways
- Total: 27
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
- 914 to 1,523 m: 12
- Under 914 m: 7 (1999 est.)