Getting around: public transport, budapest card, money exchange, etc.
Our apartment is in very centre of Budapest so very easy to get around with public transport:
* 3 of 4 metro lines of Budapest goes through Deak Ferenc metro station. The metro entrance is 100m from our building
* Several tramps and buses are nearby
* Walking street some minutes walk away
* Most beautiful boulevard of Budapest, the Andrassy road is 200m away
Public transport, Budapest card
check this informative page: http://www.bkk.hu/en/tourist-information-about-budapest-public-transport/
specially this PDF guide is very useful
Ticket types: you can buy travel card for 24h, 72 h or weekly pass. You can also buy Budapest Card for 24, 48, 72h that includes public transport.
see the price info under Daily tickets section: http://www.bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
Budapest card info: https://www.budapestinfo.hu/card-info
You can use an application on iOS/Android smartphones to check in real time buses, tramps and metro on maps. This application called BKK Futár
Search for "BKK FUTÁR" in Google Play Store (Android phone) or in Apple AppStore on your iPhone
Money exchange
 | You can change money right at the airport, near to the Airport Shuttle booth or near to our apartment, on the street there are many ATM where you can use to get local Forint |
Sighseeing
The best way to explore Budapest downtown is by walking. Our place is right in the city centre so you can walk around to see most of attractions of Budapest
* Kiraly street (right under our apartment)
* Andrassy Avenue (Champs-Élysées of Budapest)
some useful link to check for more info
* http://welovebudapest.com/budapest.and.hungary