Budapest Nyugati

No matter which platform/track/vágány your train arrives at in Nyugati station - the simplest route to access the Metro, trams and taxis is to walk straight ahead, passed the front of the trains on to the main concourse.

If your train has arrived at platform/track/vágány 1 - 9 you can access the main concourse by walking along platform/track/vágány 10.

If your train has arrived at platform/track/vágány 14 - 17 you can access the main concourse by walking along platform/track/vágány 13.

Connecting to the tram lines 4 and 6:

Once you're on the main concourse head to the entrance hall over to the left and once you're in that hall, use the exits on to the street and the tram stop will be ahead of you.

There is step free access to the tram stop from the platform/track/vágány that your train will have arrived at - so a very easy transfer if you have luggage.

Not so convenient is that despite being home to the world's longest trams - lines/routes 4 and 6 are near permanently packed with people.

Connecting to the Metro:

All of the entances to the Metro are outside the main station buildings at Nyugati.
And they are also not particularly obvious - you're looking for a blue M on a white background on comparatively small signs, that can be easy to miss.

Also there are no escalators down into the metro from street level - you have to use the stairs.

From the main concourse exit the main station through the doors across the front of the building.

You will see a set of stairs leading to a pedestrian underpass, but these stairs also give access to the Metro.

Connecting to a Taxi:

The taxi tank at Budapest-Nyugati is to one side of the station (on the right when facing the front of the station) - it's located on Nyugati Ter, in front of the bus station.

The main access to the taxi rank is on platform/track/vágány 10.

If your train arrives at platform/track/vágány 1 - 9 walk ahead and use the exits on to Nyugati Ter - the taxi rank will be over to the left.

If your train arrives at platform/track/vágány 11 - 17 you can either access the taxi rank on platform/track/vágány 10 via the main concourse OR if you don't have heavy luggage there is also a short cut.

Using the passage way across the station as a short cut:

A passage way runs beneath platform/track/vágány 10 - 13 linking the east (Eiffel Ter) side of the station, where platform/track/vágány 14 - 17 are located, with west (Nyugati Ter) side of the station, where platform/track/vágány 1 - 9 are located.

This passage can only be accessed by stairs.

A set of stairs leading down to this passage way can also be found platform/track/vágány 11 - 12.

The Nyugati Ter concourse at the ends of platform/track/vágány 1 -9 has easy access to the taxi rank.

Also just outside the station on Nyugati Ter is a somewhat hidden entrance to the Metro - there are stairs in a nondescript yellow and grey building.

So if your train arrives at platform/track/vágány 11 - 17, this passage is a short cut to the taxi rank and metro, but if you take this route, you'll need to use two sets of stairs.