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Top 10 rail journeys and stations in Hungary

10 great train journeys and stations in Hungary, from scenic lines to sleeper services.

10 rail journeys

  1. 1
    Landmark station

    Budapest Keleti Station

    Budapest

    Grand 1884 terminus with an eclectic facade and iron train shed, Hungary's main international station.

  2. 2
    Landmark station

    Budapest Nyugati Station

    Budapest

    Iron-and-glass terminus of 1877 built by the Eiffel company, one of Budapest's architectural landmarks.

  3. 3
    Heritage railway

    Children's Railway

    Hűvösvölgy–Széchenyi-hegy

    Narrow-gauge line through the Buda Hills where most station and on-board duties are performed by children.

  4. 4
    Sleeper & night train

    EuroNight Kálmán Imre

    Budapest–Zurich

    Overnight sleeper and couchette train linking Budapest with Vienna, Salzburg and Zurich.

  5. 5
    Heritage railway

    Lillafüred Forest Railway

    Miskolc–Garadna

    Narrow-gauge line from Miskolc through the Bükk hills past Lake Hámori and the Palace Hotel.

  6. 6
    Scenic route

    Budapest–Tapolca line along Lake Balaton

    Budapest–Tapolca

    Line hugging Lake Balaton's northern shore past vineyards, volcanic hills and resort towns.

  7. 7
    Sleeper & night train

    EuroNight Budapest–Bucharest

    Budapest–Bucharest

    Overnight international sleeper crossing the Great Plain and Transylvania between the two capitals.

  8. 8
    Heritage railway

    Szilvásvárad Forest Railway

    Szilvásvárad

    Narrow-gauge line running into the Szalajka Valley in the Bükk National Park.

  9. 9
    Heritage railway

    Zsuzsi Forest Railway

    Debrecen–Hármashegyalja

    Historic narrow-gauge forest line running through the woodland of Nagyerdő near Debrecen.

  10. 10
    Heritage railway

    Gemenc Forest Railway

    Pörböly–Gemenc

    Narrow-gauge line through the Danube floodplain forests of the Gemenc nature reserve.

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