29 May, Thursday
21.00: Meeting point in the Turkish Restaurant Szeráj in Budapest
30 May, Friday
17:00: Sightseeing (Sanyi: +36 30 343 3234)
21.00: Meeting point in the Turkish Restaurant Szeráj in Budapest
31 May, Saturday
If you stay in Budapest:
10:00: Train leaves from Nyugati Railway station, you arrive at Albertirsa at 10:53, there will be minibuses to take you to the Park
10:00-12:00 Registration
12:00 Welcome and Opening ceremony
14:00-15:00 Lunch
19:00-20:00 Dinner
20:30-22:30 Rented buses leave for Albertirsa Railway station
23.00: Meeting point in the Turkish Restaurant Szeráj in Budapest
1 June, Sunday
10:00 Train leaves from Nyugati Railway station
12:00 Ceremony
14:00-15:00 Lunch
18:00 Closing Ceremony
19:00-20:00 Dinner
20:30-22:30 Rented buses leave for Albertirsa Railway station
23.00: Meeting point in the Turkish Restaurant Szeráj in Budapest
2 June, Monday
15:00: Sightseeing (Sanyi: +36 30 343 3234)
The registration fee is 6000 HUF/day (15 EUR/day). There will be stands in the Park where you can register.
We kindly ask you to pay in HUF if it is possible.
There will be lunch and dinner every day for 4000 HUF/meal (10 EUR/meal).
There will be a buffet throughout the day with fruits, cookies, coffee and water (you'll get a reusable water bottle, can be refilled at the garden taps and in the kitchens – all taps have filters) for free. Cakes and other snacks will be on sale.
Please note that the kitchen in the CoW ans CoS will not be available for cooking or storing food, except for those who sleep in the Park.
Salita in Buda: 2nd district, Kisrókus st. 41.
Meetings are on Monday 19:00 (Csefkó: +36 70 246 5505), Tuesday 18:30 (Ági: +36 30 858 2464), Wednesday 19:00 (Niki: +36 70 253 4601), Thursday 19:00 (Annamária: +36 20 267 9465)
Mikebuda Park communities
Wednesday 18:30 (Judit: +36 30 231 8176), Thursday 18:00 Rita (Rita: +36 30 785 0297)
Szentendre (outside of Budapest): 2000 Szentendre, Erdész utca 6.
Wednesday 19:00 (Annamária: +36 20 267 9465)
If you would like to visit a meeting please call ahead.
To and from the Park
There are trains in every hour from Budapest Nyugati Railway station to Albertirsa (the closest city to the Park) on Saturday and Sunday. The Park is 9 km from the Railway station.
We suggest taking the train at 9 or 10 or 11 AM on Saturday and Sunday.
You can buy a 24h ticket for 990 HUF. Citizens of EU, EEA Member States or Switzerland, aged 65+ can travel free public transportation except the airport bus (100E).
Since there will be many friends taking the same train, it is important that you arrive at least 25 minutes before (9.35).
Rented buses will take you from Albertirsa to the Park if you arrive between 10-12 AM
When you get off the train you have to turn right in the underway to get to the buses, as seen on the map below. There will be signs as well.
The buses will leave the Park between 20:30 and 22:15 both evenings back to the train station and the train will bring you back to Nyugati Railway station.
If you want to leave the Park before the buses leave, please let us know and we can take you to the train station in Albertirsa.
If you want to leave the Park after the buses leave between 20:30 and 22:30 please be aware that the last train leaves at 23:40 from Albertirsa back to Budapest; to Cegléd at 23:44.
If you catch the 11 o’clock train, but you miss our minibuses there is a public (yellow) bus from Albertirsa to Mikebuda at 12:10. You can buy the bus ticket from the driver, you need to say “Bernula tanya” is your stop.
If there is no connecting bus please call Balázs (+36306516317).
During the weekend train goes from Nyugati Railway Station in every hour to the city called Albertirsa (after Pilis station) close to the Park (9 km). On weekdays there are more trains, but be aware that not every train has a bus connection to the Park.
You can check here if there is connecting bus from Budapest Nyugati Railway station to Mikebuda, Bernula tanya.
Train timetable and ticket purchase here.
Online ticket purchase and app download here.
Ticket machines for the train are always yellow
By car
If you come by car or rent a car take road No. 4. from Budapest to Albertirsa, then 8 km more in the direction of Mikebuda. Or take the highway M5 from Budapest to “Dabas/ Albertirsa” exit, then continue in the direction of Mikebuda. The address of the Park is Mikebuda, Mikebudai út 8.
Airport » Park direct route
The closest train station from Budapest Airport Terminal 2 is Ferihegy, with trains going to Albertirsa. Take the shuttlebus 200E in the direction of Kőbánya Kispest / Budapest, and get off at “Ferihegy Vasútállomás”. When you get off the bus, you will see a bridge over the road to your right. Cross the bridge all the way to the end and take the last stairs down again, there will be a sign saying‚ “Cegléd felé”. You can buy a ticket underneath the stairs at a booth or a bit further up the platform from ticket machines. Buy a ticket to Albertirsa (ca. 1200 Ft).
There is a train to Albertirsa every half hour. You can take trains in the directions of Cegléd or Szolnok. They will take you directly to Albertirsa in about 40 minutes. (Let us know when you arrive, so we can get you to the Park).
For information on train services please visit: https://jegy.mav.hu/
In Budapest
Usually crowded. You are supposed to validate a ticket whenever you change to another vehicle (except in the metro). Controllers are rather unfriendly. Last metro and tram are at around 23.15 p.m., but they’re replaced by night buses on the most frequent lines. Trams 4 and 6 goes night and day.
One single ticket costs 450 HUF (1.1 Euro). We propose to buy a book of 10 tickets for 4000 HUF (10 Euro) at the Airport when you arrive. In the city the easiest to buy tickets is by metro stations. On the buses usually you can buy ticket from the driver too, it’s slightly more expensive (600 HUF). More info here.
BudapestGO public transport app.
Ticket machines for the public transportation in Budapest are always purple.
Taxis are yellow. Taxi companies:
City Taxi: (+36-1)-2-111- 111 (English),
Budapest Taxi: (+36-1)-7-777-777,
Főtaxi: (+36-1)-2-222-222.
It’s recommended to call a taxi by phone in the city or via mobile app e.g Bolt.
All official taxi companies have the same fix tarif. Basic fee 1100 HUF( 2,7 Euro), fare 440 HUF/km (1,1 Euro).
You can use the Uber app, too, but Uber in Hungary is a regular taxi company, works with the regular taxi tarif. You can pay by card in the taxi.
Even if it is not allowed, some private taxis still exist and they are also yellow, so beware of them, as they can charge very high amounts (especially if they see you’re a tourist).
Airport
Airport-city center shuttle bus service - 05:00-01:20
A direct shuttlebus (No. 100E) operates between the Air- port and Deák Ferenc tér in the city center, it leaves every 20 minutes. A special fare applies: the “Airport shuttle bus single ticket” for the price of 2200 HUF is required for each trip. Further information here.
Until 23:00, during the day | Taking bus No. 200E from Terminal 2 to “Kőbánya-Kispest” metro station than changing to metro line M3, you can get to Nyugati tér in the center. The last bus from the Airport Terminal 2 with which you can catch the last Metro, leaves at 22:39. The last metro leaves at 23:26. Ticket available from the bus driver 600 HUF (1.5 Euro). Metro lines M1, M2 and M3 cross each other in Deák Ferenc tér.
23:00-00:21 | Taking bus No. 200E from Terminal 2 to “Határ út” station than changing to bus No.914A, 914 or 950A, 950 you can get to “Nyugati tér” in the center. Ticket available from the bus driver 600 HUF (1.5 Euro).
00:22-03:29 | Taking bus No. 900 from Terminal 2 to „Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út” station than changing to bus No.950A or 950 you can get to “Nyugati tér” in the center. Ticket available from the bus driver 600 HUF (1.5 Euro). Bus No. 900 runs in every hour.
The best option is the Airport Shuttle Minibus (ASM). Go to their desk at the airport where you can pay with Euros and card too. They collect passengers traveling to more or less the same place. Downtown Budapest will be about 22 Euros. More info here.
One airport transfer costs appr. 11000 HUF (28 Euro) from city center to Airport.
Weather
In the Park it’s usually more cold and windy than in Budapest. The nights can be chilly, so please bring some warm clothes with you.
Currency
The local currency in Hungarian Forints (HUF). In Budapest, almost everywhere you can pay by card. In the biggest shops, you can pay with Euro, but the exchange rate is usually very bad. In the Park you can pay the registration/dinner with Euros if necessary. In Budapest, bank cards are widely accepted and there is many ATM-s in the center of the city. There are some ATM-s in Albertirsa too.
To change money we suggest the center of the city e.g. around Nyugati Railway station there are several exchange places where the rates are better.
You can exchange money in Budapest at currency exchange offices, especially in the city center. There are several around Nyugati Railway Station as well. In Albertirsa, there are no exchange offices, and in Cegléd, there are only a few in the town center.
Banks generally offer worse exchange rates.
If you come to the Park or Albertirsa directly from the Airport you can change money at the Airport BUT the rate is not good. At the airport it’s better if you pay by bankcard when you buy the bus tickets.
Safety
In Budapest: Beware of pick pockets. Never take a taxi which doesn’t belong to a taxi company. Pedestrians always lose against car drivers and bikers, therefore watch your steps.
Prices in general
A coke, a mineral water and all kinds of soft drinks are around 400 HUF (1-1,5 EUR) in the supermarket. A box of cigarettes is between 1000-1500 HUF (3-4 EUR). The taxi is around 5000 HUF in the town (12 EUR). The price of food in restaurants are very different. You can find prices from 3000 HUF to infinity, but for around 4000 HUF (10 EUR) you can have a good lunch or dinner.
Cigarettes/Tobacco
There are designated shops called Nemzeti Dohánybolt (National Tobacco Shop) the only places where you can buy cigarettes or tobacco.
The closest supermarket and tobacco shop to the Park is at Albertirsa (9km).
Local contact information
Helpers by languages:
Balázs (ENG, SP) +36-30- 606-1651,
Judit (ENG, SP) +36-30-231-8176,
Moni (ENG, SP) +36-30-905-1399,
Krisztina (ENG, FR) +36-30-422- 5813,
Rita (ENG) +36-70-375-2151,
Sanyi (ENG, SP, FR, IT) +36-30-343-3234,
Lorenzo (ENG, DE, FR, IT, SP) +36-30-929-55-07.
If you have registered you will be added to a WhatsApp group where we will post important information during the weekend. If you do not want to be in the group, you can leave the group at any time.
