Szentendre

This charming little town, whose name means "Saint Andrew", is known for its well-preserved houses and churches, many built in a Balkan style as the area had been settled by Serb refugees.

Today the town's best-known inhabitants are artists, and small galleries can be found on every street corner.

By train:

1 Szentendre Suburban Train Station (HÉV-végállomás), Dózsa György út 1-3 (Next to Bus station. South of Old Town), ☏ +36 26 311427, fax: +36 26 311-427, sandori@bkv.hu. Szentendre is not on the state railway lines. The only train connection is the HÉV, Budapest's suburban railway. Szentendre is easily reached on the H5 HÉV suburban railway line from Batthyány tér (on the "Piros Metro", M2 red subway line) in Budapest. Trains leave every 10-30 minutes and take 40 minutes to reach the town. There is a bicycle storage. Timetable here

In winter time, it's quite warm in the middle of the carriage, but may be chilly if you sit near the doors.

You can get on board with a regular BKV ticket or pass in Budapest, which is valid to the city limit. Once the train leaves Budapest, the on-board conductor sells you the "extension" ticket for Ft 310 each, one way. You must purchase a ticket in advance, on a vending machine, otherwise you will be fined. There is no on-board selling.

Every second H5 train from Budapest only goes halfway, to Bekasmegyer. You can either wait for the next one or take it to Bekasmegyer and wait for the next train there.

Other notable places to get on the H5 train are Margit bridge Buda side (from 4-6 tram) and Arpad bridge Buda side (tram line 1).

By bus:

2 Szentendre bus station (Autobusz pályaudvar Volánbusz Közlekedési Rt.), Dózsa György út 5/7 (Next to HÉV terminal), ☏ +36 26 311-996, fax: +36 26 311-996, sandor.toth@volanbusz.hu. Cash desk: Mon-Fri 1st to 8th day of each month 06:30-18:30, 9th to 31st 06:00-17:00; all Sat Sun 07:00-14:00. Buses leave daily from Budapest's Újpest-Városkapu bus station (on the Metro blue line) and take about 25-30 minutes to arrive. There are also direct bus connections from other towns on the Danube bend. Esztergom is about an hour and a half and Visegrád is about 45 minutes away. Timetable here. (updated Sep 2019)

By boat: