Saying goodbye to Hungary - let's go to Vienna!

Trains to the West start from the Eastern Railway Station (Keleti pályaudvar) - I'm kidding you not. It's a beautiful building, and if you allow my to brag a bit, I'm a direct descendant of the architect - not that it did any good for my drawing skills :).

Keleti pályaudvar

So to get there, you can take Metro 2 towards Örs vezér tere, and get off at Keleti pályaudvar, it's three stops away. Convenient, hah?

Money, money, money...

Our currency is called "Forint". We shoud have switched to Euro a couple years ago, but apparently, we didn't - nor are we likely in the next decade, if you ask me.

Forint coins

A good rule of thumb is to use 200 as a multiplying factor when trying to compare prices: 1 US dollar equals roughly 200 HUF. Recently, the 200 forint bill and the 2 and 1 forint coins have been eliminated, instead, we have a coin for 200, and prices are rounded up or down to avoid having to pay anything needing a 1 or 2 coin.

Forint: coins and bills

When paying for anything, keep in mind that at most places (especially small shops or markets) will either not accept the 20.000 forint bill claiming they have no change for it, or will look at you grumpy if you're trying to play with one, so just keep those for larger purchases.

Here are prices for some basic items, just to get you oriented:

A scoop of ice cream: 160 forints
A loaf of bread: 230 forints
A liter of milk: 250 forints
A meal at a standard restaurant: 2500 forints
A coffee: 500 forints
Entrance fee to a bath: 5000 forints