Pécs (Pecs) in Hungary

By train

There are frequent trains to Pécs from Budapest's Déli or Keleti station-Hungarian Railway Timetable. The trip can be as fast as 2:40 on an express, but several hours longer by local clunker.

There is also a daily, daylight-hours train to/from Osijek in Croatia and Sarajevo in Bosnia (up until late 2006, this ran as an overnight service in both directions), and a daily train to the city from Vienna.

By bus

Numerous buses from all directions (including from cities in northern Croatia) serve the city. Buses to Budapest's Nepliget station operate numerous times daily, though the trip is slower than the train, and far less scenic or comfortable.

By plane

Pecs Airport opened in 2006 and currently there are year-round flights to Corfu in Greece. There are no timetabled, domestic flights operating in Hungary at present.

The core of Pécs is small enough to cover on foot, but for those who wish to explore the town, there is a cheap and efficient bus service, single tickets are available for 240 HUF from the driver or 185 HUF from the many kiosks dotted around the city. Make sure you have tickets, the bus inspectors have no mercy and will fine clueless foreigners.

To visit the impressive communist era TV tower catch the (infrequent) number 35 or 35A to Misina (the last stop), from the Train Station or Korház Tér (Hospital Square).

Most taxis want to scam you, so agree on a price before you leave. One taxi-company is owned by the city council-they all use the meter, so they're all OK. All taxis want to bring you to brothels or nudie-bars (they get kick-backs)-do so at your own risk.