BudapestGO

What BudapestGO is for

BudapestGO is the renamed FUTÁR app from BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, the body that runs transit planning for the city. It combines journey planning with ticket buying in one place, so a rider can work out a route and pay for the fare without switching apps.

It suits people who use Budapest's public transport day to day, and people travelling by train or bus across Hungary, since it sells local and intercity fares for most municipalities.

Planning routes with live transport data

The route planner works from real-time transport data, and the developer describes a redesigned interface with fewer steps on screen. Traffic information from the BKK Info service is built in, so disruptions and current service changes show up alongside the routes.

Trip planning for trains and suburban railways requires a BKK-pass. Riders who only use the city network get routing without it.

Buying single tickets, travelcards and passes

Single tickets are sold as digital tickets, and daily and weekly travelcards are sold in the same way. Longer passes can be bought in the app as well.

Passes can renew automatically, so a rider on a recurring pass does not need to repurchase it each time it runs out. Local and intercity tickets are available for most municipalities in Hungary.

Getting service change alerts

The app sends personalised transport updates by push message, so a rider who depends on particular lines can be told about changes that affect them. These alerts come from the same traffic information that feeds the route planner.