HOW TO GET HERE...
...FROM BUDAPEST
After arriving to the airport of Budapest the first thing youmust do is to change about 50 Euros into Forint (Hungarian currency). Now you have about 20,000 Forint with you. Usually, the exchange rate at airports is a bit higher than in the city. However, bank card is also accepted almost everywhere.
After that, you need to go to the main train station – called Keleti Pályaudvar – where you can take a direct train to Sopron. At the airport you can choose from two transfer options: either you can take a taxi at the airport or you can use public transport. The first one is obviously quicker but more expensive (should cost around 10,000 Forint, takes about 25 minutes), while the public transport, bus 100E - runs every 10 minutes at daytime, every 30-40 minutes at night - it is much cheaper (1,500 Forint) + Merto M2 (Astoria) or M4 (Kálvin tér) (400 Forint). If you decide to take a bus & subway in Budapest, you can search for routes and connections on this page:
If you already know the exact date of your arrival, please visit the following website for trains from Budapest to Sopron:
[ Hungarian Railway ONLINE TICKETING ]
Not only will you find information about trains on the site, but also you can book your ticket online. You can also get the Sopron train ticket (not more than 6,000 Forint) from the officers at the sales point at Keleti Pályaudvar (main building).
At Sopron train station, equally there are taxis which can take you to the dormitory called “VUK” (Address: 9400 Sopron, Baross utca 4-6.) or you can get there on foot (around 15-20 minutes). Depending on your day of arrival, the mentors can even meet you at the Sopron train station if it is necessary.
...FROM VIENNA
If you choose to travel to Vienna Airport instead of Budapest, you can check this website:
[ ÖBB Ticket and Services portal ]
One way to get to the main train station – called Wien Hauptbahnhof – from the airport is that you take a train to the main station. The other option is taking the city railway S7 at the airport. It leaves at the 18th and 48th minutes of every hour. Travel until the 7th stop called Rennweg. You have 5 minutes to change the platform and to take the city railway S3. Travel until the stop Wien Hauptbahnhof, then change the train with the destination of Deutschkreuz. Sopron is the 10th stop. To see the timetable of trains going to Deutschkreutz, please use the above-mentioned link.
At Sopron train station, equally there are taxis which can take you to the dormitory called “VUK” (Address: 9400 Sopron, Baross utca 4-6.) or you can get there on foot (takes around 15-20 minutes). If you choose a taxi to take you to the dormitory then you should change around 20 Euros into Forint (Hungarian currency). You can find a currency exchange office near the Sopron train station called “Limit Change Pénzváltó”. Depending on your day of arrival, the mentors can even meet you at the Sopron train station if it is necessary.
...FROM BRATISLAVA
Another airport close to Sopron is in Bratislava. For checking the transfer options from the aiport to the train station – called Bratislava-Petrzalka –, please visit the following website:
[ Bratislava airport site ]
To find direct connections from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Sopron, please use the website mentioned above
[ ÖBB Ticket and Services portal ]
At Sopron train station, equally there are taxis which can take you to the dormitory called “VUK” (Address: 9400 Sopron, Baross utca 4-6.) or you can get there on foot (takes around 15-20 minutes). If you choose a taxi to take you to the dormitory then you should change around 20 Euros into Forint (Hungarian currency). You can find a currency exchange office near the Sopron train station called “Limit Change Pénzváltó”. Depending on your day of arrival, the mentors can even meet you at the Sopron train station if it is necessary.
