This page is a guide only. The page contains recommendations from either TMs, Referees or Parents from previous seasons.  Venues or official hotels may change for the current season so we recommend that you check the reglement’s before confirming any travel arrangements and if you are booking hotels before the reglement is out we advise you may want to consider booking with free cancellation as it is not guaranteed that competition details will stay the same.

Background Info
Budapest is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest

Latest Foreign Office Travel Advice
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Visa Requirements
None (as of 25.07.2022)
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hungary/entry-requirements

Local Emergency Numbers
Central Emergency Number – 112
Local Ambulance – 104
Police – 107
Local Police – 159
Local Fire Service – 105
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on +44 (0) 20 7008 1500 (24 hours)

Venue
Gerevich Aladár National Sport Hall
Budapest, Istvánmezei út 3-5, 1146 Hungary

Nearby Supermarket (to venue)
There is a shopping centre next door to the venue with a supermarket inside. There are also numerous supermarkets within a 20 minute walk from the venue.

Hotels
Danubius Hotel Hungaria (1.1km from venue)
Danubius Hotel Arena (1.5km from venue)

Flights 
There are a good range of flights to Budapest Airport from airports across the UK.

Transfers
The organisers offer a shuttle service which is one of the more expensive options to use (and therefore best for solo travellers arriving late).

Budapest has an effective, cheap and easy-to-use public transport system.

The other options from the airport are

• the 100E bus to Astoria metro which is 3 stops to the venue.
• an airport shuttle bus which is a mini bus service which will take a group of people and make a number of stops to drop them off. This can be booked on arrival.
• App bookable taxis
• Airport taxis (most expensive)

The App to use is BudapestGo to plan journeys.

Bolt is the app for taxi bookings service.