FROM BUDAPEST TO LAKE BALATON / MÁV-START HUNGARIAN INTERCITY REVIEW

[@NonstopEurotrip]

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[@christopheroliver5807]

Have been trying to use your Omio link but to no avail. Just says nothing can be found and have tried numerous trips. Is it now defunct ?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@christopheroliver5807 The link still works fine. How far ahead are you trying to book. Most tickets are available 90 days in advance, but some may be much less due to planned infrastructure works, strikes etc. If you're trying to book this specific train that you commented on then it's not necessary to book in advance, there will always be tickets available on the day.

[@somaszakal1790]

Hi, the half train in Tapolca is a M61 Nohab which is a very famous loco. That specific one had an accident 20 years ago, and the half of it was cut off and then placed in front of the Museum Of Transport, then it was moved to Tapolca.

[@szepigabor79]

June 4, 1999 - Hungary - MÁV train No. 1973 from Tapolca to Budapest Déli Pályaudvar travelling at 78 km/h (48 mph) collides with a tree brought down across tracks by a heavy storm near Badacsonylábdihegy at 5:09 PM. Two carriages derail and the M61 004 NOHAB engine overturns and is damaged beyond repair. The remaining part of the engine stands at Tapolca station. Nobody, including driver Tamás Szűcs, is injured seriously.

[@szepigabor79]

There are lots of pictures on the internet about this accident....

[@balazspetho5636]

The accident was a huge loss because the No. 4 locomotive was designated to be preserved by the Transport Museum for posterity after the entire Nohab fleet was dismantled. The Nohabs have a huge cult in Hungary. Tapolca was their base for a long time, traveling to Lake Balaton, the atmosphere of the holiday was determined by these locomotives in the 70's and 80's. They were bought out and renovated by railway lovers, and they still operate these locomotives. Every year they visit Tapolca and organize other special trips with them. Here, the Nohabs, still operating today, pay tribute to the scene of the 1999 accident. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYOad4yviZmrn9U

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Interesting thanks, I knew there was a story behind it!! 😎🇭🇺

[@per-olamjomark7452]

@@balazspetho5636 As a Swede, it is nice to hear that the Nohab trains have a following in Hungary. Sadly the Nohab company went bankrupt in 1979, but you can still see some of their trains on the Swedish railways. I know that the company "Svensk Tågkraft" uses at least a few of them when hauling freight.

[@comandanteej]

I like your positive yet accurate style how you evaluate the Hungarian railways. Some of my favorite routes are - Füzesabony-Debrecen in the summer, by an open window. First a looong bridge over the Lake Tisza nature reserve area, flocks of waterfowl startled by the train and getting into the air. Then over the Hortobágy (you won't see much just the plains but that's the point) - Line from Veszprém to Győr, and line from Eger to Szilvásvárad are two scenic sections of track. - Budapest sightseeing route from Kelenföld to Keleti

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for your comment and great suggestions ☺️🇭🇺

[@h9602200]

Last time I travelled by train in Hungary was in 2002 when I travelled from South Terminal of Budapest to Veszprém. Your footage on the South Terminal brings back the memories of my trip 20 years ago. Thank you!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@geri904]

Hi Ijust found your video, at 9:32 you can see a young guy in yellow visibility vest. Just like him there is a lot from them like me, we are students who works for Máv at summor on Balaton trains, on main stations for help the turists, passangers all around, like with the bicycle to take up or down, or the loud informations on trains. And you will see it clearly because our vests say 'Information' so if anyone meet with us, feel free to ask! We knows basically everything about the important things! Great video, hope you enjoyed your staying here!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Ah congratulations and thank you for all your hard work 😊

[@geri904]

@@NonstopEurotrip if you come hungary again and have any question, you can contact me in DM , my whole family works in MÁV so i have a good knowledge about it!:) have a nice day

[@stevenmontoya9950]

Always love the EuroCity PA chime MÁV plays!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Oh yes 🙂

[@enricomonti156]

I have travelled on that from Budapest to Badacsonytomaj and from Badacsony to Balatonfured. The only electrified part of the Balaton railway runs between Keszthely and the Szekesfehervar

[@NonstopEurotrip]

The electrification is expanding!

[@darkkrad5618]

part of the northern line has already been electrified (to Balatonfüred) in 2021

[@benceseger7748]

Hey! You should try out the new MÁV 1+ Premium Coaches with on-board catering service.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I plan to! 😀

[@TripsonBudget]

Great images of Budapest in the intro of the video. Budapest is one of my favourite cities in the world. It is in top 3 :)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Definitely for me too ☺️

[@igorsiuda8108]

You drove with a "parrot" (or "Szili the Swallow''), as the locomotive, which, in fact, is the V43 2000 series. Also, the coaches were made by CAF, spanish rail producer, which is also famous for longest trams in the world, which were delivered to the same country (the Urboses were delivered to Budapest and Debrecen, of which, the part of those delivered to former one are recordists).

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for watching 🤗

[@igorsiuda8108]

@@NonstopEurotrip You're welcome!☺

[@k0k0m02008]

The Fisherman's bastion!😍 gorgeous sights from up there! Me, I prefer open saloon coaches rather than compartments, I feel them more spacious. I agree with your impression: MAV does the best it can with what she's got in her hands. One final comment: what is there to do in Tapolca? I see it is situated not on the lake shore, correct? Is there any castle, museum or similar at the city itself? As usual, great video! Cheers🍻

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you liked it! There's far worse operators than máv for sure, and I carried on around the lake in a full loop 😎🇭🇺

[@Andrewjg_89]

Not far of from 30k subscribers. Your channel has improved a lot and with amazing videos of trains and transport in Europe & worldwide. Keep up the good work as always. ☺️

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely Andrew, thank you for your support, new countries coming soon, Finland and Turkey! 😎

[@Andrewjg_89]

@@NonstopEurotrip Sounds good. 👍

[@haaszbalazs4292]

The locomotive visible at 11:53 a.m. at the Badacsonylábdihegy in Noahab 004, which crashed in 1994, a tree fell on the track and the whole locomotive overturned so only this part could be saved for a long time. This part was in Budapest until 2015.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@mogelkaiser1876]

i love how a lot of old german trains getting a second life in hungary

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Me too!!

[@mogelkaiser1876]

@@NonstopEurotrip ive been there on vacation in like 2010 near balatonboglar and siofok and like every passenger train ive seen had like 10-15 or even more ex-deutsche bahn n-class carriages attached. i remember them from the early/mid 2000s before theyve got replaced. im wondering if they still are getting used in hungary?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@mogelkaiser1876 probably somewhere, yes

[@horvathkrisztian6119]

Hi! Once you should visit Szeged, too. We have trams, trolley buses and a nice downtown. In Summer a near 100 years old tram is on service. The newest investment is a tramtrain service. You must know, that MÁV always uses the best coaches at the Lake Balaton. I'm following you and I found your channel from Superalbs. I would travel in England countryside like Settle-Carlislie Line.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I will definitely come down next time I'm in Hungary 😊

[@DanTheCaptain]

I haven’t been to Hungary in 7 years but I have a lot of good memories of riding the rails of Hungary as a kid. MÁV might not be the best railway in Europe but it’s definitely not the worst, and it has only improved since then. The coaches you were in are some of the newest additions to the MÁV fleet. Unfortunately, Canada’s railway operator VIA Rail doesn’t come close to the quality of MÁV. If I had to chose one to ride for the rest of my life, I’d choose MÁV in a heart beat. Especially considering MÁV has a robust network covering a good portion of the country.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah can confirm MÁV > VIA 😂

[@yagi3925]

Thanks for this report. If you want some input from your readers, let's say that I've travelled the length and breadth of Hungary since the 1990s. Last time I was in the country was in 2020. They have decent railways, not terribly fast and not terribly modern but correct and decent, especially so if you consider their very light prices. Let's say that MÁV is a typical Central European railway company. I enjoy travelling with them.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah I'd agree with all of that, thanks 🙏🏻

[@adamfaith2321]

I have lived in downtown Budapest for the last two years and love it! Escaped the UK issues for business. I love all the old trams 2, 2M, 47,49 I use much of the time. Most other routes have a mix of very good aged trams and vey good modern trams. The Metro 1, the second oldest underground outside of London as I believe, reminds me of an old Bond film, lovely old stations. Metro 2 has new trains, can't fault it. M3 system being refurbished and will be very good, I remember going on some of the old Soviet Metro 3 trains many years ago and loved them. I have been busy working in Budapest and not had much chance in getting out much other than to Ceglédbercel from Nyugati pályaudvar a very quiet modern train (vonat). I keep being told to go to Lake Balaton in summer, I hope to go this year so thank you for the information. I went to Deli pályaudvar a few weeks ago for the first time and yes you are right it is not as good as the other train stations (pályaudvar) but better than most UK have. All trains and trams I have taken have all ways been on time.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I love Budapest and am very jealous! You should definitely get out to Lake Balaton and do the full railway loop of it too 🙂

[@steveignots8123]

I really like the photos of your destination. A nice feature.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you like it 😊

[@czonczike630]

Déli-Pályaudvar ticket office? Yeah, those people are lots of fun, when I purchased a ticket there last time, the lady behind glass was so full of joy and hapiness, that it could practically desert Budapest.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kobichief]

Nice Video, Love the half-cut Nohab.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

😀😀😀

[@likklej8]

Nice clean looking locomotive the one of that class I saw in Budapest central station was very dirty.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah it's quite hit and miss 😂

[@csabiakiraly6940]

It's a bit unfortunate that you didn't get to ride the new 1+ class coaches. Almost every IC train there has one of them.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Pretty sure they didn't exist when I took this trip 😂

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

I'm quite impressed with Hungarian railways. The value for money was outstanding! I love the charm of a corridor coach.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Completely agree yes 🙏🏻

[@amidaobscura]

You were lucky. We went from Budapest Deli to Balatonakarattya in a train barely fit for cattles. Very old cars, not enough places so we ended up having to travel in the space between two cars with other people. No air conditioning, it was literally over 40 degrees inside, you could have fainted easily. Completely different than the one in the video. I wish it were easy to identify which type of train you'll get.

[@guipranav]

Quick question: Do intercity trains provide student discounts on their tickets? Thanks, I am enjoying the MAV.

[@malleehu]

AFAIK 50% discount. Maybe only for the base price and not the supplementary parts, I'm not 100% sure

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah, I'm not sure either, sorry!

[@IGLArocknroll]

Yup, they do provide student discounts (50% if you have the student ID on you, plus a few percent more if you buy your ticket at the ticket selling machine, or online), but only for the base price. The seat reservation and the supplementary ticket costs the same for everyone, which makes sense IMO.

[@simonbaker6962]

I used to stay at Balatonfured when on business in the 1990's. Lovely place.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Oh definitely underrated 👍🏻

[@artasoff]

А будут новые видео? Я видел вы там в Турции сейчас

[@gasparmarktorok3419]

My favorite MÁV service is the "Tópart Intercity" translating to "Lakeside Intercity" from Budapest-Déli to Balatonmáriafürdő.

[@rahill-95]

Undoubtedly, I would prefer compartment, would love to enjoy my journey without any disturbance and great video as always.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

That's all very well as long as it's empty haha 😂 You might have guessed by now, I also quite like Hungary 🤗🇭🇺

[@rahill-95]

@@NonstopEurotrip yes, indeed but here compartment system isn’t much popular you will only find compartments on first class coach.

[@ГалинаВячеславовна-р7о]

@@NonstopEurotrip а ты сам из какой страны?

[@CsendesMark]

For me this is one my favorite along with the Budapest Zebegény (pr Nagymaros or Vác) on the same line

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Beautiful 😍

[@scottyerkes1867]

Nice video. Seat upholstery too garish for me. I would love being in an empty compartment so I could enjoy the beautiful scenery in quiet. Thanks Max for a nice video.😀😀♥️♥️

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Compartments if they're empty or with your group are still my fav way to travel by train, thanks Scott 😃

[@scottyerkes1867]

@@NonstopEurotrip Yes. I'm with you.....a private comoartment rather than open car seating.

[@ice401557]

The text at 9:30 is a bit confusing. You write about today's method of changing the loomotives at Balatonfüred however it is clearly seen that there are no catenary either in Füred or Almádi on the video, those were made at least a year before. However the electrification of the line between Füred and Tapolca is far from being in progress, due to the lack of proper funding or political will.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah I know, I think I confused myself too 😂

[@jonhartley]

I would usually opt for compartment - but that moquette was clearly designed by someone who either had a liquid lunch, or had smoked something special! As always a very informative and clear video from my top reporter. (I've just deleted a couple of others for mispronouncing place names by trying to be clever and using the local language - and failing, never drying their hands properly after visiting the loo (I hate seeing poor hygiene, especially in todays climate) and for attempting to be a professional travel reporter which they ALWAYS fail to do. Speaking to camera is a skill - actors generally have it, very few others do. Rant over - looking forward to your next edition.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I really appreciate that Jon, I was worried if I 'didn't change with the times', then I'd get left behind, but things are going really well right now! I definitely don't see myself as a TV presenter, don't worry! I'm gonna muchly tone down the toilet reviews too, some I'll omit, and some will just be a quick look, but no hand washing etc! My predominantly non native English speakers will probably thank me for not changing my process! Thanks for the valuable feedback! 🙏🏻

[@KanKubrat1]

Budapest is a great, great city, in the heart of Europe👍👍And great respect to the hungarian people, they deserve it 👍

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Completely agree, absolutely love it! 🇭🇺

[@KanKubrat1]

@@NonstopEurotrip I would recomend you a trip from Sofia to Silistra ( an ancient town on the river Danube) - the longest railway line in Bulgaria 🇧🇬Bon voyage 👍

[@cocoananaspineapplemelone9657]

I used to enjoy these prices of the trains in Hungary every summer. Indeed the are more late, than our German ones, but the price is unbeatable, compared to "German" Prices. I am sure, between Siofok-Keszthely/Balatongyörök (or further) you can travel in the "fast train part" (even on Balaton IC and Topart IC) without any suplementary ticket. But these can get quite crowded during the summer season. I also enjoy the 50% discount for students until they turn 27. In Germany you pay the full fare when you turn 15 :(. I used to say the old Stock is great compared to the uncomfy Flirt und Bomardier Talent Seats.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I do prefer the old school trains and on the whole I find máv to be good value and offer a good service!

[@ericdanielski4802]

Nice video.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@anderslarsen6009]

I took this train from Balatonfüred to Budapest and back a daytrip back in the summer of 2011. The wagonw look like the same, we called it the Harry Potter Train :-)

[@tyukorrow]

In fact, you couldn't take the same train and travel in the same coaches in 2011. The compartment coaches, that Nonstop Eurotrip travelled in, were built originally in the 90s in Hungary and Germany, mostly for international routes. They came to the Lake Balaton in the past few years, when they were fully renovated and modernised with power sockets and USB ports and brand new internal and external design. The non-intercity open-saloon coaches were built in the 90s too, originally for the new Ganz Bdvmot EMUs, which were new back then. Even the Kék Hullám sebesvonat ("semi-fast" train) didn't exist before 2013. In 2011, you probably could have taken one of the really old Bhv, Bo, or (maybe?) B coaches. Those were all 30-50 years old then already, and I believe that they haven't got any major renovations since their birth. Those really deserve the "Roxfort Express" nickname that you all gave it, and some of them are still in use these days, mostly on other train lines.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you for the info 🙂

[@AlchemistDD]

On your trip you passed by a village named "Ábrahámhegy" (pls look to Google Maps) between Balatonfüred and Tapolca. There I spend my summer-holidays for many years. Is the northern route to Tapolca electrified until Balatonfüred? The last time I traveled along this route, the loco-exchange was in Székesfehérvár. When did you traveled there? And where did you go from Tapolca?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah until Balatonfured now. I'll check it out!

[@AlchemistDD]

@@NonstopEurotrip when have you been there?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@AlchemistDD summer 2020, and we continued all the way round the lake

[@NotCirmos]

Funfect, I live at near Lake Velence. Székesfehérvár is 10 mins from me lol And my favorite route is 30a (Budapest-Székesfehérvár)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

You live in a lovely place 🙂

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Nice one and do explore museum too.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I don't have time for that 🤣

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

i was in SIOFOK :P Holidays

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Cool place 😜

[@runoflife87]

In Russia people mostly travel in open saloons with private seating compartments being way too expensive (although they're different from Hunngarian ones - more luxury oriented). Have You ever travelled by old Hungarian EMUs during the visits?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I've done most of what Hungary has to offer, and these are some of the better ones 😂

[@recipe_of_humanness2224]

На Балатон також ходить новий двоповерховий потяг.

[@runoflife87]

@@recipe_of_humanness2224 венгры его тепловозом таскают часть пути, получается? Или там не Штадлер ходит? Trainpix и Википедия молчат.

[@mozeskertesz6398]

@@runoflife87 it travelled on the South coast

[@runoflife87]

@@mozeskertesz6398 so what's Your opinion on BDVmot trains compared to Stadler?

[@lokmanmerican6889]

Would be good to hear the names of the towns/stops.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Hungarian eh 😂

[@lokmanmerican6889]

Just want to know how to pronounce them.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@lokmanmerican6889 You're asking the wrong person then 😂

[@comandanteej]

@@NonstopEurotrip don't worry, you do a very good job with those names that you actually pronounce

[@Mr1yla-v7x]

it was pretty hot there in February.🤔

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I doubt it 😂

[@XTREAMER5423]

I love compartments.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Same, if they're not busy 😂

[@XTREAMER5423]

@@NonstopEurotrip yes, but I like air conditioning, if not, I will choose an open saloon with an airline style seat.

[@zoehelkin]

I think this is 2021, not 2020. Electrification completed until Balatonfüred last year.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

It was 2020, but the information was out of date, sorry!

[@lovecuba2]

What means of payment do you use on your travels? Are Visa, Mastercard, or bank debit cards commonly used and readily accepted?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I usually get some local currency but on the whole I just use my TransferWise travel visa card which is basically fee free and actual rate everywhere I go. I usually carry around €100 in emergency cash too.

[@kubakrawczukk5613]

What editing software do you use?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Hitfilm

[@matthewharty6531]

Compartment all the way

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Depends how busy it is 😂🇭🇺

[@williamradford8817]

A train ride on a nice Eurocity/Intercity train

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Oh absolutely ☺️

[@pakroomitrains]

Very nice and beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@NonstopEurotrip]

It sure is ☺️

[@arifalfarizi1972]

Mantap kawan👍 salam dari Indonesia🇲🇨

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Hello 👋🏻

[@Tracing0029]

To anyone coming to Hungary as a tourist: do NOT miss out Balaton! Budapest is great, but if you want one of the best lakeside experiences, go to Balaton.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Exactly this ☝🏻

[@tyukorrow]

One question. Why didn't you publish this video last year? The conditions of the railway shown in the review are outdated now. It would be better if you had mentioned in the video that some things have been changed since then. You even say at Balatonfüred station that the loco is changing there. Yes, this is the current situation, but when you recorded this content , this actually happened in Székesfehérvár. I really don't know why did you publish this review just this year, but in my opinion, you would have present this as a non-current footage, as it really is. I don't think anyone would be mad at you, but everyone would be well informed about the visual appearance and running smoothness of the tracks. I didn't spot that in the video (only the date in the description), but correct me if I missed something. In fact, this little problem isn't nearly as important as much I wrote about it. 😂😂 By the way, I always find your videos very informative and entertaining. I get especially excited when you publish a video about my homeland. You and Kuhár Bence (hungarian youtuber with 38k subs) are my favourite railways related content creators. Keep it up!💪 Várunk vissza! 🇭🇺

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I was just having a clear out and found 3 videos from 2020 I hadn't published yet! I don't think it makes too much difference from the overall experience though, thank you for watching! 🙏🏻🇭🇺

[@tyukorrow]

@Nonstop Eurotrip Yes, as I said it's not really important. Only for the viewers who are planning to travel there. Thank you for the video☺

[@markellis6413]

3 hours and not even a trolley? Nice train though..

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Apparently pre COVID this train did have a restaurant car! But yes, good value and a fun ride...

[@tapnewgame1702]

Hi i have a route Füzesabony-Szerencs

[@kristelvidhi5038]

Lake Balaton was were the last German big offensive of ww2 hapened.

[@captainsteve666]

That's definitely a route that's better with an open window, you missed something.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Completely agree 😊

[@Tomivokmagyarvok]

Is me home is budapest én magyar vagyok tudok magyrul magyarország ba születtem

[@kristofkelemen6896]

2020??😂

[@nagyadam1077]

Idiota vagy

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Just clearing the backlog 😂

[@Mr3213215]

Thanks a lot for your videio, but I rather stay at home in my gloomy Ukraine. Have a nice day, best wishes for you and your channel.😀

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I will have more Ukraine videos coming soon, stay safe brother, we stand with you 🙏🏻

[@louislegrand2865]

Thank you, nonstop eurotrip! Oh no !!!!!!!!!!! You traveled in compartment, and more !!! You paid extra for this!!! How awful. I hate compartments. That said, your video is well edited, I like it. On the other hand, we have problems with the Internet. It had broken down all day, normally tomorrow mom has to go get something from the store to boost the modem. But as they no longer make modems, it will be necessary to wait for the fiber which will normally be installed on the 22nd. It's very long, and I won't have the Internet until then, and maybe more... sniff sniff sniff... In addition, in our neighborhood, the fiber works very badly. Well, we don't know. We are in deep shit.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I hope you get your fibre sorted soon Louis! I didn't pay extra for the compartment, but was lucky to have it for just me and my friend! It's much nicer to be private and quiet 😃

[@louislegrand2865]

The internet has been fixed, but we still don't have fiber. Can't wait for them to install it for us on the 22nd, especially since they have changed the visiting hours several times. 2h30 it lasts they told us. In addition, I will FINALLY be able to play with my console quickly, and download purchased games quickly.

[@andreanagy930]

Nice video! If you google Nohab Emlekhely Tapolca. There is the story behind it.🤗🤗

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I will do later 😂