Travel by train
There are three train stations in Budapest: Déli, Keleti and Nyugati.
Trains to Tokaj leave from Keleti or from Nyugati. Make sure to choose a train that is marked IC intercity.
To travel from one train station to another the easiest way is to take the metro. You can buy a ticket for 450 HUF from the purple vending machines. Even if you travel on 2 different metro lines, you can use the same ticket provided that you change underground.
There are four metro lines in Budapest, each one with a different colour. Click here for the Metro Railway Network map of Budapest.
For detailed information about public transport in Budapest, please click here or here.
How to buy train tickets
- Online or via the MÁV app on your smartphone. If you buy your ticket online, you will get a 10% discount.
- At the train stations, either at the cashier or from a vending machine, or
- At Keleti, next to the train track No. 9, there is a travel agency, where you can buy in-land as well as international tickets, and they speak English.
*PLEASE NOTE: If you have a Student Identity Card issued in the EU containing your photo and stating the name of your school, you are eligible for a 50% discount, and you can buy a student ticket.
TRAINS FROM BUDAPEST AIRPORT TO TOKAJ
Budapest Airport >> FERIHEGY train station
Take BKK Public transport bus no. 200E to FERIHEGY VASUTALLOMAS. The journey will take about 15-20 minutes including the short walks to and from the bus stops. You will need 1 single ticket which costs 450 HUF. You can buy the ticket from the purple vending machines at the bus stop or at BKK Customer Center at the Airport Terminal.
Click here for route plan. Click here to check the timetable
FERIHEGY train station >> Tokaj
direct IC trains:
O Ferihegy
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O Tokaj
Direct IC intercity trains from Ferihegy Train Station to Tokaj leave at 6:42, 8:42, 10:42, 12:42 and 14:42. The journey takes 3 hours.
Click here to check the timetable and buy your ticket online or via the MÁV app 
on your smartphone.
The ticket costs 5300 HUF. With a valid student ID card* it costs 3000 HUF.
BUDAPEST – TOKAJ BY TRAIN
Trains from Budapest Keleti to Tokaj
direct IC trains:
O Budapest Keleti
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O Tokaj
Direct IC intercity trains from Keleti to Tokaj leave at 7:15, 9:15, 11:15, 13:15, 15:15, 17:15. The journey takes 2.5 hours.
The last IC train that will get you to CSI check-in departs at 15:15.
Click here to check the timetable and buy your ticket online or via the MÁV app on your smartphone.
The ticket costs about 4700 HUF. With a valid student ID card* it costs about 2700 HUF.
Trains from Budapest-Nyugati to Tokaj
direct IC trains:
O Budapest Nyugati
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O Tokaj
Direct IC intercity trains from Nyugati to Tokaj leave at 6:23, 8:23, 10:23, 12:23 and 14:23. The journey takes 3.5 hours.
The last IC train that will get you to CSI check-in departs at 14:23.
Click here to check the timetable and buy your ticket online or via the MÁV app on your smartphone.
The ticket costs 5800 HUF. With a valid student ID card* it costs 3300 HUF.
FROM DEBRECEN TRAIN STATION TO TOKAJ
direct IC trains:
O Debrecen
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O Tokaj
There are direct IC intercity trains from Debrecen to Tokaj every two hours. The journey takes 1 hour.
Trains leave from Debrecen at 6:55, 8:55, 10:55, 12:55, 14:55 and 16:55.
Click here to check the timetable and buy your ticket online or via the MÁV app 
on your smartphone.
The ticket costs 1800 HUF. With a valid student ID card* it costs 1000 HUF.
Apart from the direct trains there are several trains, but with these you have to change at Nyíregyháza. Click here to check the timetable and buy your ticket online or via the MÁV app on your smartphone.
FROM TOKAJ TRAIN STATION TO THE CSI MAIN BUILDING
From the Tokaj train station a 10-minute walk will get you to the CSI Main Building (i.e. the Tokaji Ferenc Secondary School).