Budapest Keleti Station to Close for One Month for Renovations

July 22, 2025July 29, 2025 Koen 0 Comments

Budapest Keleti, one of the most important railway stations in the capital of Hungary, will be completely closed to all train traffic for one month due to renovations.

Closure of Budapest Keleti station

Train travellers planning to visit Hungary in the near future should be warned that Budapest Keleti station will be closed for almost a full month due to renovations.

Budapest Keleti will be completely closed between the 25th of August and the 20th of September 2025, with no trains departing from or arriving at the station during this period.

MÁV, the Hungarian Railways, advises passengers travelling to the Hungarian capital to double-check their train’s status, as it may be diverted to another station or have its route cut short.

Trains from Budapest to Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia & Croatia

The temporary closure of Budapest Keleti Station will affect several services popular with international rail travellers, most notably the multiple daily trains between Budapest and Vienna.

All Railjet and EuroCity trains running between Budapest, Győr, Vienna, and onwards to destinations such as Salzburg, Munich, and Zurich will not depart from Budapest Keleti Station but will instead use Budapest Kelenföld, a station on the other side of the River Danube.

The EuroNight Kálmán Imre, the night train connecting Budapest with Vienna, Munich, Zurich, and Stuttgart, will also operate from Kelenföld station.

The InterCity Mura train linking Budapest with Graz, and the InterCity Drava connecting Budapest with Graz and Ljubljana, will also terminate at Kelenföld station.

Also the seasonal night trains linking Hungary with the Slovenian and Croatian coast – the Adria InterCity between Budapest and Split, and the Retro Istria express to Koper and Rijeka – will use Kelenföld station instead of Keleti.

The daytime ‘Agram’ InterCity train linking Budapest with Zagreb will also depart from Kelenföld.

Passengers can transfer between Budapest Keleti and Kelenföld stations using the M4 metro line.

railjet express train — *A Railjet Express train has arrived in the Hungarian capital. ©Paliparan*

Trains to Békéscsaba and the Romanian border

Trains between Budapest, Békéscsaba, and the Hungarian-Romanian border at Lőkösháza–Curtici will depart from and arrive at Budapest Nyugati Station instead of Keleti Station between the 25th of August and the 20th of September 2025.

This will also apply to most international trains to and from Romania, including the Ister and Muntenia night trains.

However, the Budapest–Brașov ‘Corona’ sleeper train will use Kőbánya-Kispest station instead of Keleti for the duration of the renovation works, while the Vienna–Bucharest Dacia night train will operate from Kelenföld station in the Hungarian capital.

The EuroCity Szamos train linking Budapest with Satu Mare and Baia Mare in Romania will also use Kelenföld station.

ister night train budapest brasov — *The ‘Ister’ night train to Brașov stands ready for departure at Budapest Keleti station. ©Paliparan*

Trains to Eastern Slovakia, Ukraine

The Hernád-Zemplén InterCity trains linking Budapest with Košice in Slovakia will not run directly but will require a change of trains at Miskolc.

You’ll need to take a train from Budapest Nyugati station to Miskolc first, then connect there to a train to Košice.

The trains passing through Budapest en route between Austria and Ukraine, namely the Tisza-Szamos EuroCity, the Hortobágy EuroCity, and the Vienna–Kyiv night train, will use Budapest-Kelenföld station in the Hungarian capital.

The Budapest–Kyiv Transcarpathia night train will depart from Nyugati station for the duration of the construction works at Keleti.

Trains to Miskolc

InterCity trains between Budapest and Miskolc in northern Hungary will depart from and arrive at Nyugati railway station instead of Keleti.

InterRegio and S80 trains to and from Miskolc will depart from and arrive at Budapest Kőbánya felső instead of Keleti.

MÁV will operate replacement buses between Kőbánya felső and the Puskás Ferenc Stadion metro station to provide convenient connections for train passengers travelling to Budapest city centre.

Trains to Pécs

Travellers heading to Pécs in southern Hungary should also be aware that trains will depart from and arrive at a different station during the closure of Budapest Keleti Station.

InterCity trains running south from Budapest to Kaposvár and Pécs will temporarily depart from Budapest Kelenföld Station instead of Keleti.

hungarian railways mav intercity train Pécs hungary travel — *The InterCity train to Budapest is ready to depart from the railway station of Pécs. ©Paliparan*

Online timetables

In addition to the aforementioned trains, other services will also be affected by the closure of Keleti Station.

MÁV is currently finalising the timetables for all affected trains during the closure of Keleti Station, which will be available online no later than the 10th of August 2025.

Train travellers heading to or from Budapest are advised to check their train’s status online at the MÁV website before travelling, as departure and arrival times and stations may have changed.

MÁV employees will be available at all the main Budapest train stations – including Keleti during its first days of closure – to assist passengers with any travel queries.

Update 29-7: MÁV has launched a special website about the Keleti renovation works, providing details on which train services are being diverted to which Budapest stations.

It’s in Hungarian only, but you can easily translate it into English. International rail travellers are strongly advised to check the section “Changes affecting international trains”, which provides much more detailed information about the changes to international services to and from Keleti station.

train budapest nyugati station — *A train at Budapest Nyugati station. ©Paliparan*

Budapest Keleti renovation works

Budapest Keleti pályaudvar, which simply means “eastern railway station” in Hungarian, is not only one of the most beautiful stations in Hungary, but perhaps in all of Europe.

The renovations at Keleti station – the largest works since 2019 – will mainly involve the railway tracks rather than the station platforms and buildings.

Among the works being carried out are the replacement of rails, switches, the subgrade, and more than 2,000 sleepers.

The track works will enable trains to run at higher speeds when approaching or departing the station and will improve the overall reliability of operations.

Construction workers will also rebuild the platform between tracks 1 and 2 and carry out maintenance works on all the platform roofs and pavement.

During the renovation works, most of Keleti Station will be off-limits to the public, although the domestic and international ticket booths and customer service in the Passenger Centre at the underground concourse will remain accessible.

The MÁV Business Lounge on Platform 9 will be closed for the duration of the renovation works.

budapest keleti station hungary train travel railway — *The impressive train shed of Budapest Keleti station. For an entire month, there will be no train traffic to and from this important Hungarian railway station. ©Paliparan*

Conclusion

Budapest Keleti Station, one of the most important railway termini in the Hungarian capital, will be entirely closed to all train traffic between the 25th of August and the 20th of September 2025.

Train services that normally depart from or arrive at Budapest Keleti will temporarily use other stations in the city, such as Nyugati, Kelenföld, and Kőbánya felső.

Passengers travelling to or from Budapest are advised to check their train’s departure and arrival times and stations before travelling.

MÁV, the Hungarian Railways, will have updated railway timetables available online by the 10th of August 2025 at the latest.

Check out our Hungary train travel guide for more general information about the railways in this magnificent Central European country.