BOAT TRANSPORTATION
Nearest port for shipment of boats – Budapest Dock
Time from port to yacht club – 90 minutes.
Unbundling and/or truck/trailer charges – None
Costs and arrangements for any ferry crossings for trailered boats
Szántód-Tihany 12-15 Euros
CREW TRANSPORTATION
Nearest Airports
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport – https://www.bud.hu/ Closest international airport. The Club is 160 kms from the Airport, approx. 2 hours, which operates flights to most European destinations. Buses link the airport to Budapest central stations, from where Balatonfüred can be reached by train in about 2 hours.
Vienna International Airport – https://www.viennairport.com major international hub 200 kms from the Club, approx. 3 hours drive.
By car the easiest way is to take the main road 71. If you’re coming from Budapest, you can use the motorway M7 (until the exit by the kilometre-sign 90, towards Balatonfüred). The distance from Budapest to Balatonfüred is 130 kms. Please note, that on all motorways (M1-M7) you have to buy a vignette sold at petrol stations.
There is a fast growing highway network in Hungary (1,480 km in total). Each highway starts at Budapest. These are the most useful motorways:
M1 – connection to Győr, Austria and Slovakia (west)
M3/M30/M35 – connection towards Ukraine
M5 – connection to Serbia, via Kecskemét and Szeged (south-east)
M6/M60 – Connection to Dunaújváros and Pécs (south)
M7/M70 – connection to Lake Balaton, from Croatia and Slovenia (south-west)