How to get there

The conference site is most easily accessed by car. The maps shown below may help you to find Tihany in Hungary and the Hotel in Tihany. These are downloadable gif files, can be enlarged and/or printed out. In the last map -- showing Tihany village -- number 10 within a red circle indicates our Hotel, named "Kastély and Park Hotel".

BY CAR

Note that there is a highway toll in Hungary. There are tickets valid for 4 days, 10 days, one month or a year. The 4 days' ticket costs about 1300 HUF (less than 6 Eur).

Entering Hungary at Hegyeshalom (from Wien) or Rajka (from Bratislava)

Follow highway M1, the exit towards Veszprém, Road No 82 is at about km 120. Last week there was a 5-km long road construction with two-way traffic between km 126 and 121. From here see instructions 'Veszprém-Balatonfüred', then 'Balatonfüred-Tihany'.

Entering Hungary at Parassapuszta/Sahy or Esztergom/Sturovo

Follow route No. 2 (E77) from Parassapuszta, or route 10 or 11 from Esztergom up to Budapest. Find highway M7, direction South-West to Székesfehérvár, Balaton. After getting out of Budapest there are several gas stations where you can buy the highway sticker (called "matrica"). Follow the highway till km 89, exit there (Balatonfüred is signposted), follow route No. 71 towards Balatonfüred/Keszthely. Drive across the city. From here see instructions 'Balatonfüred-Tihany'.

Veszprém-Balatonfüred

If you managed to arrive at Veszprém, try to find the road that goes around the city (the direction initially is marked as Road No 8, Körmend), and turn left off the loop towards Csopak/Balatonfüred, Road No. 73 at one of several intersections with traffic lights (probably the second). Road No 73 leads to Road No 71 at Csopak, turn left there, and drive across Balatonfüred, from here see instructions 'Balatonfüred-Tihany'.

Balatonfüred-Tihany

After getting out of Balatonfüred you pass a round-about, the road approaches the lake, and after about 1 km there is the first major road junction, at the neck of the peninsula. The road sign is very poorly seen behind branches of trees. Turn left there towards Tihanyrév. The road follows the beautiful lakeshore, leaves the village of Gödre. After about 1 km drive in the woods you approach the port and marina of Tihany. From here drive slowly, because the hotel entrance is easy to miss. After passing a bridge with a green railing (Fig 1) the road makes a quite sharp right turn (Fig. 2), and after a hundred meters to the left (Fig.3). The hotel entrance is exactly at the bend on the left (Fig. 4., a car is just getting out from the entrance). You can notice that you missed it when you see a major junction seen on Figs 5-6. You can make a U-turn there.

BY TRAIN AND BUS

The most convenient train connection is through Budapest. Take the line Budapest-Tapolca at the southern railway station "Déli pályaudvar" and get off at Balatonfüred. At the train station, you'll find buses operating frequently between Balatonfüred and Tihany. Get off the bus at the stop Tihany port "Tihany hajóállomás". The Hotel is at walking distance from the port. The port is indicated by number 8 in a red circle on the village map. Please note that the quality of most trains in Hungary is below the european standard. Alternatively, you may reach the city of Veszprém or Gyôr by train. Either form Veszprém or Gyôr there are direct buses taking you to Balatonfüred. The Veszprém lines are operating frequently, but only a few buses are available from Gyôr within one day. You should change again at Balatonfüred, as explained above. An online timetable of the Hungarian Railways (MÁV) can be found
in Hungarian at: http://www.elvira.hu/elvira.dll?language=1
in English at: http://www.elvira.hu/elvira.dll?language=2 There is also a clickable timetable for the Hungarian Bus Company (Volán) but only in Hungarian, unfortunately: http://www.menetrendek.hu/cgi-bin/menetrend/html.cgi

LATE ARRIVAL

Should you arrive at Balatonfüred late in the evening, when no bus connection is available to Tihany, you can hire a taxi to give you a lift to the "Kastély and Park Hotel, Tihany". The ride is cca. 8 km and should cost between 3000 and 5000 Hungarian Forints. In the worst case, you can send a note to the organizers and someone can pick you up at the Balatonfüred station.

Maps

Hungary	Lake Balaton

Tihany penninsula	Tihany village

Fig1	Fig2

Fig3	Fig4

Fig5	Fig6

Entrance gate from the road