Hungary Live Train Tracking
Hungary's national railway is MAV (Magyar Allamvasutak), operating MAV-START passenger services across a network of around 7,900 kilometres. GYSEV (Raaberbahn) is a second, older operator running services in western Hungary toward the Austrian border around Sopron. This page tracks MAV-START and GYSEV trains using timetable-based position interpolation from official published schedules.
Budapest is the centre of the Hungarian network, with three main terminal stations: Budapest Keleti (eastern terminus, the primary international and long-distance hub), Budapest Nyugati (western terminus, serving domestic and some international routes), and Budapest Deli (southern terminus, serving the Balaton lake region and southwest Hungary). InterCity trains connect Budapest to Debrecen, Szeged, Pecs, Gyor, and Miskolc at speeds up to 160 km/h on upgraded sections of track.
International Railjet services, operated jointly with OBB (Austrian Railways), connect Budapest Keleti to Vienna in around 2 hours 20 minutes, continuing on to Munich and other German cities on some departures. EuroCity trains link Budapest to Bratislava, Prague, Belgrade, and Bucharest. The Balaton region, Hungary's largest lake and a major domestic tourist destination, is served by frequent InterCity and regional trains from Budapest during the summer season.
Tickets are booked through the MAV-START website (mavcsoport.hu) or the MAVDIREKT app, both of which support online seat reservations for InterCity services, which require a supplement in addition to the base fare. Discounted fares are available for advance purchase and for students, seniors, and group travel. The Budapest public transport network (BKK) integrates with suburban HEV lines that connect the capital to nearby towns such as Szentendre and Gödöllő.
Hungary has continued to invest in rail modernisation, including electrification and speed upgrades on key corridors connecting Budapest to its neighbours, supported in part by European Union infrastructure funding. Cross-border regional services also connect smaller Hungarian towns near the Slovak, Romanian, and Serbian borders, though frequency on these secondary international routes is generally lower than on the main InterCity and Railjet corridors.