To Budapest Airport: direct flights from most of the European airports.
Transfer to Debrecen
- Shuttle: el-szállít offers special rate for conference participants. (Use the promotion code: ISSPSM2017 as a comment.)
- Train: Bus 200E to Budapest Ferihegy railway station. Tickets are available from the ticket machines at the airport (350 HUF) or from the drivers (450 HUF). For train connection to Debrecen see information below.
To Debrecen Airport - Lufthansa flights from Munich 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
- Daily Wizz Air flights from London-Luton, further Wizz Air flights from Brussels, Malmo, Paris, Milano and Eindhoven
Arriving to Budapest by train
From Western European cities trains arrive to Budapest Keleti railway station.
From Budapest Keleti railway station to Debrecen: Budapest Keleti 7E bus one stop Budapest Zugló railway station direct IC train to Debrecen
From Budapest Nyugati railway station to Debrecen: direct IC train to Debrecen
From Budapest Ferihegy railway station to Debrecen: direct IC train to Debrecen
Tickets are available from ticket machines at the stations. (Credit cards are accepted.)
Arriving from Budapest to Debrecen by car
Motorway M3 Motorway M35 Take exit: Debrecen - Észak Route
Public transportation in Debrecen
Trolleybus no. 5 and no. 5A from the railway station to bus stop "Laktanya utca" (8th stop)
The Reformed Great Church of Debrecen is one of the most significant Classicist historic buildings of Hungary. It was designed by Mihály Péchy, and built between 1805 and 1822. The towers are 61 m high. The famous "Rákóczi-bell" – weighting 5 tons and donated by György Rákóczi in 1637 – can be seen by tourists in the western tower.
The main square of Debrecen was handed over to the public on 7 July, 2001. During the past years the square has become a real community space. The downtown pedestrian zone including the square is the scene of a number of interesting events such as the Turkey Days, the greatest gastronomic programme in the summer; the Cívis Promenade organized over the weekends in July; the Flower Carnival, the best-known and large-scale festival of the city as well as the Béla Bartók Choir Competition of international fame.
Big Forest - Nagyerdő
Park Forest
All great cities can be identified by famous parks. In the case of Debrecen, this is called Nagyerdei Park Forest, the nation’s first conservation area. Only a ten-minute ride from downtown, the park offers total peace and quiet in the shade of hundred-year-old trees as well as countless entertainment options.
Water Tower
It is a home to a whole cornucopia of entertainment options from spring through fall. Not only its 34-m-high observation point gives fantastic views of the surrounding area. A special telescope will also open a visual channel to bygone eras. Nourish your mind and body, respectively, at the permanent exhibitions and eateries. If you crave some physical exercise, check out the climbing wall built in the tower's structure. The day's adventures will culminate in the night light show.
In the immediate vicinity of Nagyerdei Arena, a one-of-a-kind attraction beckons from spring through fall. The multimedia fountain, or “Mist Theatre,” boasts a 30×10-m, fan-shaped curtain of water vapor which can be used as a functional movie screen to show clips of Debrecen as well as special laser installations. The more adventurous might want to try the stepping stones across the basin on sweltering summer days.
Ticket: free
Debrecen ZOO and Amusement Park
The Zoo and the Amusement Park is located on a Natural Reserve rich in Trees. The garden presents over 1300 specimens of 160 animal species. Since 1961 the "Ludas Matyi Amusement Park" founded in 1960 awaits its guest together with the zoo under the name of Culture Park in the Great Forest. The institute with its 17 games (Magic Castle, Dodgem, ferris wheel, children's train, etc.) is the largest permanent amusement park in the region.
The centre is a new attraction in the life of the region; it offers exciting adventures and lifelong experience to all age-groups. Play and entertainment are combined with learning in Agora; children and adults may get acquainted with special instruments, scientific curiosities and may be part of unique and spectacular experiments. In the laboratories of the three-storey modern building the visitors can gain insight to the miracles of physics, chemistry, biomedics, hydrobiology, botany and robotics, but also can examine the phenomena of the sky in the observatory.
The Arboretum features the natural flora of Hungary. Alleys and parks on an area of 8 hectares. The primeval Nagyerdő Oak forest can be found on 2 hectares. The Greenhouse harbours the richest collection of succulent plants throughout Central-Eastern Europe.
In the Thermal bath are 3 indoor and 4 outdoor pools with attractional services. You can get more than 40 kinds of treatment based on controlled and qualified thermal water under medical supervision. The Open-air spa lies on a wonderfully landscaped 30 hectare with 13 pools and a mediterranian beach lined by palm trees and sandy beach. The Aquapark, Hungary’s first water-.slide park opened in 2000. From the launch platform a tan altitude of 12 meters, lovers of the „big splash” can choose from 9 different slides. The Aqua-Palace with 15.000m2 is available to all family members form the oldest to the youngest with an exceptionally wide selection of services and unique ambient in Europe’s largest bathing and water resort complex.
Sóstó Zoo is situated in a distance of 5 kms from the city of Nyíregyháza, in the holiday resort of Sóstó, where the beach, the open air museum and the forest offer various recreational activites for the visitors. Sóstó Zoo is home to 500 species and more than 5000 specimens of the world’s diverse fauna, among which visitors have the opportunity to meet such amazing creatures as the white tiger, the African elephant, the Komodo dragon, the Indian rhinoceros, the polar bear, the sand tiger shark and the Western lowland gorilla.
The electricity is 230 V, 50 Hz. Japanese, UK, USA and other visitors: please note that in Hungary Continental European German-style CEE7/4 sockets (“Schuko sockets“) are used, which also accepts CEE7/16 “Europlugs“.
Foreign exchange, banking facilities
The official national Hungarian currency is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). All the major credit cards are accepted in Hungary in places displaying the emblem at the entrance. Though Hungary is a member of the European Union, only a few shops and restaurants accept Euros (EUR) for payment. Currency exchange booths are available in Budapest at the airport terminals, railway stations, travel agencies, banks and various places in the city. The exchange rates applied may vary. Click here to see the actual official exchange rates. Traveller’s cheques and convertible currency may be exchanged at these facilities. Major credit cards are usually accepted in most hotels, restaurants and certain shops in the city. Obtaining cash against ATM or credit cards is very easy from the ATM cash machines that can be found at almost each bank office, hotel or on the street.
Liability and insurance
Conference organisers do not in general, accept liability for any personal accidents, loss of belongings or damage to private property of participants and accompanying persons that may occur during the meeting. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements to obtain health, travel and property insurance before their departure to the conference.
Telephone
The international code for Hungary is 36. To call a number within Hungary, first dial 06. Budapest telephone numbers have seven digits, all other areas have six digits (in addition to the area codes). To make an international call from Hungary, first dial 00, then the country code followed by the area code and the subscriber’s telephone number. Public telephones accept either coins (20, 50, and 100 HUF) or phone cards (available from tobacconists, newsagents, post offices, and petrol stations). To call a (Hungarian) mobile phone, from a public telephone first dial 06, followed by the subscriber’s seven-digit number starting with 20-, 30- or 70-.
Important phone numbers
(English is usually spoken at the emergency numbers listed below. In case English is not spoken, dial 112)
Ambulance: 104
Fire brigade: 105
Police: 107
Central help number: 112
General enquiries: 197
Inland enquiries: 198
International enquiries: 199
Hungarian Automobile Club help number: 188
Time
Hungary is in the Central European Time Zone. In the summer months clocks are set at GMT + 2 hours.
Weather
The weather in Hungary in June is warm and sunny. Temperatures are usually over 26-30 °C during the day. Check the weather forecast for Budapest at weather.yahoo.com, or at weather.com.
Travel & Visa
General information
The region is in between the former West and East, there is easy access from both sides, and also from other continents. For travel to Budapest there are several good options. The international airport of Budapest (terminals 2A, 2B) connects the city directly to some overseas and to all important European destinations. The three main railway stations (Déli, Keleti, Nyugati) are either terminations or stops of many intercity trains from west and east, south and north. There are several international coach services to Budapest. Motorists can also reach Budapest easily on the European motorway network.
Travel to Budapest by air
There are daily direct flights from most European and from some North American cities. Liszt Ferenc Airport is situated on the SE margin of Budapest, 20 km from the city centre and is a popular destination for many low fare air carriers. The Airport Minibus service is relatively cheap and reliable. Public transport buses (#200E, air conditioned, from Terminal 1 also#93) circulate between the terminals and the Kőbánya-Kispest terminal of the Metro line 3 (“blue line”) at 8-15-minute intervals in daytime. As an alternative, trains from Terminal 1 leave for Nyugati railway station frequently. Főtaxi has exclusive rights for operation of a taxi service from (and to) the airport for fixed prices according to distance zones (hence the name) based on a contract with Budapest Airport Ltd.
Budapest airport has two terminals
(practically one large, as 2B is directly connected to 2A),
Terminal 2A: for international flights arriving from the Schengen zone
Terminal 2B: for flights arriving from the non-schengen zone,
departure terminal for budget airlines
Travel by train
Budapest has direct rail links to some 25 capitals. You can travel by train to most of the other hungarian cities.
Hungary joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. Since that date Hungary has adopted the customs regulation of the European Union. Detailed information about travel documents and customs can be found in this booklet published by the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard, providing useful information for tourists travelling within the European Union or travelling from a non-community country (third country) to any Member State of the European Union. For further information about the custom procedures, please consult the homepage of the Hungarian customs authority.
Visa information for Hungary
Hungary is part of the Schengen Area of 25 European countries. For non-Schengen EU, USA and Canadian citizens a valid passport is sufficient to enter Hungary. Citizens of other countries should check whether visa is needed for them when entering Hungary (for more information please visit the home page of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary). On request, the Organizing Committee will issue invitation letters for visa applications. Please apply in due time for a visa if necessary. Please indicate during the registration if you need a personal invitation to attend the conference. It is important to note that a visa is only a preliminary permission for entry, which does not authorise its bearer automatically to enter the country.
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