You can choose from several interesting places which are near to the motorways and only a few hours away from Budapest by car:

-to the North there is Esztergom and its cathedral, and you can visit the neighbouring Slovakia

-to the West you will find Sopron and Lake Ferto with a lot of places to see and fascinating bicycleways around the lake

-to the South-West the lake Balaton waits for those who like swimming and doing other watersports

-the villages and wine-producing regions – like Tihany with the abbey, Badacsony, Boglárlelle - around the lake are famous for their unique wines

-at Hévíz and Zalakaros you can try the world-famous Hungarian thermal-bathes and spas

-to the South the capital of Baranya county, Pécs and the surrounding Mohács, Siklós and Harkány are waiting for those who are interested in historical buildings and ruins from the the times of the Turks

-to the South-East along the M5 lays the National Park of Kiskunság with traditional Hungarian farms and their specialities (Bugac, Bugacpuszta)

-driving further this way you will find the National Historic Park of Ópusztaszer and the large Feszti-cyclorama, a painting depicts as the Hungarian tribes conquer the country.

-not far from here is Szeged and the Dome of Szeged, the cultural centre of South-Hungary

-driving to the East on M3 you find Eger with wide selection of famous Hungarian wines.

-a few kilometres away from Eger, Szalajkavölgy (Valley of Szalajka) can be found where the best trouts of Hungary are bred.

- Driving further this direction you will find Miskolc and Tapolca with its famous cave-spas and aquapark

-only 30 minutes of driving from Miskolc lays Tokaj the most famous wine-producing area of the country. You can try the wines and even visit the wine-museums. If you choose this tour it is recommended to rent a car with driver!

-if you have an other day you should not miss the chalkcaves system of Aggtelek – it is so huge that you can find yourself in Slovakia!

Parking fees are different from district to district between 120 and 360 HUF/hour. If you have forgotten to pay for the parking and the ticket-controllers have left a blue or red pocket on the windshield, do not panic, just give it to our colleagues at the end of the rental with the amount of the penalty and they will care of the rest.

If you are unlucky, or you left your car for a longer time without parking-ticket, they may put a wheelcuff on it, and in this case the penalty could cost many times the parking fee, so it is worth to pay attention for the parking rules and fees.

Speedlimits:

In town: 50Km/h
Out of town: 90Km/h
Main roads: 110 Km/h
Motorways: 130Km/h

These speedlimits should not be exceeded because the police-cars are likely to hide and take the expensive photos where you expect them the least.

Buslines: You should not use the buslines in the downtown because the most of them are under camera-controll and strict penalties are to pay by those who use them permanently.

Unlike in some Canadian and US states you are not allowed to turn right when the trafficlight is red!