Uber and taxis in Budapest
Every licensed taxi in Budapest runs on one regulated meter, and booking through an app changes nothing. Bolt and Uber Taxi dispatch onto the same tariff as a car from a rank, so there is no app price and no surge: 1 300 Ft to start, 520 Ft a kilometre and 130 Ft a minute. Any trip beginning or ending at the airport starts at 2 100 Ft instead. Use the marked booking stands at the terminals rather than anyone touting for a fare inside. Tickets, passes and contactless are on the Budapest page.
Licensed taxis
Taxi
- How you pay
- Takes cards (guaranteed) and cash.
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- How you get one
- Street hail, rank, phone or app.
- Cost
- Metered.
- Worth knowing
- From 2026-08-01, Budapest's regulated taxi tariff (rendelet 12/2026 (VI.
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Főtaxifotaxi.hu
- How you pay
- Takes cards (guaranteed) and cash.
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- How you get one
- Street hail, rank, phone or app.
- Cost
- Metered.
- Worth knowing
- Főtaxi, the taxi company with the longest tradition between the airport and the city, transports passengers between Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport and the capital.
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Ride apps licensed here
Uberuber.com
- How you pay
- Takes payment in the app and cash. In-app card or online payment: you can add card payment methods, including a credit card, to your Uber account, and for travel within Budapest you can also pay with an online payment method such as PayPal.
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- How you get one
- In the app.
- Cost
- Upfront price shown in the app before you book.
- Worth knowing
- Walk to the Uber pickup point in front of Terminal 2A, find the first available car, and give the driver your PIN.
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Boltbolt.eu
- How you pay
- Takes cash. In-app card payment (Visa/Mastercard; Amex only within the Eurozone).
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bolt.eu fetched 30 Jul 2026net.jogtar.hu fetched 11 Aug 2026 - How you get one
- App or phone.
- Cost
- Upfront price shown in the app before you book.
What is not recorded
- No published tariff is recorded for Főtaxi. Ask for an estimate before you set off, and check the meter is running.