Scenic route
Kék Hullám
Budapest → Tapolca · Hungary
- Distance
- 190 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 19 min
- Average speed
- 57 km/h
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- MÁV
- Train
- MÁV InterCity
- Countries
- Hungary
- In service since
- 1909
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Kék Hullám (Blue Wave) IC along Balaton’s vineyard-clad north shore: Balatonfüred, the basalt hills of Badacsony, then inland to Tapolca.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 96.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 6 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 19702
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Read more on Wikipedia (in HU) ↗
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