Classic route
Balaton InterCity
Budapest → Siófok · Hungary
Balaton InterCity in pictures
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- Distance
- 115 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 20 min
- Average speed
- 86 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- MÁV-START
- Train
- Stadler KISS
- Countries
- Hungary
- In service since
- 1861
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Summer expresses to Siófok on the south shore of Lake Balaton, central Europe’s largest lake and Hungary’s beach playground.
How this line was checked
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IR 18502
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Balaton InterCity?
The Balaton InterCity runs 115 km from Budapest to Siófok.
How long does the Balaton InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 20 min for the 115 km. That is an average of 86 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Balaton InterCity?
MÁV-START, with Stadler KISS.
How old is the Balaton InterCity?
The line has been in service since 1861. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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