Hungary

• MÁV – Magyar Államvasutak (Hungarian State Railways)
• GySEV – Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Railway) operating services in Western Hungary and also in South East Austria (known as Raaberbahn)

MÁV FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free (providing a separate seat is not required). Children up to 14 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 14 and older pay the adult fare.

On international journeys children under 10 years of age cannot travel without an adult. Children aged 10 years and above must have a signed Parental Declaration.  MÁV is not responsible for children travelling alone. Parents are responsible for all damages caused by the child. If a child is found travelling without an adult and without a Parental Declaration, the authorities will be informed.

The table supplied by MÁV defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the MÁV railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.

For international journeys tickets and reservations cannot be issued more than 6 months before the first day of validity.

For domestic journeys with FIP discount, the presale period is 60 days.

Changes (refund and new ticket sale) to international tickets purchased at ticket offices in Hungary can only be made on the same day as purchase and at the same station.

FIP facilities on MÁV domestic services are subject to the following supplements and reservation charges.

• Supplement charge (for reservation compulsory trains).
• Supplement for a premium compartment
• Bicycle reservations

The price of the supplement is dependent on the date of travel and the date of purchase of the ticket.

On cross-border journeys in compulsory supplement international trains:

• holders may occupy empty seats without paying for a reservation or pay the seat reservation charge to secure a seat.
• a supplement is payable unless the coupons are endorsed “no supplement necessary”.

FIP facilities are not available on MÁV bus services unless they are providing rail replacement services.

Surcharges apply to the following transactions on board a train:

• Buying FIP discounted tickets
• Upgrading from 2^nd class to 1^st class

Change of route is not possible on board a train. It is only available at a ticket office before starting a journey. The original ticket will be invalid, and a surcharge will be applied to purchase the new ticket.

Supplements and reservation charges are payable in Forint (HUF). Euro/Forint conversion rates are published in international ticket offices and on the company website.

Payments in cash are rounded to the nearest 5 Forint (HUF).

Break of Journey is permitted without formality.

FIP facilities are valid

• between Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely (advertised as TramTrain)
• on the Balatonfenyves GV narrow-gauge railway line

Bicycles

Bicycles (excluding those with auxiliary motors, recumbent bicycles and those with cycle trailers) can be carried only on trains which are designated for this purpose and marked with a bicycle sign in the timetable Tandems can only be transported in a luggage van which is equipped for bicycle transport. Bicycle tickets must be purchased in advance.

Foldable bicycles are carried without fee as hand luggage only if folded and wrapped and can be stored in a luggage rack or under a seat. It cannot be left in a corridor or where it may disturb free movement. Passengers leaving a bicycle in an area in contravention of this will be excluded from the train.

Dogs and small pets

Each adult may carry two dogs or small pets. Dogs must be either in a closed pet transport container, or on a lead with a muzzle. All dogs must have a certificate of vaccination not older than 1 year.

If transporting a dog or small pet in a closed pet container, then carriage is free. If transporting a dog on a lead, then the animal transport fee must be paid. The only exception is an assistance dog with an official certificate.

With the exception of assistance dogs, animals are not allowed in any first class coach or restaurant car. Those not in closed containers are not allowed in any car or train with compulsory reservation. Dogs over 20kg can only be carried in the luggage van.

MÁV smartphone app

MAV provides FIP discounted facilities through their mobile app called MÁV. The default language is Hungarian. You can change to English. Go to Menu > Choose Beállítások (settings) > Choose Nyelv (language) > Choose English (pop up) > Click in OK in the new pop up to restart the MÁV application. When purchasing a ticket, a code will be sent to active the ticket. The code is not valid for travel. The ticket must be generated from the code.

Mobile tickets valid only for domestic journeys are acceptable only within the application (i.e. you cannot print out the booking – you must display it within the app). Tickets purchased through the app do not contain the usual FIP protections so may not be changeable or refundable.

Mobile tickets valid for international journeys may be displayed in the app or printed out on A4 paper by the passenger.

Refunds of international tickets are only possible in writing from MAV Customer Service.

GySEV FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 14 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 14 and older pay the adult fare. (Note the ages for children are different on GySEV services operated in Austria – see the Austrian section.)

FIP discounted tickets may not be purchased on-board.

In the event of a break of journey, tickets must be endorsed at the station where the break is made.

FIP facilities are not valid on GySEV bus services.

The following table supplied by GySEV defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the GySEV railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.

In addition to the boundary table above, GySEV have confirmed that GySEV FIP coupons are valid on their services in Austria which operate between Deutschkreuz and Wien (Vienna).[8]