Signification
A public vehicle painted yellow.
Contexte culturel
The 'sárga busz' is a lifeline for the rural population. It's common to see people transporting large bags of vegetables or even small farm tools on these buses. Budapest residents often view the 'sárga busz' with a bit of distance, as it represents 'the other' (the countryside). For villagers, it's their primary connection to the capital. Generations of Hungarian students have spent their Sunday evenings on a crowded 'sárga busz' heading back to their dormitories with a week's worth of food from home. On a 'sárga busz', it is polite to greet the driver. In smaller villages, the driver often knows the regular passengers by name.
Buy from the driver
On most yellow buses, you can buy your ticket directly from the driver when you board. Have cash ready, though cards are increasingly accepted.
Check the stop
Yellow bus stops often have a different sign (a yellow rectangle with a bus icon) than blue city bus stops.
Signification
A public vehicle painted yellow.
Buy from the driver
On most yellow buses, you can buy your ticket directly from the driver when you board. Have cash ready, though cards are increasingly accepted.
Check the stop
Yellow bus stops often have a different sign (a yellow rectangle with a bus icon) than blue city bus stops.
Use the app
Download the 'Menetrendek' app to see real-time data for all sárga busz routes across Hungary.
Greeting
It is considered very rude not to say 'Jó napot' to the driver when boarding a sárga busz in the countryside.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of 'sárga busz'.
Minden reggel a ______ megyek munkába a faluból.
We use the instrumental case (-val/-vel) to show the means of transport.
Which bus should you take to go from Budapest to a nearby village?
Melyik buszt választod?
Yellow buses are for regional/intercity travel, while blue is for the city and red is for trolleybuses.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Hol vegyek jegyet? B: ______.
On regional buses, you can buy tickets directly from the driver.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You missed your regional bus.
'Lekéstem' means 'I missed it'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Bus Colors in Hungary
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesMinden reggel a ______ megyek munkába a faluból.
We use the instrumental case (-val/-vel) to show the means of transport.
Melyik buszt választod?
Yellow buses are for regional/intercity travel, while blue is for the city and red is for trolleybuses.
A: Hol vegyek jegyet? B: ______.
On regional buses, you can buy tickets directly from the driver.
You missed your regional bus.
'Lekéstem' means 'I missed it'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, it is a national network. You will find yellow buses in every county and between almost every town in Hungary.
Only within the city limits of Budapest. If you travel beyond the border, you need a separate ticket or a regional pass.
Volánbusz is slowly introducing a white livery for newer long-distance coaches, but the term 'sárga busz' is still used for the whole system.
If you buy it from the driver, it is already valid. If you have a pre-purchased paper ticket, the driver will usually check or punch it.
Usually no, except for very long-distance 'express' routes. Most regional buses do not have facilities.
It's more of a colloquialism. It's not 'slang' in a way that would be inappropriate, but it's not the technical name either.
At a designated stop, the bus will usually stop if people are waiting. To get off, press the 'stop' button (leszállásjelző) well before your stop.
Often yes, and for many villages, it is the only option as there are no train tracks.
Generally no, unless it is a specific 'bicycle-friendly' route or you can fit it in the luggage compartment (at the driver's discretion).
It literally means 'steering wheel' in an archaic/technical sense, and it was the name of the state transport monopoly.
Expressions liées
kék busz
contrastBudapest city bus
távolsági járat
synonymLong-distance route
Volán
similarThe company name
pótlóbusz
specialized formReplacement bus
