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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

Emergency calls:

107
Ambulance:104
Fire Department:105
Police:
International emergency call centre:112

The above phone numbers can be called free of charge.

Hungarian Automobile Club's Emergency Phone:188
Tourinform Tourist Information (non-stop):438-8080

Further information on public roads:

Information on public roads - Útinform:322-22-38 (non-stop), 322-70-52, 322-76-43
Information on traffic in Budapest - Fõvinform:317-11-73 (non-stop)

Airport information:

Airline Information (Arrival and Departure Times) 2A Terminal:

Arrival:296-8000
Departure:296-7000

Airline Information (Arrival and Departure Times) 2B Terminal:

Arrival:296-5052
Departure:296-5882

Special Numbers:

Domestic Directory Assistance:198
International Directory assistance:199

The four steps of a successful call:

  1. Pick up the receiver or press the speaker button.
  2. Wait for the dial tone.
  3. Dialing:
    • Dial the telephone number for a local call (local telephone numbers contain 7 digits in Budapest and 6 digits outside of Budapest.
    • For a domestic call, dial 06, wait for the long distance dial tone, then dial the area code and the telephone number without pauses. (The area code of Budapest is 1, the rest of the country has two-digit area codes)
    • For an international call dial 00, wait for the international dial tone, then dial the country code, the area code and the telephone number without pauses.
  4. When you have finished the call stop the pulse counter by putting back the receiver carefully or by setting off the external speaker.
 
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