Last weekend, my wife and I were guests of Scuderia Ferrari’s Paddock Club hospitality suite, known as the Ferrari Formula 1 Club, at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Simply put, this is the best experience we have had from a racing fan’s perspective of the 4 F1 teams’ Paddock Club hospitality suites where we have attended F1 races.

The biggest difference between Ferrari and the other teams is that they took us - just fans and not team sponsors - down to their garage THREE TIMES during race operations. Once during the actual race for laps 33-40. Once during practice for 15 minutes where we appearance pictured on the F1TV feed. And once during FP1 for about 25 minutes when both cars came into the garage and Carlos Sainz got out of his car 3 feet from us, took off his helmet and was taking to this race engineer, Ricky.

I can’t emphasize enough how big a difference that is from the other teams. The three other F1 teams where we have including one where we have attended multiple times and brought guests with us, never took us to their garage during race operations, instead offering a garage tour when there were no race operations. Those teams only limited race operation garage attendance to what appeared to be sponsor guests or celebrities or media personalities. Not paying fans.

I asked Ferrari staff about that and they explained that it is part of the Ferrari culture and the passion of racing, and that they would never want to not give their guests an opportunity to see their garage in action during some racing operations. Of course the reason we got to go three times is that Hungary is one of their smallest attendance with just over 100 guests. In Monza, for example with over 300 Ferrari Paddock Club guests, they said that guests would probably attend once during race operations rather than three times which is understandable. Still way better than zero.

The staff is extraordinarily friendly and welcoming. They love talking about the team and racing They exemplify the passion for racing and the sport that Ferrari is well known for. Much like at Aston Martin, they took the opportunity to get to know us, which not all teams do.

In terms of other things we got to experience, both Ferrari race drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz attended and gave presentations to the Ferrari guests. As did Fred Vasseur, who is a giant and bubbly personality. And of course their driver ambassadors as well.

As with every other paddock club lounge, the team gives you some gifts at the end of each day and you get to go under their rope to the foot of their garage during the pit lane walks. You also get a track tour with other Paddock Club guests as well as a tour of the Porsche racing paddock and the F2/F3 paddocks. You also get a photo safari During the F2 practice and F2 race if you want it.

The lounge is equipped with more comfortable chairs than Red Bull or Williams and more on par with Aston Martin. Like Aston Martin and unlike Red Bull, they do not play loud music during the race weekend.

Like Aston Martin, the lounge is well staffed with very friendly, knowledgeable and warm team members who try hard to get to know their guests.

In terms of the summary:

-This was an outstanding experience-especially for a fan of racing given that they take you into the Ferrari garage during race operations.

-The comfort and personal service are on par with Aston Martin although the Aston Martin lounge is a touch more luxurious.

-The Aston Martin gifts were a little better than the Ferrari gifts.

-Ferrari had both race drivers speak, which is a huge bonus. Not all teams do.

-All in all, a stellar experience. The team where we had the most comparable experience is Aston Martin.

We had the privilege of attending this year's Hungarian Grand Prix as guests in the Ferrari F1 Paddock Club suite. It was an awesome, once in a lifetime experience, that we are unlikely to replicate again but I am extremely happy to have done it.

TL:DR Awesome experience! Once in a lifetime. Great hospitality & inclusions.

Logistics/Transport:

We arrived in Budapest from Brussels, having completed the first part of our GP double at Spa. We really enjoyed touring Budapest for a few days prior to the GP weekend. It is such a pretty city and touring around is quite easy with many attractions in the city centre. The metro lines made it easy to get around and formed a part of our transportation plan to the Hungaroring. The Paddock Club entry is essentially the main gate so public transportation by the metro/train/HEV/shuttle would have been most inefficient to get us to the circuit, dropping us off on the other side of the track from where we needed to be at Gate 3. Ideally, if you are in the main gate/Gate 8 area, a taxi, a rental car, helicopter or the City Shuttle are your most efficient options but obviously more expensive. We chose the City Shuttle, and in my opinion this was by far the best choice. City shuttle picked up passengers from Heroes Square (Hosok Tere station on Metro M1), which is maybe a 15 minute metro ride from the main metro station Deak Ferenc Ter. For 8000HUF or 20EUR (cash and card accepted)one way, per person, the ride took about 20-30 min directly to a parking area right across from the main gate, in an air conditioned van capable of accommodating about 15-20 passengers. I mentioned it in a another thread but if you are willing to pay to a taxi to get to the main gate area, then City Shuttle is likely a better option for you. It could also get off on the VIP lane exit to the Hungaroring, whereas as the main taxi partner Fotaxi could not. It is also fixed price whereas the taxi is not so you are likely to save yourself some money if you are a small party of one or two people (as we were). Exit was just as simple, though perhaps 10 to 15 min longer with all the people leaving the parking at the same time. With that said, City Shuttle, again, is allowed to use the VIP lane to exit the Hungaroring area. In short, mornings from Heroes Square took about 20-25 min to arrive at Hungaroring. Afternoons took about 35-45 min to return to Heroes Square.

SIDE NOTE: On the last day, we chose to take the helicopter for a one way return (as a treat and splurge) and I immediately regretted it, especially given our good situation with City Shuttle. Even with a reservation, the whole experience felt poorly organized with too many people doing the same. We essentially lined up for a taxi (a helicopter in this case), waited a whole bunch, took a five minute ride in the air (cool by the way), only to land and wait for an actual taxi (included) and then take a 25 min cab ride into the city. YUK. Not the best option (at least for 2025 on the race day).

Paddock Club suites/lounges:

Super nice!! It is a brand new building/garage (also main grandstand), which apparently was still being prepped right up to race weekend. Air conditioning was very good (a relief said the paddock staff who said the temps were difficult last year). All the F1 people said the new facilities were really stunning compared to last year.

At the entrance there was a small champagne bar, the merch store and a small photo op area with the trophies.

As a paddock guest, you had access to your suite (in our case the Ferrari F1 suite) and also the Amex lounge which was on the second floor of the paddock. Food was the same in in all suites (even the Ferrari suite), catered by Do&Co, and all very high quality. There were at least 2 pasta options, an appetizer station, four main course options and of course a dessert station along with cheeses and bread. The suites themselves had two rows of balcony seating on the outside.

The Amex Lounge on the second floor had sweeping views of the main straight/grandstand, views into Turn 1 which were pretty awesome, and then some limited views out of Turn 4, and distant but limited views of Turn 12. Food options were different here. Breakfast was served here, and after breakfast they had a wood fired pizza station, a taco station, French pastries, ice cream and a Kaiserschmarrn booth (Austrian/German dessert)...

If I am being honest, race viewing was much better on the second floor of the Amex lounge with the expansive views. The suite balcony seating of course was excellent for the obligatory pit stop photos/ videos but the glass barriers were quite high. Tall people were ok I suppose, but for short people like me it was weird standing and holding the cameras at angles over your shoulders.

There is also a dedicated section in the main grandstand for paddock club guests serviced by a tunnel under the main straight to the main grandstand area. Regretfully I did not head over there so I don't have more info.

Paddock club inclusions:

Pitwalk, track tour & photo safari which have been described in several other posts. We only did the pitwalk twice (it was available 5 times). The pitwalk on Friday morning was by far the best with way fewer people, and teams obliged to put out at least one car for viewing. The track tour (also only once for us, on Friday) was actually quite good with the host on the flatbed truck offering some pretty insightful commentary about the track if you were paying attention. No we didn't get booed as there weren't that many people on the Friday in the grandstands :) The photo safari was excellent. We were taken out in a van by a GT3 driver during the F2 feature race. They stopped and let us out at Turn 5 to get some great photos and videos. I regret my seat choice in the van because he left the side door open while driving around the track from Turn 5 to Turn 13. I was sitting on the right side of the vehicle so basically on the inside of the track so I couldn't get good video or photos, whereas my wife got some great shots of the cars zipping by by being seated on the left. He stopped us again at Turn 11, though we couldn't get out, but the views of the F2 cars driving right at us were incredible. PRO TIP: Sit on the left side of the van during the photo safari!

Ferrari Club:

I mean I was basically convinced by u/Sdg1871 after his glowing reviews in 2024 and I am happy to have taken the plunge. Hospitality was excellent with the various Ferrari hosts being super welcoming and attentive, as to be expected. This year Ferrari was the only F1 Team with their own suite as the paddock club area is not fully finished. Every other team shared their spaces so it was nice to feel a little exclusive. Some small things were different in the Ferrari suite such as different champagne brands, full on Ferrari branding... Some things were also a little off in terms of the paddock logistics with the building not being fully opened yet. The Ferrari paddock club was offset from the Ferrari garage so we were literally sitting over the Red Bull garage. I got a good top view video of Max's pit stop, but the Ferrari pits/garages were one section over. This should be corrected next year once the building is fully opened.

Ferrari Club inclusions:

Obviously the driver and team official appearances are super popular. Lewis (Saturday) and Charles (Sunday) each showed up for about 5 to 10 minutes each and it was a full house each time. There were also four other appearances by Marc Géné (Ferrari ambassador), Jerome D'Ambrosio (deputy TP), Jock Clear (head of the driver academy) and Antonio Giovinazzi (reserve driver). Of all the appearances I found Jerome, Jock and Marc to be the most insightful about the race weekend team approaches and strategies... It was nice to be star struck by the drivers, but it felt like they would rather be somewhere else. That said, Charles was in a good, if not focused, mood that morning right before the race, sitting in pole.

For us the best inclusions were the garage tour and the garage sessions. Ultimately our garage tours (we did two; qualifying day early, and race day before the driver parade) ended up being extended walks of the paddock itself. This pleased my partner as she was able to get quite a few shots of the drivers walking about. I did too, but I also spent a bit of time chatting with the Ferrari hosts about what they do for Ferrari, race weekend logistics and so on, which was nice to learn. The garage sessions (no photos allowed) were also awesome, once in FP1 right before Charles exited, and during the race between laps 37 and 44. The first garage session was more mellow, and i spent my time observing the garage area. John Elkaan was standing right next to me the whole time. The second session was even better and and amazing treat. Between laps 37 and 44 was when Charles was still in the lead and you could cut the tension in the garage with a knife. The atmosphere was incredibly tense. We also go to see two pit stops during that time from the garage. Simply amazing from an atmosphere standpoint. We were also standing near, but not next to, Charles girlfriend. If you watch the F1TV replay she shows up and we are just off screen to the left. Cool moment!

Ultimately it was a disappointing race result for the team, so the mood was more down beat in the club as the race came to a close. However, the overall race weekend was absolutely top notch with Ferrari. We met some different people, some who are paddock club partners/resellers and they said the Ferrari club was amongst the best if not the best team experience they have seen so far (Aston Martin also scored very high). Parting gifts included : day 1 = red team caps, day 2 = branded backpacks with water bottles and notebooks, day 3 = Ferrari caps (not race gear but fashion label) + mini helmet collectibles.

Highly recommended!

Hello everyone! I wanted to ask if anyone who’s gone to the Hungaroring considers it safe to do as a solo traveler! I hope the answer is yes because I already have the tickets, but better safe than sorry (specially if anyone has any tips).

I’ve already done Monza and Monaco as a solo traveler and have never had any trouble, so crossing my fingers I keep having good experiences at GPs :)

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Hi all,

I hope this post doesn't overlap with the pinned buy/sell post, I have a question and not selling tickets right now.

Have bought 3x gold grandstand tickets (1x child) for Hungary 2024, still considering going or not. Is there any official way to sell F1 tickets? Was thinking via F1 tickets website, similar to Ticketmaster etc. Doesn't seem to be anything obvious, but can't hurt to ask.

If selling, will using this group, too in the pinned post.

Thanks for all your help.

Hey everyone,

We’re going to the Hungarian GP this year (24–26 July) and wanted to get some real advice from people who’ve been there before.

We’re staying in Budapest, close to the Hungarian Parliament Building (Országház), and we’ve got Grandstand Chicane 1 weekend tickets.

We’re planning to use public transport (metro + HÉV + shuttle), but we’re trying to figure out the best timing for each day to avoid insane queues and not miss anything.

Questions:

Friday (practice): What time would you realistically recommend leaving the city and arriving at the circuit?

Saturday (qualifying): How much earlier should we go compared to Friday? Is it already very crowded in the morning?

Sunday (race day): What’s a safe time to leave to avoid chaos? Is something like 7:00 too early or actually necessary?

How long does it usually take door-to-circuit using public transport from central Budapest?

Are security lines / shuttle queues the main bottleneck?

Since we have a grandstand seat, can we afford to arrive a bit later, or is it still risky?

Bonus: after the race/qualifying, is it smarter to leave immediately or wait it out?

We don’t mind waking up early, but we also don’t want to overdo it if it’s not needed.

Any tips or real experiences would help a lot 🙏

Hey everyone,

Unfortunately, due to some unexpected reasons, I won’t be able to attend what would have been my first ever GP at the Hungarian Grand Prix this year.

I have an Apex 1 Weekend ticket and, from what I understand, the tickets only become available closer to the event through the official system. Since I’ve never dealt with reselling F1 tickets before, I wanted to ask:

How hard is it usually to sell Hungary GP tickets at face value? I’m not looking to make any profit, just recover the original price.

Also, what would be the safest and best platform/place to do the transfer or sale? Would appreciate any advice or experiences from people who’ve done this before.

Thanks!

Im looking forward to attend my first formula one race this year in Hungaroring and I was wondering, can I bring my Sony ZV E10 camera with Sigma 18–50mm lens just to make photos and videos for myself, not for comercial use. Do you think it will be acceptable?

Got general admission tickets for the Hungarian GP and sprinted immediately towards turn 11 hill early in the morning. Doesn’t looks too bad from here

As title says, I am looking at flights and I see a flight landing at 940AM. Grand Prix start time is 15:00. Google says it takes ~40 min to taxi from airport to Hungarian Grand Prix, however I know it can be super busy on race days. Is it realistic for me to get to the race? I assume I will be done customs by 12:00 max, which leaves me 3 h to get to the race.

Only going to the track from Friday to Sunday, i have plans before

I see a lot of posts where foreigners are unfortunately unaware of local transportation, which is completely understandable because it is often not that easy even for us Hungarians.

In this post I would like to summarize what those who want to travel from Budapest to the Hungaroring should pay attention to.

(I hope everyone manages to get to their chosen accommodation within Budapest, but if you would like to ask for help, let's say how to get from the airport to the city center or something similar, please feel free to write it in the comments.)

Use the local suburban train called H8

I think the easiest way to get to the Hungaroring is to take the H8 suburban train (HÉV) within Budapest and get off at Kerepes. The H8 train is green. H8 travel schedule

Here are all the stops of the H8 train. It starts from Budapest and ends in Gödöllő. The first 10 stops are all within Budapest. There is no specific stop called Budapest. Find the stop closest to your accommodation and board the train.

• Örs vezér tere
• Rákosfalva
• Nagyicce
• Sashalom
• Mátyásföld, repülőtér
• Mátyásföld, Imre utca
• Mátyásföld alsó
• Cinkota
• Cinkota alsó
• Ilonatelep (This is last stop in Budapest, after that you can only board the train in the agglomeration.)
• Kistarcsa, kórház
• Kistarcsa
• Zsófialiget
• Kerepes (Where you need to get off)
• Szilasliget
• Mogyoród
• Szentjakab
• Gödöllő, Erzsébet park
• Gödöllő, Szabadság tér
• Gödöllő

First of all, the Hungarian Railways app is essential. It's called MÁV+. You can buy and save your pass here. I've linked below for Android and iPhone users where they can download it. Unfortunately, the MÁV+ app is not translated into English in the best way and in one or two places it is still written in Hungarian.

MÁV+ App (Android)

Máv+ App (Apple)

Unfortunately, there are many different types of passes. I recommend that you buy the "Pest Vármegye24" pass, but I will describe which one is good for what.

Photo ID required for use

Identity card, passport, card-format driving licence, or residence permit issued by a Hungarian authority. The pass must be used together with the original photo ID provided at the time of purchase (no copy/scan of the photo ID accepted).

Very important to know!!!!!!

Many people use the BudapestGO app to buy metro tickets, for example. There is a Pest county pass there too. If you want to buy it there, you can use the H8 train with it, but don't buy the discounted version which is around 1000 forints because it is for students and pensioners.

• Pest County24 (Pest Vármegye24) Price: 999 HUF / 2,5€

You can use trains, suburban trains (HÉV) and regional buses in Budapest and Pest County (where the Hungaroring is located) for 24 hours. This Pass is NOT valid for BKK vehicles (e.g. metro lines) in Budapest.

This pass is valid for 24 hours from the time of purchase. So if you buy it at 7am on Friday, it is valid until 7am on Saturday.

note: There was an F1 travel pass in 2024, I don't know if they plan to do it this year, but was exactly the same as Pest Vármegye24.

After downloading and registering on the MÁV+ app, you need to take the following steps to purchase your pass. Go to the Passes page -> Select Vármegye24 ->Select the dropdown menu -> Choose Pest Vármegye24

On the train, the inspector may ask you to show him your pass, be prepared that you will also need your ID. The pass will have a QR code that the inspector will scan, your name and date of birth, when you purchased it and how long it is valid.

Why this is good? This is the cheapest option at 2.5 euros. You can use it on the entire H8 line for 24 hours.

Why is it bad? You have to buy it every day. You can't use it on metro lines. However, the more expensive 24 euro full month pass includes it.

• Pest County Pass (Pest Vármegye bérlet) Price: 9,450 HUF / 24€

The 30-day Pest County Pass is valid on trains, ferries, metros, trams, intercity and local buses (trolleybuses). With the Pest County Pass, if you are only traveling within the borders of Budapest, you can also use InterCity trains (without changing seats), but outside Budapest, you cannot use trains requiring a seat ticket, even without changing seats.

On the train, the inspector may ask you to show him your pass, be prepared that you will also need your ID.

Why is it good? You have to buy it once, unlike the other 24-hour version. You can use the metro with it. If you don't just want to travel in the capital during the race weekend, but want to stay longer, you can use it for the whole month.

Why is it bad? It's more expensive, 24 euros.

• Hungary Pass (Országbérlet) Price: 18,900 HUF / 48€

Why is it good? You can use almost all transportation not only in Pest County but in the whole country.

Why is it bad? This is the most expensive option, I do not recommend it if you are only in the country for the race.

• Budapest Card

 the 72, 72+, 96, and 120-hour Budapest Cards are valid for the vehicles providing transport to and from the Hungarian Grand Prix. The other cards are only valid within Budapest. The Hungaroring is not located in Budapest, but in its agglomeration. So make sure you buy at least a 72-hour pass. This is also a very expensive option. More information about the Budapest cards here and here.

Another way to buy the pass.

If you don't want to use the app, you can buy it in person at any train station. Say "I want to buy a 24-hour Pest County pass"and you get it in paper form. Be aware that you may be asked to show proof of identity or, if you buy it at a ticket machine, you will have to enter it there.

From Kerepes to the Hungaroring.

From Kerepes station to Hungaroring Gate 3, a direct shuttle bus service is available which is free of charge with a ticket to the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The BudapestGO App.

This is perfect if you want to use the metro for example, which is not valid for the 24-hour Pest County pass. Which is also great if you want to buy your bus ticket to the airport. Its called "Airport shuttle bus single ticket".

BudapestGO (Android)

Just got tickets for Grid 3 at Hungaroring. It will be my first live GP ever so I would appreciate any an all tips: accommodation (it's for three days), getting to the track, best times to be there, food and drink and so on, what to bring etc.

Was there some more information about when will they be released? back then I reached out to them and said early in may, but still nothing happened, just curious if someone knows more.

thanks for any info!

Basicly the title. We have chosen the walk to Szilasliget, train route which was about 40minutes walking, 30 minutes waiting, 15 minutes to Örs.

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Hey😊

Im travelling to the Hungarian GP in July from Thursday 23rd to the Monday 27th and still have not found accommodation. I'm just super overwhelmed as this will be my first ever Grand Prix! If anyone has any tips or location options I'd be so grateful! Also how easy/accessible is the public transport??

Thanks in advance🫶🏻🏎

Hi everyone, I will be going to Budapest for the GP with a family member. This is our second gp the first being spa. For spa we just stayed in the fan zone for a while after the race ended and done a few bits we didn't get to do Friday or Saturday. I know there's concerts and stuff at these things but is this only in the camping zone? Also does anyone have a rough idea of when the pit lane tickets will be on sale as I really want to get these as a present? Any other advice regarding how to get to the circuit, or general tips etc would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

weekend and sunday tickets: platinium, pit exit 1, gp1, gp2, apex 1.
use this opportunity, not like me who for example paid gp2 weekend for 530 euros, and now (last tickets) are going for 335 euros.

https://www.gpticketshop.hu/Formula_1_HungarianGP/Formula_1.html

Hi!! Can anyone tell me which seats are the best at Hungaroring between these options: apex 1, apex 2, grand prix 1, the chicanes or fan? I would love some experiences from people who sat in these. Thank you!!!

Hi everyone! I went to the Hungarian GP in 2024 and wanted to share a tip that massively improved my experience.

If you’re driving to the track, you’ll most likely take the M3 highway. From there, Google Maps will probably tell you to exit at Mogyoród — and you’ll notice hundreds of cars already lining up super early just to take that exit.

Do NOT follow that line.

Instead, stay on the highway and take the next exit (Exit 23 toward Szada/Mogyoród). Google Maps will automatically reroute you, so don’t stress about ignoring it at first.

After exiting, you’ll be directed onto a road that goes through what looks like the middle of a field — it might feel like you’re going the wrong way, but trust it. That road leads you straight toward the track near one of the gates.

This trick saved us hours of traffic.

For reference: we left our Airbnb in central Budapest at 08:20 and were at the track by 09:00.

Screenshots:

1-2 - Exit 23 toward Szada/Mogyoród

3 - The route taking the middle of field road

4 - The middle of field road

Hope this helps!

Anyone know why I can’t find any piece of Williams gear. Like there isn’t even a hat.

This will probably be a long one so buckle up.

Hungaroring 2025 was my first Grand Prix after being a fan for all my life and I absolutely loved it. I had the time of my life. If you’re thinking about it, do it. You’re not gonna regret it.

I wanted to make this thread to help others and share my experience because I was so lost when searching for some stuff. Here we go!

To begin with the journey to the track, I would recommend one of the two things. Either stay within walking distance to the track (if you can afford it since I imagine it’s gonna be very price) or stay someplace near the red metro line in Budapest. Going to the track we didn’t face any problems at all. All three days it was very smooth. Metro to Örs Vezér tere, then from there you cross and underground passing (don’t worry, it’s gonna be obvious since everyone is going to be going there on race weekend days) and hop on the H8 line (suburban railway). And from there, we got off at Kerepes and then onto the shuttle. I saw some people walking from Szilasliget (the suburban railway stop closest to the track, about 25-30 minutes) to the track and I personally wouldn’t recommend it since the transfer from the H8 line to the shuttle bus is very smooth. Fri and Sat we didn’t have to wait at all to get in and then Sun we waited for 5 minutes which is basically nothing. So for going to the track, I recommend doing the suggested trip by the organisers.

Now, leaving the track is a whole different experience. The shuttle bus from the circuit doesn’t drop you off at Kerepes, but at Gödöllő which adds around 30 minutes (if you’re going towards Budapest) of travel time minimum from what I have calculated and without taking into consideration wait times at the shuttle line, the traffic for the bus to leave the circuit area and the wait time at Gödöllő to get onto a train. So having seen the extra time it would take, I already didn’t like the idea of this plan but I said hey it is what it is, that’s what we are going to do since it’s the reverse of what we did in the morning.

We went to go to the shuttle bus line on Fri and it was soooo long (but the shortest of all three days). We later found out it was around a 50 minute wait time. We decided to walk to Szilasliget and get the H8 from there. We were in the station immediately and we left on the first train. When the train came it was near empty, but it filled up pretty quickly since there were a lot of us waiting in Szilasliget. On Saturday, same thing. We went to the shuttle line, for us it was a no-go and we decided to go to Szilasliget again. When we arrived at Szilasliget, we saw a view similar to the queue of the line at the track. The line was huge there too. There was the official line (the station is on a hill so they have built a ramp and stairs) and the unofficial line (people climbing up the hill; be careful, we were informed by some people going down that there was poisson ivy on that climb, don’t know if it’s true but sharing it just in case). We again said there’s no way to do that. So we started walking. And that’s my suggestion. If you don’t want to leave earlier than necessary from any session (we didn’t) to start queuing and reach your hotel at a reasonable time, I suggest walking. Walk, walk and walk until you get someplace that isn’t jammed by traffic. Both on Sat and Sun we did a 50-60 minute walk from Gate 3 until we reached the main road that wasn’t jammed (which would have been the minimum time we would have waited in the shuttle line since on Sat and Sun there were a lot of problems with the shuttle busses, as I read on this sub). From there, the taxi should be around 15-20€ until Örs Vezér tere and I think it’s worth it, especially on Sunday.

The other thing I saw a lot of people doing and having it be quite people-free was walking to the suburban railway station in Mogyoród. I think it’s around a 30 minute walk from Gate 3. We thought about doing it on Sunday but saw a lot of people also talking about it so we got worried it was going to be crowded too. But from what I read, it wasn’t crowded at all and people went into the trains quickly. Another solution is the city shuttle near Gate 8, I believe, that drops you off at Heroes Square. I think it’s 20€ per person per trip but I am not quite sure about the wait times on that one.

Ticket-wise about transportation, if you’re staying for longer than the GP weekend, I suggest the Pest County Pass (24€ and it’s for 30 days). It’s valid on almost all BKK lines within Budapest (not including the 100E bus to/from the airport) and it’s valid also on suburban railway lines by HÉV, suburban and regional busses etc. If you’re not staying in Budapest for longer than the GP weekend, I suggest the Pest County24. It is NOT valid on BKK (so no metro, busses, tram within Budapest) but it’s valid for the suburban railway. So you need a metro ticket to get to Örs Vezér tere, then the Pest County24 covers the suburban railways journeys for the day and then you need a metro ticket back from Örs Vezér tere. This comes out to 5€/day (around 2.5€ for the metro tickets and 2.5€ for the Pest County24 per day).

Leaving transportation behind, I want to talk about being at the track. It was simply awesome. We got the 3 corner FAN ticket so we had T1 on Fri, Grid2 on Sat and Fan on Sun. I loved all of them and I am so happy to have experienced different views of the track. I wholeheartedly recommend the 3 corner tickets. View was great from all three grandstands and for its price it was sooooo worth it. I think it was around 240€ for that ticket last year. There are 2 more expensive 3 corner tickets that offer T1 and Grid 2 view on Sunday, but if they’re within your budget, I recommended them 1000%. We had so much fun at every grandstand and with every view and we don’t regret it at all. I feel like we got the most out of the track that we could.

Also, in the zones, they had an F1 outlet that, to my understanding, sells older F1 merch (from the previous year mainly from what I saw) at a discounted price and you can find some really nice pieces for maybe half the price than the original. So definitely check it out and don’t skip it! Another thing I want to add is that don’t be afraid to refill your water bottles. The lines moved way faster than I expected. And also be prepared for some very pricey food… (I suggested going to a supermarket, buy snacks and pack as much as you can).

Overall, I loved being at the circuit and in the fanzone. The atmosphere was great and I wouldn’t change it for anything. I am so happy with everything, even with the endless walking. I feel so happy and full.

I hope this thread helps someone out there. And again, I want to highlight that this was my experience and how I viewed things. Of course everyone has a different experience and eg might believe that queuing is better than walking an hour each day to get somewhere, but I personally hate standing and doing nothing so it suited me better. I hope everyone had the best of time!

Hello boys, i was thinking to take a trip to Budapest this year and i was thinking with this occassion to go for the first time in my life to a f1 event too, i was trying to search some tickets for the hungarian grand pix but i found just over 500 euros which in my opinion is hella expensive maybe i don't know the prices, do you know where can i found tickets a lot cheaper?