What the Budapest metro actually does, computed from BKK’s official timetable: first and last departure at all 48 stations in both directions, plus how often trains run on each line on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
There is no single opening time. The earliest metro leaves Újpest-központ on the M3 at 4:21; the M2 starts at 4:28, the M4 at 4:27 and the M1 at 4:32. In the evening the metro runs past midnight: the last departure is 0:17 from Újpest-városkapu on the M3, and the final train reaches Újpest-központ at 0:18. The M1 finishes earliest, at 23:56.
The exact time differs by station and direction — all 48 stations are in the tables below. There is no metro at night; the 900-series night buses take over.
Source: BKK's official GTFS timetable (feed of 25 August 2026). Times are departures from that station on a weekday. Public holidays run to the Sunday timetable.
Headways computed from the official timetable, from the real gaps between departures.
The first and last departure at every station in both directions, on a weekday. It is not an even grid: times shift by a few minutes as you move away from the terminus, and the four lines do not start or finish together.
| Station | → towards Mexikói út | ← towards Vörösmarty tér | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | First | Last | |
| Vörösmarty tér | 4:45 | 23:45 | 4:44 | 23:44 |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 4:46 | 23:46 | 4:43 | 23:43 |
| Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út | 4:47 | 23:47 | 4:41 | 23:41 |
| Opera | 4:49 | 23:49 | 4:40 | 23:40 |
| Oktogon | 4:50 | 23:50 | 4:39 | 23:39 |
| Vörösmarty utca | 4:51 | 23:51 | 4:38 | 23:38 |
| Kodály körönd | 4:52 | 23:52 | 4:37 | 23:37 |
| Bajza utca | 4:53 | 23:53 | 4:36 | 23:36 |
| Hősök tere | 4:54 | 23:54 | 4:35 | 23:35 |
| Széchenyi fürdő | 4:56 | 23:56 | 4:33 | 23:33 |
| Mexikói út | 4:57 | 23:57 | 4:32 | 23:32 |
| Station | → towards Örs vezér tere | ← towards Déli pályaudvar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | First | Last | |
| Déli pályaudvar | 4:33 | 23:53 | 4:46 | 0:06 |
| Széll Kálmán tér | 4:35 | 23:55 | 4:45 | 0:05 |
| Batthyány tér | 4:36 | 23:56 | 4:43 | 0:03 |
| Kossuth Lajos tér | 4:38 | 23:58 | 4:41 | 0:01 |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 4:40 | 0:00 | 4:40 | 0:00 |
| Astoria | 4:41 | 0:01 | 4:38 | 23:58 |
| Blaha Lujza tér | 4:43 | 0:03 | 4:36 | 23:56 |
| Keleti pályaudvar | 4:45 | 0:05 | 4:35 | 23:55 |
| Puskás Ferenc Stadion | 4:47 | 0:07 | 4:32 | 23:52 |
| Pillangó utca | 4:49 | 0:09 | 4:30 | 23:50 |
| Örs vezér tere | 4:51 | 0:11 | 4:28 | 23:48 |
| Station | → towards Kőbánya-Kispest | ← towards Újpest-központ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | First | Last | |
| Újpest-központ | 4:21 | 23:41 | 4:58 | 0:18 |
| Újpest-városkapu | 4:23 | 23:43 | 4:57 | 0:17 |
| Gyöngyösi utca | 4:25 | 23:45 | 4:55 | 0:15 |
| Forgách utca | 4:27 | 23:47 | 4:53 | 0:13 |
| Göncz Árpád városközpont | 4:28 | 23:48 | 4:51 | 0:11 |
| Dózsa György út | 4:30 | 23:50 | 4:49 | 0:09 |
| Lehel tér | 4:31 | 23:51 | 4:48 | 0:08 |
| Nyugati pályaudvar | 4:33 | 23:53 | 4:46 | 0:06 |
| Arany János utca | 4:35 | 23:55 | 4:45 | 0:05 |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 4:36 | 23:56 | 4:43 | 0:03 |
| Ferenciek tere | 4:38 | 23:58 | 4:41 | 0:01 |
| Kálvin tér | 4:39 | 23:59 | 4:40 | 0:00 |
| Corvin-negyed | 4:41 | 0:01 | 4:38 | 23:58 |
| Semmelweis Klinikák | 4:42 | 0:02 | 4:37 | 23:57 |
| Nagyvárad tér | 4:44 | 0:04 | 4:35 | 23:55 |
| Népliget | 4:46 | 0:06 | 4:33 | 23:53 |
| Ecseri út | 4:48 | 0:08 | 4:32 | 23:52 |
| Pöttyös utca | 4:49 | 0:09 | 4:30 | 23:50 |
| Határ út | 4:50 | 0:10 | 4:29 | 23:49 |
| Kőbánya-Kispest | 4:53 | 0:13 | 4:26 | 23:46 |
| Station | → towards Kelenföld vasútállomás | ← towards Keleti pályaudvar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | First | Last | |
| Keleti pályaudvar | 4:40 | 0:00 | 4:40 | 0:00 |
| II. János Pál pápa tér | 4:41 | 0:01 | 4:39 | 23:59 |
| Rákóczi tér | 4:42 | 0:02 | 4:37 | 23:57 |
| Kálvin tér | 4:44 | 0:04 | 4:36 | 23:56 |
| Fővám tér | 4:45 | 0:05 | 4:34 | 23:54 |
| Szent Gellért tér - Műegyetem | 4:46 | 0:06 | 4:33 | 23:53 |
| Móricz Zsigmond körtér | 4:48 | 0:08 | 4:32 | 23:52 |
| Újbuda-központ | 4:49 | 0:09 | 4:30 | 23:50 |
| Bikás park | 4:51 | 0:11 | 4:28 | 23:48 |
| Kelenföld vasútállomás | 4:53 | 0:13 | 4:27 | 23:47 |
How long you wait for a train at different times of day, line by line, with separate figures for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Computed from the real departures in the official timetable.
Headways computed from the official timetable, from the real gaps between departures.
Sunday schedule applies on national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October). On Christmas Day and New Year's Day: modified, reduced service.
During UEFA matches, concerts and state events BKK may run more frequent trains and extended service (Puskás Aréna, Hősök tere).
The metro does not run after roughly 0:20. Instead use the 900-series night buses (900, 901, 902, 906, 907, 908, 914, 916, 920, 923, 950, 956, 970, 990) — they run throughout the night.
During maintenance or unexpected service disruptions, BKK runs a replacement bus service along the metro route. Check the BudapestGO app and bkk.hu for current information.
For official, real-time schedules and service information visit bkk.hu or use the BudapestGO app. On major sporting events and holidays the metro may extend its operating hours.
It depends on the line and the station. The earliest is 4:21 from Újpest-központ on the M3; the M4 starts at 4:27, the M2 at 4:28 and the M1 at 4:32. The table above gives the exact time for each station.
Later than most sources say: the last M3 leaves Újpest-városkapu at 0:17 and reaches Újpest-központ at 0:18. The M2 finishes at 0:09, the M4 at 0:11 and the M1 earliest at 23:56. Check the exact time for your station in the table above.
No — the metro does not run at night. Instead you can use the BKK night bus network (routes numbered in the 900s), which operates throughout the night.
