The Budapest metro’s actual operating hours and headways, calculated from BKK’s official timetable: first and last departure from all 48 stations in both directions, plus service frequency by line on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
There is no single opening time. The first 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 at 0:17 from Újpest-városkapu on the M3, and the latest train arrives at Újpest-központ at 0:18. The M1 finishes earliest, at 23:56.
The exact time differs by station and direction — all 48 stations are listed in the tables below. There is no metro at night; the 900-series night buses run instead.
Source: BKK's official GTFS timetable (feed of 25 August 2026). Times are departures from that station on the weekday timetable. On public holidays the Sunday timetable applies.
Headways calculated from the official timetable, based on the actual gaps between departures.
The time of the first and last departure at every station, in both directions, on the weekday timetable. It is not an even grid: times shift by a few minutes as you move away from the terminus, and the lines do not start and finish at the same time.
| 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 calculated from the official timetable, based on the actual gaps between departures.
The Sunday timetable applies on national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October). On Christmas Day and New Year's Day there is a 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 about 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 all night long.
During maintenance or exceptional service disruptions, BKK runs replacement buses along the metro route. You'll find current information in the BudapestGO app and on bkk.hu.
For official real-time timetables and service information, visit bkk.hu or use the BudapestGO app. On days with major sporting events and on holidays, the metro may extend its operating hours.
The first metro leaves at different times depending on the line and station. The earliest is the 4:21 departure 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 every station.
The last trains run later than many 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. You’ll find the exact time in the table above.
No — the metro does not run at night. Instead, you can use BKK’s night bus network (routes numbered in the 900s), which runs all night long.
Operating hours and departure frequencies can change at short notice, and trains may run with delays. Before you travel, open this page to confirm the latest times and check the live service status for any disruptions on your line.
