Tapolca Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Tapolca is a major transport hub with buses departing almost hourly for Keszthely (363Ft, 35 minutes, 28km), Nagyvázsony (363Ft, 35 minutes, 28km), Sümeg (302Ft, 40 minutes, 22km) and Veszprém (605Ft, one to 1½ hours, 49km). Other important destinations serviced by bus include Balatonfüred (725Ft, 1½ hours, 55km, two buses daily), Badacsonytomaj (241Ft, 30 minutes, 16km, up to six daily), Budapest (1570Ft, 3½ hours, 162km, three daily), Pápa (846Ft, two hours, 67km, three daily) and Székesfehérvár (two hours, 94km, four daily).

Train

Tapolca is the main terminus for the train line linking most of the towns along Lake Balaton's northern shore with Székesfehérvár (1212Ft, 2¾ hours, 117km) and Budapest (2030Ft, three-4½ hours, 184km). The train line also heads northwest to Sümeg (182Ft, 20 minutes, 20km) and Celldömölk (544Ft, one hour, 56km), from where frequent trains continue on to Szombathely (1212Ft, 2¼ hours, 100km) in western Hungary.

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