Do I need a visa to Hungary?
In case your application has been accepted to YMSA and you need a visa to travel to Hungary, please write to ymsa.debrecen@gmail.com, giving your personal data and we will send you an official invitation letter.
PLEASE NOTE: You can apply for the visa not earlier than 90 days before your arrival, therefore you can send us your request with your personal data from the beginning of May.
The following information is needed to prepare the necessary documents:
- Your full name (as presented in your ID/passport)
- Your mother's full birth name
- Date and place of your birth
- Nationality
- ID/Passport No.
- Address in ID/passport.
Please also send us your planned arrival day to Hungary and departure day from Hungary (in case you would like to spend a few days for sightseeing).
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What shall I take with me to YMSA?
What to definitely bring with you:
- valid passport / identity card (see visa requirements info above)
- EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) and/or medical insurance for tourists
- personal medicines
- instrument, accessories (strings, extra bow, reeds, etc.)
- scores, piano accompaniment scores, orchestra scores
- clothes for concerts
- For gentlemen: black shoes, long black pants, any kind of single-coloured shirt (it can be short-sleeved)
- For ladies: black shoes, long black dress, or long black skirt with any kind of single-coloured blouse
- casual summer wear and comfortable shoes
- towels and shower shoes
- toiletries
How can I get to Debrecen with the public transportation system?
Budapest-Debrecen by train
There are three railway stations in Budapest: Déli, Keleti and Nyugati. Trains to Debrecen depart mostly from Nyugati and some of them from Keleti.
Make sure to choose a train that is marked IC intercity.
The easiest way to travel from one railway station to another one is to take the metro. You can buy a ticket for 450 HUF at a newspaper stand or from the purple ticket machines. Even if you travel on 2 different metro lines, you can use the same ticket provided that you change underground.
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Trains from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
There are direct IC intercity trains from Nyugati railway station to Debrecen in every hour from 5:20 to 20:20. The journey takes 2.5 hours.
Trains from Budapest Keleti to Debrecen
There are direct IC intercity trains from Keleti railway station to Debrecen every two hours from 7:25 to 17:25. The journey takes 3.5 hours.
You can buy your train tickets online, or with your smartphone via the MÁV app, or at the train stations at the cashier. Reserving seats and replacement tickets are not available by ticket machines, so don’t use them.
If you have a Student Identity Card issued in the EU containing your photo and stating the name of your school, you are eligible for a 50% discount, and you can buy a student ticket.
Budapest Airport – Debrecen by train
There are two options to get to Debrecen by train from Budapest Airport:
- Budapest Airport – Budapest city center – Debrecen
You can choose the following ways to get from Budapest Airport to Budapest city center:
- Airport express bus (2200 HUF, you can buy and validate tickets directly on the bus using your bankcard for the Budapest Pay&GO service.)
- MiniBUD Airport Shuttle (from 26€, you might consider booking in advance) or
- FŐTAXI to the Budapest-Nyugati Station (about 11000 to 13500 HUF, service desk at the entrance of terminal. Please make sure you take no other cab than FŐTAXI, because others may cheat you by taking you at a much higher rate.)
There are direct IC intercity trains from Nyugati railway station to Debrecen in every hour from 5:20 to 20:20. The journey takes 2.5 hours.
You can buy your train tickets online, or with your smartphone via the MÁV app, or at the train stations at the cashier. Reserving seats and replacement tickets are not available by ticket machines, so don’t use them.
If you have a Student Identity Card issued in the EU containing your photo and stating the name of your school, you are eligible for a 50% discount, and you can buy a student ticket.
- Budapest Airport – Ferihegy railway station – Debrecen
The closest train station to Budapest Airport Terminal 2 is Ferihegy, with trains operating to and from the Nyugati railway station in Budapest. From Terminal 2, the Ferihegy train station is accessible by bus number 200E.
Train tickets are not available for purchase at Terminal 2.
Hungarian state railway company (MÁV) operates a domestic ticket office at the Ferihegy train station every day from 6:00am. to 6:00pm. In addition, train tickets can also be purchased from the ticket machines located on the platforms. Tickets for destinations not shown on the ticket machines and supplementary tickets for premium category trains are available from the conductor on board the trains, without a surcharge.
For more information on train services in Hungary, please visit: www.mav-start.hu
Arrival to Debrecen by plane
To get from Debrecen Airport to the building, the easiest option is taxi. More info: https://www.debrecenairport.com/en/transport/taxi
YMSA is located in the building of the University of Debrecen Faculty of Music. To order the service our exact address is required:
Debreceni Egyetem Zeneművészeti Kar, Debrecen, Nagyerdei körút 82.
The cheapest option is using Airport Debrecen bus line (Airport bus timetable). With this bus you can get to Debrecen railway station („Nagyállomás”). To get from the station to YMSA please read the next point.
From Debrecen railway station („Nagyállomás”) to the building of YMSA
YMSA is located in the building of the University of Debrecen Faculty of Music, the exact address is:
Debrecen, Nagyerdei körút 82.
Take tram 1 at the train station. You will need 1 single ticket which costs 500 HUF in advance and can be purchased at the newsagents (Relay or Inmedio) or at DKV ticket office located opposite of the railway station.
Get off the tram at the stop "Nagyerdei körút" (9 stops), then turn left (Pálma Pub should be on your left) and go ahead approx. 600 meters. The building will be on your left. Map
From the railway station you also can go by taxi. The two biggest taxi companies of Debrecen are City Taxi (+36 52 555 555) and Főnix Taxi (+36 52 444 444).