The 3rd CEU
Philosophy Graduate Conference
March 20-21, 2010
Central European
University, Budapest
Venue
The conference will
be held at the main teaching site of the Central European University in
Budapest, located in the Fifth District, Nádor street 9, in
the close vicinity of the famous Chain Bridge and Saint Stephen's
Cathedral.
The main entrance
to CEU is on the corner of Nádor street and Zrinyi street.
The conference will be at the Philosophy Department, which is
accessible through a side entrance: Vth
district, 14 Zrinyi street, 4th
floor (ring "34" on the entrance phone).
(You can also
download a printable map here---.jpg,
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Accommodation
Accommodation will
be available on request at the CEU
Residence and Conference Center
(for cca. 30 Euro/night) or we can help to organise other forms of
accommodation around the same price.
Transportation
To
Budapest
There are fairly cheap trains to Budapest from most neighbouring
countries. Several budget airlines fly to Budapest from various
European cities: you can check easyjet.com
and wizzair.com.
If booked well in advance, return tickets from many destinations are
between 50 and 100 Euro (incl. tax).
From
and to the airport
There are several options:
- taxis (See
below);
- there is a
minibus service from the airports that takes you door-to-door, somewhat
cheaper than the taxi, but for two people, it’s almost the
same as the taxi. This can also be booked to go to the airport;
- public transport
buses take you to one of the metro terminals, the metro takes you to
downtown Budapest.
Public
transport in Budapest
You need to buy tickets before boarding the bus, metro or tram (you
can’t buy tickets from the driver) and validate the ticket
once on the vehicle. Tickets are usually available at newsagents or
metro stations. You need to validate a new ticket every time you change
(even if you change lines on the metro). More info on tickets and
public transport here.
Taxis
There is a fixed price taxi service from the airports: 4,700 forint +
10 percent tip (10 percent generally applies to taxis, as well as to
restaurants). You can order a fixed priced taxi to the airport too,
it's a few hundred forints more expensive but still reasonable.
Be careful with
taxis if you hail them on the street; the taxis which belong to
companies are OK, and all about the same and reasonable price, but
there are individual taxis known as ‘hienas’, who
may charge exorbitant sums. (They are legal and they have a meter, but
since taxi prices are not limited, they can set very high rates.) They
hang around railwaystations too. The taxis which belong to companies
usually have the light on the top of the car indicating the company;
e.g. the City taxis
light say ‘CITY’, the 6x6
taxis have a dice, the Fõtaxi
cars light is surrounded by
red-and-white squares, the 2000
taxis light has '2000‘
on them, etc. In addition, the logo of the company is displayed on the
side of the car. The hiena taxis' light usually just says
‘TAXI‘. Hotels usually have a contract with taxi
firms or reliable individuals, so you can ask the hotel to order a taxi
for you. Or if you have a mobile, and you know where you are, you can
order a taxi on the phone, and it’s there in 5-10 minutes or
even less. Taxi numbers:
- City taxi:
2111111 if you call from a Budapest number;
061 2111111 if you call from a Hungarian mobile network;
+361 2111111 if you call from a foreign number (e.g. a foreign mobile
phone).
- 6x6 taxi:
2666666
061 2666666
+361 2666666
Currency
The official
hungarian currency is the Hungarian Fórint (HUF)
1 USD = approx. 170 HUF
1 EUR = approx. 250 HUF
1 GBP = approx. 350 HUF
Official exchange rates can be found on the website of the Hungarian
National Bank.
Food, public
transportation and entertainment in Budapest are reasonably priced
compared to most European cities.
Electricity
Hungary uses a 220
V, 50 Hz system. Sockets conform to European standard plugs
(two-pronged, earthed).
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