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Passengers caught without a valid ticket or pass will pay HUF 15,000 if they settle immediately or within two days, up from HUF 12,000. Payments made after that but within 30 days will increase from HUF 25,000 to HUF 30,000, while the penalty beyond 30 days remains HUF 50,000.
Those who buy a monthly pass on the day they are caught and present it within two days will pay HUF 7,500 instead of HUF 6,000. Charges for presenting a valid pass left at home remain unchanged.
Budapest transport authority BKK expects the increase to generate about HUF 560 million in additional annual revenue, along with potential gains from more ticket and pass purchases.
BKK cited a 30% rise in consumer prices since penalties were last increased in September 2022, which has weakened their deterrent effect.
Mayor Gergely Karácsony signed the decision last week amid mounting pressure on BKK’s liquidity, the report notes.
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