Train (BETAPHOTO/MILAN OBRADOVIC/AV)
Serbian Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Aleksandra Sofronijevic on March 10 said that passenger traffic on the high-speed Belgrade-Budapest railway would begin by the end of March.
She told state public broadcaster RTS that Serbia had completed all the works necessary for enabling passenger traffic on that high-speed railway, adding that Hungary was now expected to finalize some technical details in its part of the section.
“Serbia’s section from Belgrade to Subotica has been operational since October 2025. Freight traffic has also been established and now we are expecting the Hungarian side to complete some remaining technical details,” the minister said.
She also said that the rail line should be operated by eight trains in each direction, with 16 departures between Belgrade and Budapest and two direct lines between the two capitals, with no stops, except for one for customs control at Kelebija border crossing.
The travel time between Belgrade and Budapest, according to her, will be around three hours, while a one-way ticket will cost EUR25.
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