Back to Balaton page

boating on balaton


Lake Balaton Shipping

Almost all town and place around Lake Balaton has its own port. Lake Balaton has a quite intesive boat traffic. There is a ferry between Szantod and Tihany which carries cars as well. Beside the scheduled ships and ferry there are number of pleasure boats, rentable yachts as the lake perfect for sailing.



High season timetable and fares


Timetable :
Check out high season (03.07.2010-29.08.2010) timetable, click here

Fares :
Ticket prices depend on distance.

Ticket

Return ticket

Km-zone

Price

50% reduced price*

Student ticket

Price

50% reduced price*

Student ticket

1-10

1 040.-

520.-

780.-

1 880.-

940.-

1 410.-

11-20

1 360.-

680.-

1 020.-

2 600.-

1 300.-

1 950.-

21-70

1 560.-

780.-

1 170.-

2 800.-

1 400.-

2 100.-

Bicycle**

940.-

   

1 460.-

   
* Chlidren from 6 to 14 years
** It's depend on the traffic

boating on balaton


Ferry


Ferry between the closest point of the lake balaton, szantod (from the southern side) to tihany (the northern side).

Ferry from Szantod : every 40mins from 6:00 till 23:20
Ferry from Tihany : every 40mins from 6:20 till 23:40

Fares :
Person : 500HUF
Bicycle : 200HUF
Motorcycle, Quad : 750HUF
Van bus : 5400HUF
Children under 6 go FREE




boating on balaton


Pleasure boats


Pleasure boats like cruises, oldies but goodies boats loaded with tourists, great to take photos, have a nice afternoon.

Ports where pleasureboats available : Balatonfured - Keszthely - Siofok

Departure times :
Balatonfured : 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:30
Siofok : 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30
Keszthely : 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00

Fares :
Adult : 1hour - 1400HUF 1.5hour - 1500HUF
Children (6-14years) : 1hour - 600HUF 1.5hour - 700HUF
Children under 6 can come free

Disco boat


Now that's a special, if you like partying on a boat you're the one to get there.

Timetable and type of music :

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Balatonkenese           * 19.00
children boat
 
Balatonfured   × 21.00
retro
^ 17.30
children boat
× 21.00
retro
× 21.00
retro
× 21.00
retro
^ 17.30
children boat
Tihanyrev       ^ 21.00
retro
  ^ 21.00
retro
 
Revfulop     ^ 20.15
retro
  ^ 20.15
retro
  ^ 20.15
retro
Badacsony   ^ 21.00
retro
  ^ 21.00
retro
* 15.30
children boat
^ 21.00
retro;
 
Balatongyorok   × 20.30
retro
      ^ 21.00
retro
 
Keszthely         * 18.00
children boat
  * 16.00
children boat
Balatonmariafurdo       × 20.30
retro
  o 20.30
retro
* 19.00
children boat
Fonyod   o 20.30
retro
* 19.45
children boat
o 20.30
retro
* 13.45
children boat
(from Badacsony)
o 20.30
retro
 
Balatonboglar * 19.00
children boat
  × 21.00
retro
  × 21.00
retro
  × 21.00
retro
Balatonlelle       × 21.00
retro
^ 19.00
children boat
  × 21.00
retro
 
Balatonszemes   * 19.30
children boat
  × 20.30
retro
     
Balatonfoldvar       o 20.30
retro
* 19.30
children boat
o 20.30
retro
 
Siofok ^ 18.30
children boat
  × 21.00
retro
× 21.00
retro
  × 21.00
retro
× 21.00
retro

* - 1 hour
^ - 1,5 hour
× - 2 hours
o - 2,5 hour

Discoboats, Children Boats - prices
valid: 1st January 2010

Duration Adults Children
(6-14 years old)
Disco 1,5 hours 1 700.- 1 100.-
Disco 2 hours 1 800.- 1 200.-
Disco 2,5 hours 1 900.- 1 300.-
Children boat
1 hour
1 900.- 1 100.-
3-14 (years old)
Children boat
1,5 hour
2 000.- 1 200.-
3-14 (years old)


Balaton Shipping Co.