Budapest metropolitan area


The Budapest metropolitan area is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Budapest and its surrounding suburbs. Created by Hungary's national statistical office HCSO to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, the surrounding a more densely built and densely populated urban area. As of 2014 the Budapest metropolitan area, with its 7,626 km², extends significantly beyond Budapest's administrative region, a region also commonly referred to as Central Hungary. It had a population of 3,303,786 inhabitants at the January 2013 census, making it the tenth largest urban region in Europe. 33% of Hungary's population resides in the region.

Traffic

There are 4 subway lines, 36 tram lines, 18 suburban railway lines and 601 bus lines in the metropolitan area.
Motorways
Arterial motorways that also connects Budapest Metropolitan Area to the city center are M1 motorway from north-west, M2 motorway from north, M3 motorway from north-east with M31 motorway link, M4 motorway from east, M5 motorway from south-east with M51 motorway link, M6 motorway from south, M7 motorway from south-west.
M0 motorway ring-road of Budapest connects all arterial motorways.

Settlements of the Budapest metropolitan area