Bicske

Bicske is a town of 12,000 people (2017), and a district in Fejér County.

Understand
The first Hungarian mention of Bicske was in 1306. Bicske benefited from the proximity of the capital, the coal mines and the good transport connections.

By plane
The nearest international airport is in Budapest.

By train
Bicske is on the Budapest – Hegyeshalom – Rajka railway line, so its railway station has a lot of railway traffic. It connects suburban trains with Budapest, Tatabánya, Komárom and Győr. There are fast trains from Budapest, Győr, Hegyeshalom, Sopron, Szombathely and Bratislava.

By car
Bicske is on the M1 motorway and the main road between Budapest and Vienna, and runs alongside Zsámbék.

By bus
Bicske is the dominant center of bus transport in the narrower area: Budapest, Mór, Székesfehérvár, Zsámbék and the surrounding settlements. Páty and Felcsút can be reached by regular bus services from the city.

Get around
In Bicske there is only one bus line that starts from the station.

In the town

 * In the centre of the town are excavated ruins of a temple with several tombs, dating from the 15th century
 * Ruins of the Observatory and the astronomers' castle built by Charles the Great (19th century)
 * In the centre of the town are excavated ruins of a temple with several tombs, dating from the 15th century
 * Ruins of the Observatory and the astronomers' castle built by Charles the Great (19th century)
 * Ruins of the Observatory and the astronomers' castle built by Charles the Great (19th century)