I guess the opinions are diverse, but I would feel quite resigned if a good friend of mine sent me an e-mail about his holiday.
I am aware that we are in the middle of the technological revolution and so on, but still, I feel that an old-fashioned postcard is much more personal. You can put it away as a memory and maybe it involves me in his experience a bit.
I think I am not the only one who thinks so. The undiminished popularity of postcards, and the fact that post offices still exist, prove me right.
In Budapest, thousand of opportunities are available to use the services of the Hungarian Post. It may be a bit of exaggeration, but if we say there are more hundred post offices, it is certainly true.
At the Liszt Ferenc Airport, at bigger railway stations, at busy spots in the city, you can find bigger post offices. Here, besides giving up postcards to your friends, you can arrange several other things.
If you do not want to put all the junk, let’s say „souvenirs” in your baggage, you can give them up at the post as a parcel. However, you had better take with you the more valuable ones.
With the help of Western Union, you can send and receive money in bigger post offices, you can take out different kinds of insurance as well as you can use P.O.B. (post office box) services. If you happen to get a parking ticket, you can pay the check for the fine also at the post office.
You can buy the majority of the publications of the Hungarian and international press. If you long for something more exotic, just take a look at the special stamps and stamp collections of the Hungarian Post.
Post offices work with the usual opening hours. One of the biggest post offices in Budapest can be found next to Nyugati Railway Station, which is open up to 8 p.m.
Whether there is the Internet or e-mail, the traditional post office certainly remains with us for a while, even if its profile has changed a bit.
In the Hungarian capital city, you can go to a post office so that the relatives staying at home can also get a really personal piece of your holiday spent in Budapest.
A list of post offices in Budapest, by districts
District I.
- 1013 Budapest, Déli Ralway Station
- 1013 Budapest, Pauler utca 3.
- 1014 Budapest, Dísz tér 15.
- 1015 Budapest, Batthyány u. 1
District II.
- 1023 Budapest, Török u. 2.
- 1024 Budapest, Lövőház u. 1-5. (Mammut Shopping Center)
- 1025 Budapest, Törökvész út 87-91.
District III.
- 1032 Budapest, Bécsi út 262. (Tesco)
- 1033 Budapest, Szentendrei út 115.
- 1036 Budapest, Kolosy tér 5.
District IV.
- 1042 Budapest, Árpád út 112.
- 1048 Budapest, Galopp u. 8.
District V.
- 1051 Budapest, Dorottya u. 9.
- 1053 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 31-33.
- 1055 Budapest, Szalay u. 10-14.
- 1056 Budapest, Fővám tér 5.
District VI.
- 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 53.
- 1062 Budapest, Teréz krt. 51.
- 1063 Budapest, Szondi u. 54.
District VII.
- 1071 Budapest, Damjanich u. 58.
- 1074 Budapest, Hársfa u. 47.
District VIII.
- 1081 Budapest, Népszínház u. 42-44.
- 1085 Budapest, József krt. 37-39.
- 1088 Budapest, Rákóczi út 11.
District IX.
- 1095 Budapest, Soroksári út 38.
- 1097 Budapest, Könyves Kálmán krt. 12-14.
- 1097 Budapest, Ecseri út 19.
District X.
- 1108 Budapest, Újhegyi stny. 14.
District XI.
- 1112 Budapest, Németvölgyi út 150.
- 1117 Budapest, Irinyi József u. 38.
- 1118 Budapest, Gazdagréti tér 7.
District XII.
- 1121 Budapest, Normafa út 1.
- 1123 Budapest, Alkotás u. 53.
- 1124 Budapest, Apor Vilmos tér 11.
District XIII.
- 1134 Budapest, Róbert Károly körút 70.
- 1137 Budapest, Szent István krt. 10.
- 1139 Budapest, Váci út 73.
District XIV.
- 1143 Budapest, Hungária krt. 50.
- 1145 Budapest, Amerikai út 25.
District XV.
- 1158 Budapest, Pestújhelyi út 31.
District XVI.
- 1165 Budapest, Mészáros József u. 33.
District XVII.
- 1171 Budapest, Péceli út 151.
- 1172 Budapest, Ferihegyi út 34.
- 1173 Budapest, Pesti út 5.
District XVIII.
- 1182 Budapest, Királyhágó utca 5.
- 1184 Budapest, Üllői út 400.
- 1185 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Airport
District XIX.
- 1191 Budapest, Vak Bottyán u. 75/A-C. (Köki Terminal)
- 1191 Budapest, Templom tér 22.
- 1194 Budapest, Nagykőrösi út 162.
District XX.
- 1202 Budapest, Mártírok útja 281.
- 1203 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos utca 89.
District XXI.
- 1211 Budapest, Szent Imre tér 21.
- 1212 Budapest, Széchenyi István u. 92B.
District XXII.
- 1225 Budapest, Nagytétényi út 268.
- 1222 Budapest, Nagytétényi út 37. (Campona Shopping Center)
District XXIII.
- 1237 Budapest, Szent László u. 161.
- 1238 Budapest, Bevásárló u. 2. (Auchan)
- 1238 Budapest, Grassalkovich út 153.