thetrainfamilyOur journey began in the vibrant city of Budapest, known for its rich history and stunning architecture, which we had the opputunity to exploring during our 24 hour stay in the city.
Flixbus boarder crossing
We took the FlixBus at 4:30 PM from Budapest’s “Nepliget” bus station. We would have preferred to take the train, but unfortunately, it’s not possible until the railway between the two capitals is renovated in 2025. Before departure, we all took motion sickness pills, which worked well on our journey between Vilnius and Riga.
There were many different nationalities aboard the bus. There was even another Dane! Poor thing, a month ago, she had taken a blood test at home and fainted, hitting her head and detaching her retina in the fall. After a long operation, she was not allowed to fly, so she was on the bus on her way to Belgrade and then continuing to Athens.
The bus journey went smoothly, with the standard FlixBus comfort. We reached the border between Hungary and Serbia relatively quickly, but the actual crossing took 1.5 hours. Not because we were being checked for 1.5 hours, but because we had to wait. The passport control on both the Hungarian and Serbian sides took a total of about 10 minutes. Much to the delight of the children, we got our passports stamped in Serbia.
Arriving in Serbia
It was already dark by the time we reached Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city and the capital of the autonomous area of Vojvodina. Several people got off the bus there. We drove the last approximately 100 km to Belgrade. The children were tired, but various games on iPads and phones kept them awake.
Upon arrival, we went on a longer walk together with the other Dane to withdraw Serbian Dinars from an ATM. Fortunately, we remembered to download an offline Google map of Belgrade, as the price is 75 DKK per MB! We wished the Dane a safe journey to Athens and continued our walk to our Airbnb apartment in Belgrade on a summer evening.
