Nagykanizsa
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Nagykanizsa (Croatian: Velika Kaniža, German: Großkirchen, Großkanizsa, Turkish: Kanije) is a city in Hungary in the Somogy-Zala hills, lying between the western corner of the Lake Balaton and the Croatian and Slovenian border. This pulsing border town, with its 47,000 inhabitants (2017), is the centre of the southwestern Transdanubian region. It's also the traditional transitplace of trade and tourism, heading for or arriving from the Adriatic and Italian harbours. The name Kanizsa was first mentioned in a document in 1245. It is of Slavic origin (Knysa), and means "belonging to a prince". It refers to the fact that the region was the property of an aristocrat.
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Nagykanizsa's postal code is H-8800, and its telephone area code is 93.
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Nagykanizsa's postal code is H-8800, and its telephone area code is 93.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsTrains are available in every two hours from Budapest-Déli pályaudvar via Székesfehérvár, Siófok and Fonyód, moving on the South Coast of the Lake Balaton. The journey takes around 3 hours and costs 3690 Ft. Other direct connections are: 46.4407416.986811 Nagykanizsa Train Station, Ady Endre utca 67, ☏ +36 1 349-4949, informacio@mav-start.hu. Ticket office: 24 hours daily. The train station is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) away from the centre. The bus line 18 goes between the train station and the city centre (Kalmár utca). (updated Oct 2018) Buses are available four times a day from Budapest-Népliget. The journey takes 3 hours and costs 4015 Ft–4305 Ft. 46.4564616.985962 Nagykanizsa Bus Station, Báthory utca 2, ☏ +36 93 509-732, info@volanbusz.hu. Ticket office: M–F 07:30–17:00. (updated Oct 2018) Nagykanizsa is next to the M7 motorway between Budapest and Zagreb. Closer to the border, M70 forks off providing a connection from cities like Maribor in Slovenia and Graz in Austria....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Volánbusz operates local buses in Nagykanizsa. Tickets (in 2019): 250 Ft in advance, 320 Ft from driver. Passes (in 2019): 6100 Ft per month, 4060 Ft semimonthly. Tickets can be purchased at the bus station (only on weekdays) and at many newsstands. Public transport map of Nagykanizsa. Nagykanizsa's postal code is H-8800, and its telephone area code is 93.
Where to Stay
Nagykanizsa's postal code is H-8800, and its telephone area code is 93.
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Nagykanizsa's postal code is H-8800, and its telephone area code is 93.