Free Public Bike Pumps in Hungary

Cities with the most public bike pumps

1. 1Budapest100 stations · 77 repair
2. 2Szeged30 stations · 13 repair
3. 3Debrecen8 stations · 7 repair

Bike pumps in Hungary at a glance

OpenStreetMap lists 406 public stations in Hungary in 157 towns and cities: 86 compressed-air pumps and 320 bike repair stations, 225 of which have a built-in pump. In total, 311 stations let you inflate a tire.

Most stations in Hungary are bike repair stands: a post with a hand or foot pump, often with tools on steel cables. They take a little longer than a compressor, but they are usually free and in public space.

34% of the stations are in the 3 cities with their own page below; the other 268 are spread across smaller towns.

Free or paid?

106 stations in Hungary carry fee information: 101 are marked free and 5 paid (95% free). So the vast majority of mapped pumps cost nothing. Stations without a fee tag are not necessarily free.

Valves, gauges and opening hours

12 stations list their valve types: 3 fit Presta, 12 fit Schrader, and 2 fit Dunlop (Woods) valves. Riders with Presta valves should carry a small adapter.

Of all stations, 3 have a pressure gauge, 5 are covered, and 3 are lit at night.

92 stations are open 24/7 and 101 have opening hours listed. Pumps inside shops or fuel stations follow their opening hours.

Example stations in Hungary

A selection of well-documented stations from different towns. The live map shows all of them with directions.

• Shell

  Hattyú utca, Víziváros, Budapest

  Repair station with pump · free · 24/7

• streetbutor

  Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre út, Zagyvaszántó

  Repair station with pump · 24/7 · Presta · gauge

• BikeSafe

  Balaton körút, Csebere, Balatonfűzfő

  Repair station with pump · free · 24/7

• Decathlon

  Görömbei András utca, Liget II lakópark, Debrecen

  Repair station with pump · free · 24/7

• Egyedi

  Ady utca, Zámoly

  Repair station with pump · free · 24/7

• Gemenc Vándorpont

  Gránátos utca, Szentjános, Baja

  Repair station with pump · paid · Mo-Su 06:30-18:30

• MOL Nyrt.

  Ady Endre utca, Tolna

  Compressed air · free

• OMV Hungária Kft.

  Dorozsmai út, Iparváros, Szeged

  Compressed air · free

Who runs the stations

The most common operators and brands in Hungary in OpenStreetMap:

• Streetbútor10
• Szerelj és tekerj!8
• Dero5
• Shell4
• BikeSafe3
• Decathlon3
• ibombo3
• Via Kanizsa Zrt.3

More towns with stations

These places have stations but no page of their own yet. You find them on the live map:

• Balatonalmádi8
• Miskolc8
• Badacsonytomaj6
• Siófok6
• Budaörs4
• Dunakeszi4
• Felsőörs4
• Nagykanizsa4
• Zalaegerszeg4
• Balatonakarattya3
• Balatonmáriafürdő3
• Békéscsaba3
• Biatorbágy3
• Budakalász3
• Esztergom3
• Gyor3

How public bike pumps work

Public bike pumps come in two kinds. Bike repair stations are posts with a hand or floor pump, often with tools on steel cables and a hanger to hold the bike. They stand in parks, at train stations, on campuses and along cycle routes, and they almost never cost anything. Compressed-air pumps are electric compressors, mostly at gas stations, car washes and bike shops. They fill a tire in seconds but are built for car tires.

Before you pump, check your valve. Most repair-station heads fit both Presta and Schrader; gas-station air chucks fit Schrader only, so a small Presta adapter is worth carrying. With a compressor, add air in short bursts and check the pressure, because a narrow road tire can burst well below car pressure. The right pressure is printed on the tire sidewall.

All stations on this site come from OpenStreetMap, where volunteers add and update them. If a pump is broken, gone or missing from the map, fix it directly in OpenStreetMap or use the report button on the map. The change appears here after the next data update.

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