The western edge of Lake Balaton because of its central location can be approached easily. You can reach us:

BY CAR …
From Western Europe
• From the direction of Linz/Vienna: You turn off the Motorway A1 towards Eisenstadt on the Motor-road A3 and you cross the border in Sopron (Klingenbach). From here there is a high-way leading through Ukk and Sümeg to Lake Balaton or more precisely to Balatonederics. lf you take Road 71 westwards you can reach Gyenesdiás within a short time.
-From Graz: If you turn off the Motor way A2 towards Fürstenfeld you can cross the border in Heiligenkreuz (Rábafüzes). Lake Balaton from here is about 1oo kms. Through Körmend and Zalaegerszeg on the Highway 76 the journey by car takes maximum one and a half hour. Drive through Keszthely and you reach Gyenesdiás.

From Southern Europe
-From Slovenia: from Lendava/Lenti you can reach the West-Balaton Region on Road 75 from Croatia on the E71 towards Balatonszentgyörgy. For those who are coming from Italy we can suggest the road leading through Tarvisio and Graz.

From Northern Europe
-From Poland: Through Budapest on the Motorway M7 towards Lake Balaton.
-From Slovakia: You can come either through Budapest and after on the M7 or from Pozsony on the Road E65 through the frontier station of Rajka and then through Mosonmagyarovár on Road 86, then you take Road 84 towards Ukk/Sümeg to the direction of Lake Balaton.

From Inland
-From Budapest on the M7 towards Lake Balaton you come on the southern shore on High-way 7 (E71) to Balatonkeresztúr from there you take Road 76 to Balatonszentgyörgy, in Fenékpuszta you have to choose Road 71 (you turn right after the Zala Bridge) and you will arrive at the capital of Lake Balaton.

… BY TRAIN …
The region can be reached almost from all European big cities.
Within Hungary there are direct trains from Budapest from the Keleti and Déli station. In the main season there are direct lines on the route between Miskolc and Keszthely.
Train schedule: www.menetrendek.hu

… BY BUS …
There are more than 55o inland buslines reaching Keszthely and Hévíz.
Bus timetable: www.menetrendek.hu

… BY AIRPLANES …
Close to Keszhely, about 17 km we can find the Hévíz-Balaton Airport in Sármellék. Schedule: www.hevizairport.com
Traveling by airplane has become easier, the cheap airline companies have also appeared in Budapest, the Ferihegy-1 Terminal is one of the best located airports in Europe, which is used by these very cheap airline companies.