Mail
Post offices ( posta ) are usually open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and until 1pm on Saturday, although in Budapest you'll find several offices functioning around the clock, while smaller post offices close at 4pm. Mail from abroad should be addressed "poste restante, posta" followed by the name of the town; tell your friends to write your surname first, Hungarian-style, and underline it; even this may not prevent your mail being misfiled, so ask them to check under all your names. To collect mail, show your passport and ask "Van posta a reszemre?" If you have an American Express credit card or travellers cheques, then you can get mail sent to the American Express office in Budapest at Deak Ferenc utca 10 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-2pm; tel 1/235-4330, travel@amex.hu ); post should be addressed C/O Amex. For express mail or packages, all the major courier companies, including DHL, Fedex and TNT, have offices in Budapest (see Budapest "Listings"). It's quicker to buy stamps ( belyeg ) at tobacconists as post offices are usually pretty crowded and staff, most of whom don't speak English, are often not particularly helpful. Note that letters and postcards have different rates, so don't buy a job lot of stamps - show your letter first. If you need to send a telegram ( tavirat ), your best bet is the post office. In theory you can dictate them by dialling 192, but the line is often engaged and it's difficult to make yourself understood.
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