Does the transit at Budapest on a train from Belgrade to Zagreb count as staying in the Schengen area?
I read that you can take a night train from Belgrade to Zagreb (and I confirmed it in the DB website), but it first goes to Budapest, transfers, and then goes to Zagreb. I also know there's a direct train but I rather want to take the night train in order to save on the accommodation cost.
In this case, is the transit in Budapest handled as a one-day stay in the Schengen area? Or is it like a flight and there's no need to get through immigration?
Best Answer
The concept of transiting a country's soil without entering the country only exists at airports, with only a couple of provisions for such transit by land transport in the world.
So yes, you'll obviously enter the Schengen Area, with border control taking place at the border.
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