Quick Guide: Budapest
GETTING THERE
Direct flights
- From Dublin: Aer Lingus, Ryanair
- From Shannon: Ryanair
FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE
Bus:
- 100E (the latest departure at 1:05)
– Leaves from Terminal 2
– 40 minutes to Deák Ferenc Square
– 900 HUF/€2.5
- Night bus
– 200E connecting at Határ út with 914/914A/950/950A
Bus + Metro:
- 200E to Kobanya-Kispest metro station + metro blue line to the city centre (45 minutes):
– 900 HUF/€2.5
ACCOMMODATION
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
- Parliament
- Heroes Square
- Margaret Island
- Gellért Thermal Baths
- Széchenyi Thermal Baths
- Danube Promenade and Memorial
- Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church
- St. Stephen’s Basilica
- Opera
- Dohany Sinagogue
- Central Market
- Buda Castle and Funicular
- National Gallery
- Liberty Statue
HIDDEN GEMS
- Rudas Thermal Baths
- Vajdahunyad Castle
- Szabo Ervin Library
- Palvolgyi or Szemlőhegyi Caves
- Hospital in The Rock Museum
- Gellert Cave Church
- Ruin Bars like Szimpla Kert
- House of Terror
- Gül Baba Street
WHERE TO EAT
- Belvárosi Disznótoros – Traditional
- Kívánság Étkezde – Traditional
- Öcsi étkezde – Traditional
- Pest-Buda Bistro – Traditional
- Bors Gasztro Bar – Street Food
- Frici Papi – Traditional
- Hummus Bar – Middle East
- Molnar’s Kurtoskalacs – Chimney Cake
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TOURIST PASSES
Metro and bus
- Single ticket: €1 (€8 for a book of 10) direct / €1.40 with connections (transfer ticket)
- 1 / 3 / 7-day ticket: €4.50 / €11 / €13
Budapest card
- 24h(€21.99), 48h(€32.99), 72h(€42.99), 120h(€62.99):
– Entry to 20 Museums
– Entry to Lukács Thermal Baths
– Untlimited public transport rides
- 72h Plus (€66.90) additional benefits:
– miniBUD transfer to the airport
– Entry to Mattias Church
– Buda Castle Funicular trip
DAY TRIPS
- Eger
- Gyor
- Esztergom
- Balaton Lake
- Vac
- Gödöllo Royal Palace and the Museum of Applied Arts
- Nagytétény Castle
- Aggtelek National Park and Baradla Cave
- Pecs
- Szentendre
