Transportation
Direct train from Warsaw to Budapest - PKP
Metro and tram system - we got 7-day travel card - on BudapestGo app
What to do
- visit Parliament Building
- have a Gelarto Rosa ice-creams
- take a dip in Gellért Baths
- visit Párisi Passage Café & Brasserie
- eat Lángos with cream and cheese
- visit Heroes’ Square
- have a picnic at Margaret Island
- enjoy Musical Fountain at 21:00 show
- visit the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
- stroll the Danube Promenade
- visit the House of Terror
- drink Tokaji Aszú
- visit the St. Stephen’s Basilica
- visit the Hungarian State Opera House
- visit Fisherman’s Bastion
- visit Dohány Street Synagogue
- get a drink in Szimpla Kert Ruin Pub
- buy souvenirs at Central Market Hall
- ride Buda Castle Hill Funicular
- walk The Buda Hills
- shop at Andrássy Avenue
- soak at Széchenyi Thermal Baths
- stroll at City Park
- visit Hungarian National Museum
- take a boat cruise to Szentendre
- watch the sunset from Gellert Bridge
Travel essentials
- travel dates: 23 July - 2 August 2022
- accommodation: Hotel Abel Pension Budapest (5 nights) and Astoria Heritage Suites (5 nights)
- currency: Hungarian Forint = HUF = Ft
TIPS:
- most restaurants adds 10% tip to your bill
- bring towel and flip-flops the the Thermal Baths
- take binoculars to the F1 race!
- tap water is ok to drink
- use BudapestGo app for public transport
Favourite places to eat
- Gelarto Rosa for amazing ice-creams
- Gettó Gulyás for goulash
- Karavan for street food
- Retró Lángos Budapest for Langos
- For Sale Pub for amazing goulash
- Ruszwurm cafe for Dobosh cake
- Drum Cafe for breakfast
- Bem Söröző Étterem for chicken paprikash
- Café Hadik for coffee
- Panorámia Café & Bar for the view
- Tulipán Presszó for lunch
- Szimpla Kert for drinks
Our favourite local food
Hungary, Budapest - Traditional Hungarian Goulash
Hungary, Budapest - Chicken Schnitzel
Hungary, Budapest - Gelarto Rosa
Hungary, Budapest - Traditional Hungarian Goulash
Hungary, Budapest - Paprika
Hungary, Budapest - Breakfast
Hungary, Budapest - Breakfast porridge
Hungary, Budapest - Chicken Paprikash with noodles
Hungary, Budapest - Beef Goulash
Hungary, Budapest - Breakfast
Hungary, Budapest - Lángos
Hungary, Budapest - Curd snack Túró Rudi
Hungary, Budapest - Mussels
Hungary, Budapest - Breakfast Granola
Hungary, Budapest - Lángos
Hungary, Budapest - Dobosh cake
Hungary, Budapest - Chicken Paprikash with noodles
Hungary, Budapest - Traditional Hungarian Goulash
Hungary, Budapest - Paprika Paste
Hungary, Budapest - Soproni Beer
Hungary, Budapest - Lángos
Hungary, Budapest - Lángos
Hungary, Budapest - Lángos
Hungary, Budapest - Lecho
Hungary, Budapest - Chicken Paprikash with noodles
Hungary, Budapest - Stew
Hungary, Budapest - Gelarto Rosa
Inspirations
- Get Your Guide - Things to do in Budapest
- Tripadvisor - Things to Do in Budapest
- 25 Best Things To Do In Budapest
- 12 Ridiculously Awesome Hidden Gems in Budapest
- Budapest's Top 10 Hidden Gems
- 19 Free (& Cheap) Things to Do in Budapest
- 23+ Best Free Things To Do In Budapest
- 12 Things to do on Margaret Island
- Budapeszt na weekend: co zobaczyć, gdzie zjeść?
- 40 miejsc, które trzeba zobaczyć w Budapeszcie
- How to get from Budapest to Szentendre
- 10 największych atrakcji turystycznych w Budapeszcie
Favourites
- Parlament tour
- Evening boat cruise
- Baths - Szechenyi, Gellert, Rudas
- Buda Castle
- Buda Castle Funicular
- Free Walking Tour
- Margaret Island
- Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
- Parisi Passage
- Ruszwurm cafe
- Boat From Budapest to Szentendre
- Szamos Marcipán Múzeum Cukrászda
- Hungarian F1 Grand Prix race
Some prices
At the time of our travel:
1.000 Ft (HUF = Hungarian Forint) = 2,51 euro = 11,99 zł (PLN)
- PKP direct train from Warsaw to Budapest - 149 zł
- train tickets from Budapest to Warsaw - 34.020 Ft
- breakfast for 2 in The Bite bakery - 6.500 Ft
- Cappuccino - 960 Ft
- Entrance to the Szabo Ervin Library - 1.500 Ft
- Gellert baths for 2 people - 14.200 Ft
- Beer - 1.050 Ft
- Gin and tonic -3.000 Ft
- Dinner for 2 people with drinks - 14.650 Ft
- Langos w Retro Langos - 1.390 Ft
- Single bus/tram ticket - 700 Ft
- 7-day travel card - 4.950 Ft
- TuroRudi snack - 179 Ft
- Lunch for 2 people with drinks at Tulipan Presszo - 13.110 Ft
- Beer at the Ruin Bar - 1.000 Ft
- Sightseeing cruise with a drink - 4.000 Ft
- Fenikular to Buda Castle - 3.000 Ft
- Dobosh cake - 800 Ft
- Szechenyi baths for 2 people - 14.200 Ft
- Coffee and Dobosh cake for 2 at Ruszwurum Cukraszda - 3.050 Ft
- Rudy’s baths for 2 people (weekend price) - 17.000 Ft
- Breakfast for 2 at Franziska Pest - 6.250 Ft
- Breakfast for 2 at Drum Cafe - 4.577 Ft
- Chimney Cake - 600 Ft
- Parliament tour for 2 people - 9.120 Ft
- 1hr Sightseeing Cruise with welcome drink - for 2 people - 86 PLN
- Round trip to Szentendre for 2 people by boat - 10.450 Ft