Budapest

How much does Budapest cost?

HUF 74,329 to HUF 94,108 per person for 3 days.

Tickets, food and local transport. The hotel and the trip there are not included.

  • Tickets: HUF 35,800
  • Free: 7

Data checked on October 5, 2026

The total for each plan

Per person, without the hotel. Tickets are the prices of the stops in each plan, read on the official sites. Food and transport come from the city figures.

PlanTicketsTransportFoodTotal
1 day HUF 15,700 HUF 2,750 HUF 10,093 to HUF 16,686 HUF 28,543 to HUF 35,136
2 days HUF 32,300 HUF 5,500 HUF 20,186 to HUF 33,372 HUF 57,986 to HUF 71,172
3 days HUF 35,800 HUF 8,250 HUF 30,279 to HUF 50,058 HUF 74,329 to HUF 94,108

Stops with a ticket whose price we could not confirm are left out of the sum.

How the total is made

Tickets are the adult prices of the stops in the plan. Transport is one 24-hour pass per day, or four single rides where there is no pass. Food goes from two inexpensive meals and a coffee per day to one inexpensive meal, half of a mid-range dinner for two and two coffees.

Ticket prices, stop by stop

StopAdult ticketBooking
Hungarian Parliament BuildingThe standard adult ticket for visitors from outside the European Economic Area is HUF 14,000. EEA citizens pay HUF 7,000, students aged 6 to 24 pay half of their rate, and children under 6 enter free. HUF 14,000 Required
Széchenyi Thermal BathA daily ticket with a locker costs HUF 13,200 from Monday to Thursday and HUF 14,800 from Friday to Sunday. A cabin is HUF 1,000 extra, and the early "Good morning Budapest" ticket is HUF 10,500 on weekdays. HUF 13,200 Advised
Hungarian State Opera HouseThe English language tour costs HUF 12,000 per person and the Hungarian language tour HUF 6,400. Children under 3 go free. HUF 12,000 Advised
House of Terror MuseumA full price ticket costs HUF 4,000 and a reduced ticket HUF 2,000. Tickets are sold at the museum only, not online. An English language guided tour for a group of 10 to 30 people costs HUF 20,000 per group. HUF 4,000 Not needed
Hungarian National MuseumA full price adult ticket for the permanent exhibitions costs HUF 3,500. HUF 3,500 Not needed
Matthias ChurchA church ticket costs HUF 3,400 for an adult, or HUF 5,000 with an audio guide. The tower ticket costs HUF 4,000. HUF 3,400 Not needed
Fisherman's BastionThe upper terraces cost HUF 1,700 for an adult during the ticketed hours, paid by card on the spot. Children aged 0 to 5 enter free. HUF 1,700 Not needed
St. Stephen's BasilicaEvery visitor needs a ticket. Student, pensioner and disability discounts are sold at the ticket office only, with a card as proof. not confirmed Not needed
Dohány Street SynagogueThe ticket covers the synagogue and the sites inside the complex. The current price is on the official ticket shop. not confirmed Advised

Stops that cost nothing

Local transport

Single ride
HUF 500
24-hour pass (24-hour Budapest-travelcard)
HUF 2,750

The centre is walkable, and the metro, trams and buses cover the rest. A single ticket costs HUF 500 and a 24 hour travelcard HUF 2,750, so the pass pays off from the sixth ride. The yellow M1 line runs under Andrássy Avenue to City Park, and tram 2 follows the Pest embankment past the bridges and the Parliament.

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