Top Budapest Sightseeing Passes

Budapest Card ... Do this and save, if you stay for more than three days!!! We stayed 5 hours and took the Budapest card for 15 days at a cost of about 15 euros, ONLY FOR USE of unlimited means (72h 13 euros). NO for bus 100 that takes you to the airport (costs 5.50euro more), but it includes the 200 that takes you the same... I had a great time, also because there are no subway turnstiles, but it is full of controllers You take it directly out of airport DA and need document I've seen it on some sites and tested it.. DO NOT DO the 72h

We got the 120hr Budapest Cards as we had 7 nights in this wonderful city and after some careful planning and working out costs, this definitely made things easier and more cost effective for us.I was a little apprehensive at first as I had seen *so* many bad reviews, BUT I'm so glad that I just went and got them, as it was 100% worth it! I need to say now, before I continue my review that if you like to plan in advance, pack lots into your schedule and check out the individual websites, opening times, routes etc then this card IS for you! If you don't and you're just going to "go with the flow" or you aren't good at keeping to plans or doing any research, I'd suggest not to get the card and maybe just get a travel card and a couple of tours maybe.You can buy the card online or at any of the BKK Customer Services places that are dotted around the city and also at the airport. If you buy online, you need to exchange your paper/pdf ticket for plastic cards before you can use them and these are also exchanged at the BKK Customer Service places. Easy to do, just make sure to take your passport/ID numbers with you, as these are put on the cards to make them "yours".We used the trams, metro, buses and trains a lot whilst we were there, as well as visiting quite a few museums. I am a big planner and my itinerary for our time there made my family very happy (even if it accidentally did include 30,000 steps the first day. Oopsy 😆). The public transport is extremely easy to use and the Card made everything even simpler as you can just walk straight onto the metro, trams and trains without doing anything at all and with buses, just flash your card on your way on.I won't bore everybody with *all* of the details of our entire trip, but I'll share a bit that was included with the card for those that are interested and want to carry on reading. One of our days was all in the Castle District and as well as the transport over there, the Card covers a lot of the attractions etc in that area. This meant for a nice day without getting our bank cards out every time we wanted to go into a museum, a gorgeous hall or a gallery. It also includes the little Budapest Castle Bus, which was an absolute godsend on such a hot day with all the walking around.If you like archaeology, then definitely work your way up to Aquincum, if you have a lot of time. It's not a large place and it is a little out of the way, but Google maps will help you with the public transport and it's a lovely place with lots of Roman history and a few little prehistoric finds too. There is a large supermarket in the vicinity that is absolutely fantastic for those that like to take home food and drink souvenirs for others or themselves. The best place that I actually found in Budapest! (Also called Aquincum, by the way).We did the GastroCellar wine tasting that comes with the card and one of us did the syrup and jam tasting and we shared around, so we got a taste of everything. It was a nice experience and I ended up buying a bottle of the white wine to take home as it was extremely tasty!We obviously did one of the daytime cruises along the river. We went early so that we had lots of time to explore Margaret Island. We went on the Duna Bella cruise and it includes a drink both ways. We chose the lemonade both ways, but you can choose champagne also.It includes a return ticket on the Zugliget Chairlift, which takes you up to a spectacular lookout tower and back down again. We chose this opportunity to use the Children's Railway to get to the chairlift, as one of the stops takes you to the top. We still rode down and back up again just for the experience!On our last day, to help with our achy feet from all the walking, we chose to go to the St Lukács Baths. It was certainly what we needed! And you just show your Budapest Card at the reception in exchange for a wristband that gets you in and around the complex. I won't go into detail as I already did a review for them, but totally worth it! Ignore any bad reviews and just research before you go, so you too can have a wonderful time like we did 😁 we spent half a day there!!We went to a few other museums and did many other things that were not included, but all in all we were extremely happy with our purchase of the Budapest Cards and would do it all again! Thank you

For me, the Budapest Card has two main advantages:Free admission to a variety of attractions (you can find the full list on the Budapest Card website) Unrestricted access to Budapest's public transportation systemIf you need to pack a lot into your time in Budapest, then relying on public transport is a must. And the Budapest Card allows you to forget about buying tickets or worrying whether you can board a certain mode of transportation. It gives you the freedom to move around the city with ease.And don't forget to download the free BudapestGO mobile app. It will help you plan your journeys, finding connections from anywhere to anywhere in the city.The combination of free entry to attractions and unlimited public transit access makes the Budapest Card an invaluable tool for making the most of your time in the Hungarian capital. It removes the hassle and uncertainty, letting you focus on exploring and experiencing all that Budapest has to offer.

Budapest is such a beautiful city, the Budapest card helped us so much, specially with the transportation being included. transportation system in Budapest is very easy and great

Last Monday the 9.3.26 I bought a Budapest Card for 35`000 Forints for 4 days in the baggage claim terminal of the Budapest Airport. I was given a 2025/2026 Guide book. Soon afterwards we learned that the (discounted) prices in the book that said what we would pay with the Budapest Card were about 20% more expensive than printed- for i.e., the Synagogues and thermal baths and airport transportation. In addition, the On-Off Tour that I was looking forward to using was not free anymore . I find this false advertising and I certainly cannot recommend this card to others because of that.Hint: for unlimited public transit tickets, one can buy tickets at any ticket booth for a fraction of the Budapest Card rates.However, I can say that I very much enjoyed the Buda and Pest walking tours that were organized by the BKK, especially with Zoli, who spoke fantastic English and was very interesting and entertaining. I learned that I could have booked the same directly through another source for only 14 Euros.

Some activities mentioned as included do not correspond to reality so you should update the guide not to mislead customers I give you an example the chocolate museum is not included

The Budapest Card makes things easier and cheaper if you want to visit many museums. You can also buy them quite conveniently - there are stalls at important points in the city. In addition, most BKK trips are included, which makes things even more practical. I found them very useful.

Very useful for a day of sightseeing around Budapest. Good for using on the metro and a cruise on the Danube

Budapest is a wonderful city with so much to see. Don't end up in the hospital! My husband was in the hospital for 3 days. The staff was good,the facility ugh!

Bought the card on arrival at the airport. Little disappointed with the minibud service from the airport. We waited an hour for a shuttle. Used the card for all public transport, river cruise, funicular railway and Luckas bath. Have a shuttle booked for return journey to airport. Use the free visits to places and the trains and metro. We navigated the public transport really well. Hopefully will not be late picking us up. Worth it to us.

Use of card is easy and transportation a breeze, but the directions for obtaining the card are confusing. It says they can be delivered to your hotel, but you still have to go somewhere else to register for them, but that turned out to be wrong! So we did extra steps for nothing.

Great experience with the card, made using public transport really easy. Buses don’t really check for tickets but the metro can have inspectors you just show the card to, very easy to get into the included museums aswell and definitely a time saver.

Just returned from Budapest and wanted to give an update of travelling on public transport. Use the bus (100E) to and from airport. They're trialling a new paying system. All you do is Tap your bank card on the machine for up to 5 people and that's it...! Runs about every 40min and goes right to city centre. The very same set up applies on the Metro but only on the Yellow district line. Just tap n go.. This worked out at £1/trip pp. Airport run is about £5 per trip pp and is roughly 40min. If you're there longer or intend to make many trips around then there is the option to purchase a 24/48 or 72hr card which makes travel cheaper.

when and if your hotels are located in the city centre and your trip lasts longer than 72 hours it will be more convenient to buy only a pack of single tickets in a machine . because everything is in walking distance and a weekly pass is more expensive . for cabs use the application bolt . it is tested more than once .

When visiting Budapest, you shoud dowload the travel app called "Budapest Go", which enables you to enter your rdesired location and will then show you all possible travel options. It's fantastic - enables you to use the impressive local transport system like a local!

Fantastic card to have and helped us get around. The only issue was collecting it, we put the address in google maps and it sent us to the opposite side of the town so after a 3 mile walk we found a very hidden hotel that wasn’t signed as a hotel but apartments to get our passes. The stafff were very helpful and assisted us quickly as we were then running late for our booked trip. Would also be great to have it electronically on your phone