Budapest Free Time

Our included tour in Budapest will focus on the Buda side of the river (Buda Castle, the Royal Palace, St. Matthias Church) and will end around noon on Tuesday.  After that we'll have several hours of free time before our departure for Bratislava.

We'll be docked on the Buda side of the river, right near the Batthyány tér station on the M2 Metro line.    Using the metro is a quick and easy way to get to the Pest side of the river, where you'll find the Parliament building, the Opera, the Synagogue, St. Stephen's, Vaci Square, and the Great Market.

Pest Key Sites

On this map, we'll be docked across the river from A, which is Parliament.

• A - Parliament
• B - St. Stephans
• C - Opera House
• D - Synagogue
• E - Vaci Square
• F - Museum of Applied Arts

Although it's not noted on this map, the Great Market can be found between E and F, near the water and next to Corvinus University.  

Budapest Metro Map

The metro stops closest to each key site are:

• Parliament - Kossuth ter (M2 red line)
• St. Stephans - Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ut (M1 yellow line)
• Opera House - Opera (M1 yellow line)
• Synagogue - Astoria (M2 red line)
• Vaci Square - Ferenciek tere (M3 blue line)
• Great Market - Kalvin ted (M3 blue line)

There are single tickets, which you'd use for trips that do not require a transfer (if you start at Battyhany ter, where the ship is docked, this ticket would only be good for stops on the M2 Red line).  This ticket costs 350 HUF (≈ $1.50).

There are also transfer tickets, which are good for any point-to-point trip, for 530 HUF (≈ $2.35).

Finally, there is a daily ticket if you think you'll be using the metro a lot throughout the afternoon of our free day.  This ticket costs 1,650 HUF (≈ $7.30).

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST VALIDATE YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THE TRIP STARTS!