Our Current Itinerary

Things can change, but as of right now this is our itinerary

Day	Date	City	Arrive	Depart
Sunday	Oct. 20	Newark		18:05
Monday	Oct. 21	Budapest	14:10
Tuesday	Oct. 22	Budapest		16:30
Wednesday	Oct. 23	Bratislava	7:30	11:00
		Vienna	19:00
Thursday	Oct. 24	Vienna		23:45
Friday	Oct. 25	Durnstein	8:00	10:30
		Melk	13:30	16:00
Saturday	Oct. 26	Scholgen* drop off Salzburg tour group	8:45	9:30
		Passau	15:30	18:00
Sunday	Oct. 27	Regensburg	8:00	14:00
Monday	Oct. 28	Nuremberg	5:30	10:00
		Munich		19:35

19:35

The Great Market Hall, Budapest

CNN called it the best market in Europe last year.  Built in 1897, this huge three story building is a great place to people watch, shop, and mingle with the citizens of Budapest.

Budapest Central Market

You can even take a "nibbles" tour offered by Bridgetours (http://www.bridgetours-ca.com/en/own-programs/2-taste-the-good-things-in-budapest-s-pantry.html) or simply create your own gastronomical tour by wandering around and sampling.

CNN article on the great markets of Europe

A short article on the Great Market (includes a link to the Rick Steves's video on the market)

More on the history of the Great Market

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!

Flight Details

All of our flights are on Lufthansa.

We depart on Sunday, October 20th, from Newark Liberty International Airport as follows:

From Newark (EWR) to Budapest (BUD)
	Departure			Arrival
Flight	Date	City	Time	Date	City	Time
403	Oct. 20	EWR	6:05 PM	Oct. 21	FRA	7:35 AM
1138	Oct. 21	FRA	12:40 PM	Oct. 21	BUD	2:10 PM

We return from Munich on Monday, October 28th as follows:

From Munich (MUC) to Newark (EWR)
	Departure			Arrival
Flight	Date	City	Time	Date	City	Time
412	Oct. 28	MUC	3:30 PM	Oct. 28	EWR	7:55 PM

For those going on to Prague, your return is on Thursday, October 31st:

From Prague (PRG) to Newark (EWR) with transfer in Dusseldorf (DUS)
	Departure			Arrival
Flight	Date	City	Time	Date	City	Time
3051	Oct. 31	PRG	8:50 AM	Oct. 31	DUS	10:00 AM
408	Oct. 31	DUS	12:15 PM	Oct. 31	EWR	4:06 PM