#1 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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JudgeDredd says:
There is so much to see and do in Budapest! I could go on and on about all the places one must see while in the city. The one thing I say is a must for everyone who goes to Budapest to do is; head out at night and see the city. Bring along your camera and capture this beautiful city at it's best, at…
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#2 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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lizalcott says:
Downtown Budapest is one of the easiest cities to navigate. The public transport system there is second to none, even the HEV (overground suburban trains)run regular as clockwork. With bus's, taxi's, trolley-busses, trams and the underground all at your fingertips its actually a refreshing change fr…
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#3 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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princess_bakes says:
About 10 years ago when I was in Budapest we were approached on the street by a fellow tourist. All seemed ok when he claimed he was lost & needed directions. Armed with a map, he spoke to my friend about getting somewhere. Whilst my friend was trying to locate it on the map, the bloke was checking …
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#4 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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Rose1983 says:
MY boyfriend and i thought we could get away with not buying tickets every time. not true. costs 20 euros upfront when they catch you-often waiting at the bottom of the escalators!
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#5 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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Quest says:
ZÓNA Taxi is the cab company in Budapest with fixed prices. The price are devided in zones. 1-2 zones 3600 HUF, 3 zones 4000 HUF and 4 zones 4400 HUF.
(Most other cabs in Budapest will try to cheat and charge you way more then what it really costs. If you chose to use another cab company, make sur…
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#6 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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andrewmarshall says:
Budapest was fantastic. I was lucky, I had met someone earlier in Poland who was from Budapest, and was willing to pick me up from the train station, walk me to my hostel (blue danube, very nice but so far away from everything and $$), and take me out to eat at cheap restaurants. Other than the fact…
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#7 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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balsmn says:
WARNING!!!!!!!
Please don't convert your currencies from Euros to Hungarian Forints in the Western Union branch at the main train station. They offer the lowest rates in the whole of budapest city i suppose.
There were signs in many places stating that currency exchange in the streets are illega…
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#8 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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budapester says:
Free Exhibitions, Churches, Buildings
St. Stephen 's Cathedral including the Holy Right hand chapel
The Cave Church
Parliament building for EU citizens
Visitor Center of the National Bank
Police History Museum
Fire Brigade Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts provides free guided tours in English…
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#9 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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maxcw says:
The website for trains to and within Hungary is http://www.elvira.hu/
or in English http://www.elvira.hu/elvira.dll?language=2
It indicates that you can also buy the tickets online but I could not figure out how to do this.
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#10 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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lauro says:
budapest keleti pályaudvar (often abbreviated budapest keleti pu), hungarian for Budapest eastern railway station is the largest among the three main railway stations (together with nyugati pályaudvar and déli pályaudvar) in budapest. It can be found in the 8th district (józsefváros), on baros…
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#11 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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semih says:
quick review of touristic destinations: chain bridge, fisherman’s bastion, in neo-gothic and neo-romanesque style, great market hall, heroes’ square, vajdahunyad castle, statue park, tomb of gul baba, dohany street synagogue, which is the largest one in europe...
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#12 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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Quest says:
It took us about a day to figure out the Metro system in Budapest, but once we got it, it was quite easy.
We started with bying single tickets for all 4 of us, but that would have gotten pretty expensive in the long run, so we found that it would be much better to buy a 3 day tourist ticket. These…
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#13 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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nmcrae1 says:
Student travelers should also consider www.statravel.com. They offer great student rates as well as the flexible "Blue" Ticket, which allows you to change flight times and other details for a 25$ fee. Much better than most similar deals.
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#14 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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larissa7 says:
Amsterdam - Budapest 2009 V.V.
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#15 of 16 general tips & advice in Budapest
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Chokk says:
Every time when I come to an airport, one of the big things is taking the first taxi to my hotel. For me this usually says a lot about the general situation of the place and what I have to expect.
In Budapest it was very efficient - no hazzle and perfect service. You tell your destination to a pe…
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