Budapest day 2 · Fisherman's Bastion and Gravity bouldering in the morning, local food at noon, Pest in the afternoon, back to the venue for the banquet in the evening

• The whole group walks together. Anyone who doesn't want to climb the basilica waits at a café on the square, and we meet at the basilica entrance at 15:50.
• If the dinner starts at 18:00: skip the hotel after Heroes' Square and go straight to the venue. Take the 20E at 17:19 to Keleti, change to the M2 to Puskás Ferenc Stadion, then change to the 10E, arriving 17:45 (checked on Transitous 10-25).

• Hotel → Fisherman's Bastion: tram 1, then M2 08:16 Puskás Ferenc Stadion → Batthyány tér 08:27, walk 13′, arrive 08:40 (checked on Transitous 10-22).
• Castle District → Gravity: walk about 18′ down via the Vienna Gate; or bus 16A 10:18 Szentháromság tér → Széll Kálmán tér 10:21, walk 7′ (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Gravity → Horgásztanya: walk 5′ to Széll Kálmán tér, M2 12:44 → Batthyány tér 12:46, walk 8′, arrive 12:54; the next M2 is 12:49. Walking all the way takes 21′ (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Horgásztanya → St. Stephen's Basilica: walk about 23′, south along Fő utca and across the Chain Bridge (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• If going to Mama Goulash instead: from Gravity walk 2′ to Széna tér, tram 4 or 6 at 12:39 → Király utca / Erzsébet körút 12:51, walk 10′, arrive 13:01; after the meal walk 12′ to the basilica, so leaving at 14:25 is fine. This way you skip the Chain Bridge (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Basilica → Heroes' Square: M1 15:59 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út → Hősök tere 16:05, the next one is 16:02 (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Heroes' Square → hotel: M1 17:20 → Mexikói út 17:23, then tram 1 back (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Hotel → venue: tram 1 → Puskás Ferenc Stadion M, change to the 10E at 18:35 → Hungexpo, Kongresszusi Központ 18:45; or tram 37A 18:31 → Kőbánya felső 18:38, walk 11′ (checked on Transitous 10-25).
• Venue → hotel (after the dinner): from the venue walk 10′ to Kőbánya felső, then tram 37A; or take the 10E to Puskás Ferenc Stadion and change to tram 1, about 19′ (searching from 22:00 gives two departures, 22:05 and 22:11; checked on Transitous 10-25). Walking all the way takes 41′, not recommended.
• Tickets: the morning and midday trips are all covered by the 24-hour ticket bought on 10-25 (mine expires around 14:10; Companions' tickets expire at the time each of them first boarded on 10-25). After it expires, buy a second 24-hour ticket: I still need the M1, the ride back to the hotel, the ride to the venue, the ride back to the hotel after the dinner, and the ride to Keleti on the morning of 10-27. Paying per trip comes to about 2,800 Ft, while the second ticket is 2,750 Ft and you don't have to buy for every trip. Prices are under "Transport costs for this day" below.

From morning to night, one column per track for each plan, side by side for comparison. Block height roughly follows duration; when the text does not fit, the block grows taller and the times below move down, so read the hour marks and the times written on the blocks, not the lengths. Blocks with a solid border are fixed (on the timetable or booked); most of the rest are estimates. Click a block for details.

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Fisherman's Bastion

Recommended: bouldering in the morning, basilica and Heroes' Square in the afternoon, back to the hotel in the evening and then to the venue · whole group

Time

08:40–09:00 (20 min)

Type

Activity

Certainty

Est. Est.: estimated stay or walking time

Notes

Upper level free before 09:00; paid afterwards, student half price only on site

Ticket price

Adult upper level 1,700 Ft (about €4.4); lower level and hillside steps free | Student 850 Ft (about €2.2), half price; show a student ID with a photo

Place

Fisherman's Bastion · See card

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Matthias Church

Recommended: bouldering in the morning, basilica and Heroes' Square in the afternoon, back to the hotel in the evening and then to the venue · whole group

Time

09:00–09:40 (40 min)

Type

Activity

Certainty

Est. Est.: estimated stay or walking time

Notes

Opens 09:00; student 2,700 Ft; if you don't want to go in, just look at the outside from the square

Ticket price

Adult church 3,400 Ft (about €8.7); tower 4,000 Ft (about €10.3) | Student church 2,700 Ft (about €6.9); tower 3,300 Ft (about €8.5)

Place

Matthias Church · See card

Photo from 2018

St. Stephen's Basilica (terrace)

Recommended: bouldering in the morning, basilica and Heroes' Square in the afternoon, back to the hotel in the evening and then to the venue · whole group

Time

14:45–15:50 (1 h 05)

Type

Activity

Certainty

Est. Est.: estimated stay or walking time

Notes

Hall plus terrace climb; student combined ticket 5,500 Ft (ISIC or student ID needed); anyone who doesn't want to go up waits at a café on the square

Ticket price

Adult hall 2,600 Ft (about €6.7); terrace + treasury 5,000 Ft (about €12.8); full combined ticket 6,800 Ft (about €17.4) | Student hall 2,000 Ft (about €5.1); terrace + treasury 4,000 Ft (about €10.3); combined ticket 5,500 Ft (about €14.1)

Place

St. Stephen's Basilica (terrace) · See card

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Andrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square (ride the old M1 metro)

Recommended: bouldering in the morning, basilica and Heroes' Square in the afternoon, back to the hotel in the evening and then to the venue · whole group

Time

16:09–17:10 (1 h 01)

Type

Activity

Certainty

Est. Est.: estimated stay or walking time

Notes

Millennium Monument; sunset 16:38, and the square is lit after dark; the exterior of Vajdahunyad Castle in the City Park next door is about a 5′ walk, free

Ticket price

Adult The M1 has no separate fare, use a normal single ticket 500 Ft (about €1.3); 700 Ft if bought on board; 10-ticket set 4,500 Ft; 24-hour ticket 2,750 Ft (about €7.1). Heroes' Square is free | Student No discount for foreigners under 26; the student monthly pass needs an EU student card plus a Hungarian address, so it does not apply

Place

Andrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square (ride the old M1 metro) · See card

The places to visit in the first timeline plan, in time order; each card says what time and who goes. Alternatives for meals are in the timeline blocks.

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Must-seeFisherman's Bastion

08:40–09:00 · whole group

Admission Adult upper level 1,700 Ft (about €4.4); lower level and hillside steps free | Student 850 Ft (about €2.2), half price; bring a student ID with a photo

Duration 1 hTransit · from Deák Ferenc tér take bus 16, about 10′ (store)Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open The lower level is free all day all year; the upper level is paid from 09:00 to 19:00 in October, and free after 19:00 and before 09:00; open as normal on both Sun 10-25 and Mon 10-26; lower level free all day, upper level paid 9:00–19:00, free after that. No seasonal closure found

Youth ticket ages 6–14 850 Ft; ages 0–5 free

Notes Cards only, no cash; the half-price student ticket is sold only at the window on site. The official page does not say whether ISIC is accepted, only "valid student photo ID". In October the paid hours are 9:00–19:00; after 19:00 and before 9:00 the upper level is also free (the rule for 10-01 to 05-31). 10-23 is free all day, not in the itinerary. Old database 1,700 Ft, student half price: unchanged.

Price source fishermansbastion.com/fishermans-bastion-prices (a sight information site; the page says it was updated in January 2026 and that prices are set by the Castle District municipality; there is also a hungaryunlocked.com guide to Fisherman's Bastion, price checked 10-19, which matches). The municipality's site budavar.hu and halaszbastya.com could not be opened from this machine, not verified; checked 2026-10-22

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Rain Not advisable

After 19:00 at night the whole site is free, so it is a good place to come back to after dinner and see Parliament lit up; getting back to the hotel from here is by bus 16 + M2. The free day of Oct 23 has passed

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 search snippets (two guides from September 2026; the official site was not read)

Image: Yair-haklai · Photo from 2026-09-26 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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Top pickMatthias Church

09:00–09:40 · whole group

Admission Adult church 3,400 Ft (about €8.7); tower 4,000 Ft (about €10.3) | Student church 2,700 Ft (about €6.9); tower 3,300 Ft (about €8.5)

Duration 1–1.5 hTransit · next to Fisherman's Bastion, 1–2′ walkTransit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Mon–Sat 09–17 (last entry 16:30); official calendar: Sun 10-25 visiting hours are only 13:15–16:30 (Mass in the morning); Mon 10-26 9:00–17:00 (concert at 19:00, does not affect visiting). No closure listed

Youth ticket Free under 6; no separate youth price

Combo ticket Church + audio guide: adult 5,000 Ft, student 4,300 Ft; audio guide alone 1,600 Ft; there is no combo ticket with Fisherman's Bastion. Family ticket 9,500 Ft

Notes The official site only mentions a "Diák" (student) ticket; it does not say whether ISIC is accepted, and it gives no ID or age requirements; ID is checked on site. The church ticket is valid on any day within the year of purchase, not only the same day; tower tickets are tied to a date and time slot (10-minute tour, 197 steps). Old database 3,400/2,700: unchanged. Note: matthias-church.com is a different website (it sells "skip-the-line" tickets, adult "from €21", which is not the official price); do not take it as the official price.

Price source Official site matyas-templom.hu/en/buy-tickets/ (price list on the ticket page); checked 2026-10-22

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Rain OK to go

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Image: Yair-haklai · Photo from 2026-09-26 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Photo from 2018

OptionalSt. Stephen's Basilica (terrace)

14:45–15:50 · whole group

Admission Adult Hall 2,600 Ft (about €6.7); terrace + treasury 5,000 Ft (about €12.8); all-in-one ticket 6,800 Ft (about €17.4) | Student Hall 2,000 Ft (about €5.1); terrace + treasury 4,000 Ft (about €10.3); all-in-one ticket 5,500 Ft (about €14.1)

Available discount: ISIC international student card (digital card)

Duration 45 minTransit · from Parliament take M2, about 18′ (21′ on foot); to Central Market Hall take 49, about 14′Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Hall Mon–Sat about 09–17:15 (ticket sales time; another place on the official site says 09–18); terrace and treasury every day about 09–18:30 (another place says 09–19); the official site's opening-hours page contradicts itself: hall Mon–Sat 9:00–17:15 (ticket sales period, visits until 18:00), Sun 12:30 (or 13:00)–17:15 (or 18:00); terrace and treasury every day 9:00–18:30 (or 19:00). On 10-25 Sun the hall opens only in the afternoon (Mass in the morning); on 10-26 Mon you can enter all day. No closures noted

Youth ticket Under 18 pay the student price; free under 6

Combo ticket "All-in-one" = hall + terrace + treasury: adult 6,800 Ft, student 5,500 Ft (cheaper than buying hall + terrace separately: adults save 800 Ft, students save 500 Ft. Budapest Card holders get 20% off: all-in-one 5,400 Ft

Note The price list says the student price needs a "valid International or Hungarian Student Card", so ISIC is accepted. The price list is an image on the official site (valid from 2025-12-01); the old database did not record student prices, so this is new: with ISIC, 4 people buying the all-in-one ticket save 1,300 Ft each. On weekends the hall visit may be restricted because of weddings.

Ticket price source Official site bazilikabudapest.hu/en/jegyarak/ (price list image Szent-Istvan-Bazilika-2025-Jegypenztar-Arlista…jpg); checked 2026-10-22

Discount ISIC international student card (digital card)

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Rain Not advisable

Mon 16:30 organ concert (store); the old sheet's "Mon 16:30 organ concert" was not confirmed today; a website (programturizmus) says the 2026 organ concerts are on Fridays at 20:00, so treat it as not happening

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site opening-hours page (the two times disagree); prices 2026-10-18 store

Image: P. Hughes · Photo from 2018 · CC BY 4.0 · Source

Photo from 2024

OptionalAndrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square (ride the old M1 metro)

16:09–17:10 · whole group

Admission Adult The M1 metro has no separate fare; use a normal single ticket 500 Ft (about €1.3); buying on board 700 Ft; 10-ticket pack 4,500 Ft; 24-hour ticket 2,750 Ft (about €7.1). Heroes' Square is free | Student There is no under-26 discount for foreigners; the student monthly pass needs an EU student card plus a Hungarian address, not applicable

Duration 1 hTransit · M1 Hősök tere station; one stop from Széchenyi fürdő station (inferred from the line, not checked)Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Outdoors, all day; Heroes' Square is outdoors all day; the M1 runs every day (the exact first and last trains were not checked this time)

Notes Validate your ticket before boarding, at a validating machine in the station or in the phone app. The BKK price page gives no effective date, but what was read on 10-22 was 500/700/4,500/2,750.

Price source Official site bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/; checked 2026-10-22

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Rain Not advisable

The coordinates are Heroes' Square; Andrássy Avenue runs from the Opera House (47.5029, 19.0582) all the way here, about 2 km. On Mon 10-26 the Museum of Fine Arts next to it is probably closed; if you only walk the stretch from the Opera House to Oktogon, you do not need to go to Heroes' Square

Checked: not verified

Image: FrogsLegs71 · Photo from 2024-08-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Dark: the recommended plan; blue: other candidates and mentioned places. Click a dot for the name and transit directions. Grey dots are other places in the database within 5 km of the day's location: dark grey ≤2.5 km (walkable), light grey 2.5–5 km (need a ride).

Planned in the order you gave: in the morning Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church, a stroll in the northern part of the Castle District, then down to Gravity for bouldering for 4 people (10:40–12:30). Lunch at Horgásztanya by the Buda riverside for Hungarian food, about €20–25 per person (one dish, or fish soup plus dessert; reserving is recommended). In the afternoon walk along the river over the Chain Bridge to Pest, go up St. Stephen's Basilica, and ride the old M1 metro to Heroes' Square for the sunset. Back at the hotel to rest, then on to the venue for the dinner. Nothing is planned after the dinner. Taste Asian is dropped.

The first item in each slot is the recommended one; the others are swaps.

Morning (08:40–10:15)

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RecommendedMust-seeEither way Fisherman's Bastion

Upper level free before 09:00

Admission Adult upper level 1,700 Ft (about €4.4); lower level and hillside steps free | Student 850 Ft (about €2.2), half price; bring a student ID with a photo

Duration 1 hTransit · from Deák Ferenc tér take bus 16, about 10′ (store)Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open The lower level is free all day all year; the upper level is paid from 09:00 to 19:00 in October, and free after 19:00 and before 09:00; open as normal on both Sun 10-25 and Mon 10-26; lower level free all day, upper level paid 9:00–19:00, free after that. No seasonal closure found

Youth ticket ages 6–14 850 Ft; ages 0–5 free

Notes Cards only, no cash; the half-price student ticket is sold only at the window on site. The official page does not say whether ISIC is accepted, only "valid student photo ID". In October the paid hours are 9:00–19:00; after 19:00 and before 9:00 the upper level is also free (the rule for 10-01 to 05-31). 10-23 is free all day, not in the itinerary. Old database 1,700 Ft, student half price: unchanged.

Price source fishermansbastion.com/fishermans-bastion-prices (a sight information site; the page says it was updated in January 2026 and that prices are set by the Castle District municipality; there is also a hungaryunlocked.com guide to Fisherman's Bastion, price checked 10-19, which matches). The municipality's site budavar.hu and halaszbastya.com could not be opened from this machine, not verified; checked 2026-10-22

Source 3 posts in the materials

Rain Not advisable

After 19:00 at night the whole site is free, so it is a good place to come back to after dinner and see Parliament lit up; getting back to the hotel from here is by bus 16 + M2. The free day of Oct 23 has passed

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 search snippets (two guides from September 2026; the official site was not read)

Image: Yair-haklai · Photo from 2026-09-26 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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OptionalEither way Matthias Church

Right next to Fisherman's Bastion, opens 09:00; you can see the outside without going in

Admission Adult church 3,400 Ft (about €8.7); tower 4,000 Ft (about €10.3) | Student church 2,700 Ft (about €6.9); tower 3,300 Ft (about €8.5)

Duration 1–1.5 hTransit · next to Fisherman's Bastion, 1–2′ walkTransit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Mon–Sat 09–17 (last entry 16:30); official calendar: Sun 10-25 visiting hours are only 13:15–16:30 (Mass in the morning); Mon 10-26 9:00–17:00 (concert at 19:00, does not affect visiting). No closure listed

Youth ticket Free under 6; no separate youth price

Combo ticket Church + audio guide: adult 5,000 Ft, student 4,300 Ft; audio guide alone 1,600 Ft; there is no combo ticket with Fisherman's Bastion. Family ticket 9,500 Ft

Notes The official site only mentions a "Diák" (student) ticket; it does not say whether ISIC is accepted, and it gives no ID or age requirements; ID is checked on site. The church ticket is valid on any day within the year of purchase, not only the same day; tower tickets are tied to a date and time slot (10-minute tour, 197 steps). Old database 3,400/2,700: unchanged. Note: matthias-church.com is a different website (it sells "skip-the-line" tickets, adult "from €21", which is not the official price); do not take it as the official price.

Price source Official site matyas-templom.hu/en/buy-tickets/ (price list on the ticket page); checked 2026-10-22

Source 2 posts in the materials

Rain OK to go

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Image: Yair-haklai · Photo from 2026-09-26 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Photo from 2021

OptionalEither way Buda Castle and Castle District (free elevator down at Várkert Bazár)

To see more, walk south to the Castle District courtyards and the Fisher Boy fountain, about 1 h more, then take bus 16 to Széll Kálmán tér; the bouldering has to move later

Admission Adult The Castle District itself is free; the Várkert Bazár Neo-Renaissance garden is free | Student Free, no student price needed

Duration 30–60 minTransit · about 10′ walk from Fisherman's Bastion; from Várkert Bazár take tram 19 to the Central Market Hall area, about 22′ (29′ if you walk directly)Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Outdoors, all day (free entry to the Castle District); the garden is open daily 6:00–24:00; the Castle District is open outdoors all day. Escalator hours not found

Notes The escalator/elevator up the hill at Várkert Bazár: a third party (hungaryunlocked.com) says it is free; the official site varkertbazar.hu only mentions an information point, "Keleti felvezető", at the top of the escalator (9:00–17:00), and does not give the escalator's own operating hours, so check again before you leave. The funicular Budavári Sikló costs money: 4,500 Ft one way, 5,500 Ft return (third party, not verified on the official site). The funicular's annual inspection in the first week of October has passed.

Price source Official site varkertbazar.hu/nyitvatartas (garden opening hours); hungaryunlocked.com castle guide (escalator free, third party); checked 2026-10-22

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Rain Not advisable

The coordinates are Várkert Bazár (the elevator down the hill). The Castle District is above it, around Szent György tér; from Fisherman's Bastion it is a 12′ walk to Szent György tér. The Hungarian National Gallery in the castle is closed on Mon; Sándor Palace (the presidential residence) is for viewing from outside only; the Fisherboy fountain is on the south side of the Castle District (listed in the "Totally OK" route)

Checked: not verified

Image: VargaA · Photo from 2021-04-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Afternoon (14:15–17:15)

Photo from 2018

RecommendedTop pickEither way St. Stephen's Basilica (terrace)

Climb up for a view of the whole city; students' combined ticket 5,500 Ft

Admission Adult Hall 2,600 Ft (about €6.7); terrace + treasury 5,000 Ft (about €12.8); all-in-one ticket 6,800 Ft (about €17.4) | Student Hall 2,000 Ft (about €5.1); terrace + treasury 4,000 Ft (about €10.3); all-in-one ticket 5,500 Ft (about €14.1)

Available discount: ISIC international student card (digital card)

Duration 45 minTransit · from Parliament take M2, about 18′ (21′ on foot); to Central Market Hall take 49, about 14′Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Hall Mon–Sat about 09–17:15 (ticket sales time; another place on the official site says 09–18); terrace and treasury every day about 09–18:30 (another place says 09–19); the official site's opening-hours page contradicts itself: hall Mon–Sat 9:00–17:15 (ticket sales period, visits until 18:00), Sun 12:30 (or 13:00)–17:15 (or 18:00); terrace and treasury every day 9:00–18:30 (or 19:00). On 10-25 Sun the hall opens only in the afternoon (Mass in the morning); on 10-26 Mon you can enter all day. No closures noted

Youth ticket Under 18 pay the student price; free under 6

Combo ticket "All-in-one" = hall + terrace + treasury: adult 6,800 Ft, student 5,500 Ft (cheaper than buying hall + terrace separately: adults save 800 Ft, students save 500 Ft. Budapest Card holders get 20% off: all-in-one 5,400 Ft

Note The price list says the student price needs a "valid International or Hungarian Student Card", so ISIC is accepted. The price list is an image on the official site (valid from 2025-12-01); the old database did not record student prices, so this is new: with ISIC, 4 people buying the all-in-one ticket save 1,300 Ft each. On weekends the hall visit may be restricted because of weddings.

Ticket price source Official site bazilikabudapest.hu/en/jegyarak/ (price list image Szent-Istvan-Bazilika-2025-Jegypenztar-Arlista…jpg); checked 2026-10-22

Discount ISIC international student card (digital card)

Source 3 posts in the materials

Rain Not advisable

Mon 16:30 organ concert (store); the old sheet's "Mon 16:30 organ concert" was not confirmed today; a website (programturizmus) says the 2026 organ concerts are on Fridays at 20:00, so treat it as not happening

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site opening-hours page (the two times disagree); prices 2026-10-18 store

Image: P. Hughes · Photo from 2018 · CC BY 4.0 · Source

Photo from 2024

Top pickEither way Andrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square (ride the old M1 metro)

Ride the old M1 metro there, arriving around sunset

Admission Adult The M1 metro has no separate fare; use a normal single ticket 500 Ft (about €1.3); buying on board 700 Ft; 10-ticket pack 4,500 Ft; 24-hour ticket 2,750 Ft (about €7.1). Heroes' Square is free | Student There is no under-26 discount for foreigners; the student monthly pass needs an EU student card plus a Hungarian address, not applicable

Duration 1 hTransit · M1 Hősök tere station; one stop from Széchenyi fürdő station (inferred from the line, not checked)Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Outdoors, all day; Heroes' Square is outdoors all day; the M1 runs every day (the exact first and last trains were not checked this time)

Notes Validate your ticket before boarding, at a validating machine in the station or in the phone app. The BKK price page gives no effective date, but what was read on 10-22 was 500/700/4,500/2,750.

Price source Official site bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/; checked 2026-10-22

Source 2 posts in the materials

Rain Not advisable

The coordinates are Heroes' Square; Andrássy Avenue runs from the Opera House (47.5029, 19.0582) all the way here, about 2 km. On Mon 10-26 the Museum of Fine Arts next to it is probably closed; if you only walk the stretch from the Opera House to Oktogon, you do not need to go to Heroes' Square

Checked: not verified

Image: FrogsLegs71 · Photo from 2024-08-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Photo from 2018

OptionalEither way Parliament tour

Saw the night view from the boat last night; to see it up close by day, walk 15′ north along the river from the Chain Bridge to Kossuth tér, then 12′ to the basilica, about 40′ more

Admission Adult Non-EEA adult 14,000 Ft (about €36); EEA adult 7,000 Ft | Student Non-EEA student 7,000 Ft (about €18); EEA student 3,500 Ft; the student price age is 6–24 (not 26)

Duration Tour 45 min, plus about 20 min for securityTransit · from Fisherman's Bastion take 16A + M2, about 21′; M2 to St. Stephen's Basilica about 18′Transit directionsMap ↗More photos ↗

Details

Open Daily 08–18 in October; official ticket page: daily 8:00–18:00 from April 1 to October 31; visits are stopped on 10-20, 10-21 and 10-23 because of official events; 10-25 and 10-26 are not listed as closed, but tours may be cancelled at short notice when Parliament has an event

Youth ticket Under 6 free; family tickets have their own prices (non-EEA family ticket, child 5,600 Ft)

Notes The prices come from the price list valid from 2026-01-01, but they were only read on third-party sites (ticketlens.com and budabestlife.com, which agree); the price page on the official site has a CAPTCHA and was not read. For ID it only says "proof of discount eligibility" and does not say whether ISIC is accepted; the old database says "student card + passport". If any Companion is 25 or 26, count them at the adult price of 14,000 Ft. If you buy an EEA ticket for a non-EEA person, you have to pay the difference at the entrance. Old database 7,000 Ft: unchanged. Official ticketing is Jegymester: the time slots the official page listed for 10-25 were all sold out when viewed on 10-22; 10-26 was not seen in the list, so choose the date at jegymester.hu/parlament to check. The visit is 45 minutes, including an audio guide or commentary.

Price source Third parties ticketlens.com (Parliament page) and budabestlife.com Parliament guide (not verified on the official site); time slots and closures come from the official ticket page jegymester.hu/production/480000/parlamenti-latogatas; checked 2026-10-22

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Rain OK to go

There are Chinese audio guides; D-07 records "not visiting Parliament" (it is not clear whether the original statement covers only 10-25 or the whole trip), and the recommendation is to see only the outside. Xiaohongshu says about 8000 HUF, which does not match the table (student 7,000, non-EEA adult 14,000)

Official siteLink 1

Checked: 2026-10-18 store (V-022, V-032)

Image: Suicasmo · Photo from 2018-08-24 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Fisherman's Bastion and the Castle District are shortened; Gravity, lunch and the basilica are all indoors. For the stretch to the Chain Bridge, take transport instead: M2 from Batthyány tér to Deák Ferenc tér, then walk 4′ to the basilica.
• No Heroes' Square in the afternoon: after the basilica take the M1 to Opera, see the outside and the lobby of the opera house (Hungarian State Opera (tour)), then go back to the hotel.

• Leave the hotel: tram 1 → bus 80 at 07:41, arrive next to Keleti station at 07:47, walk 5′; the 08:30 EC 140 is already bought. The second 24-hour ticket bought on the afternoon of 10-26 is still valid then; if you didn't buy it, buy one 30-minute ticket (600 Ft), valid for both tram 1 and bus 80.
• Pack tonight; book the 12:00 timed ticket for Upper Belvedere. No need to reserve a locker: store the bags on the spot tomorrow on the lower level of Wien Hbf (Tamburi lockers, contactless bank cards only).
• On 10-27 we go back to Bad Ischl on the 16:57 train (fixed, decision D-44); tickets for 4 people are already bought (decision D-47).

Costs per person; the data comes from the "Tickets and reservations" page and is not written separately here. Buses, metro, trains and boats count as transport; cable cars and sight admissions do not. Walking costs nothing and is not listed.

• Basilica → Heroes' Square: old M1 metro (Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út → Hősök tere)2,750 Ft
  BKK 24-hour ticket (second) · whole group · 1 per person · Buy on site · Tickets and reservations →
  Companions: use the first ticket until it expires, then buy a new one.
• Trips on the morning and midday of 10-26 (tram 1 and M2 from the hotel to Fisherman's Bastion; 16A from the Castle District to Gravity; tram 56A from Gravity to Stand25)Included
  24-hour ticket bought on 10-25, still in use · whole group · Included · Tickets and reservations →
  Mine runs until about 10-26 14:10 (24 hours from when I boarded at the airport on 10-25); Companions' tickets run until the same time of day that each of them first boarded on 10-25. All trips before midday on 10-26 are before that; later trips are under the second 24-hour ticket (bk-1026-bkk24h-2).
• Heroes' Square → hotel: M1 to Mexikói út, change to tram 1Included
  Second 24-hour ticket · whole group · Included · Tickets and reservations →
• Hotel → venue: tram 1 to Puskás Ferenc Stadion, change to the 10EIncluded
  Second 24-hour ticket · whole group · Included · Tickets and reservations →
• Venue → hotel (after the dinner): tram 37A, or the 10E and then tram 1Included
  Second 24-hour ticket · whole group · Included · Tickets and reservations →

Another way to buy, or alternatives

• Without the second ticket, paying per trip: M1 single 500, 30-minute ticket back to the hotel 600, to the venue 600, 37A single back to the hotel 500, to Keleti on 10-27 6002,800 Ft
  Single ticket and 30-minute ticket · whole group · Buy on site · Tickets and reservations →
  Alternative: for when the first ticket expires very late and you would ride fewer than 5 more trips afterwards; not included in the total
  Single tickets do not allow changes; a 30-minute ticket allows changes within 30 minutes and can only be bought in the app.