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Budapest

3 Days in Budapest

10Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCastle District

Buda Castle Hill

Fisherman's Bastion, Matthias Church and the royal palace above the Danube.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    45 min

    Fisherman's Bastion

    UNESCO

    Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

  3. 16:00
    45 min

    Matthias Church

    UNESCO

    Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

  4. 17:00
    1.5 h

    Buda Castle and the National Gallery

    UNESCO

    Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

  5. 21:00
    2 h

    Ruin bar night

    Szimpla Kert

Day 2Day TripFullHollókő

Hollókő

A preserved Palóc village in the hills, about 90 minutes by road.

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Day 3City DayFullLipótváros

Parliament and the Danube Bank · Széchenyi Baths

Inside the Parliament, then the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial. An afternoon in the yellow thermal palace.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Pannonhalma Abbey

A thousand-year-old Benedictine abbey on its hill.

Day Trip

Danube Bend

The artists' town of Szentendre, Visegrád castle and Esztergom basilica.

Half Day · UNESCO

Andrássy Avenue and Heroes' Square

The opera house and the grand avenue to Heroes' Square.

Half Day

The Jewish Quarter

Europe's largest synagogue and the old quarter.

Half Day · UNESCO

Gellért Hill

Up to the Liberty Statue for the best view of both banks.

Half Day

Great Market Hall

Paprika, salami and lángos under the iron roof.

When to Go

This version is for May–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jun (70 mm), driest Apr (35 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER