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Weekend getaways in Budapest

Places within easy reach of Budapest, with how long they take, how to get there and what a weekend costs. Filter by time and mode.

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11 getaways from Budapest

  • Szentendre

    40 min · Train, Ferry

    A riverside town of painted houses, galleries and Serbian churches, and the open-air village museum nearby.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    HUF 3,000–HUF 12,000
    HÉV suburban line H5 from Batthyány tér; boats in summer
    Spring to autumn

  • Gödöllő Palace

    50 min · Train, Car

    The baroque palace Empress Elisabeth loved, with its park and rooms restored.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    HUF 5,000–HUF 15,000
    HÉV H8 from Örs vezér tere, or train from Keleti
    All year

  • Esztergom

    1 h 5 min · Train, Bus

    Hungary's largest basilica on a hill above the Danube, with Slovakia across the bridge.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    HUF 4,000–HUF 14,000
    Train from Nyugati
    Spring to autumn

  • Visegrád and the Danube Bend

    1 h 15 min · Bus, Ferry, Car

    A hilltop citadel above the river's great bend, with forest walks and a summer bobsleigh run.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    HUF 5,000–HUF 40,000
    Bus from Újpest-Városkapu, or the summer boats from Vigadó tér
    May to September, when the boats run

  • Lake Balaton

    1 h 50 min · Train, Car

    Central Europe's largest lake: swimming, sailing, the Tihany peninsula and the wine hills of the north shore.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    HUF 30,000–HUF 90,000
    Train from Déli or Kelenföld to Balatonfüred or the south shore
    June to September

  • Eger

    1 h 55 min · Train, Bus, Car

    A baroque town under a castle, thermal baths, and the Valley of the Beautiful Women's wine cellars.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    HUF 25,000–HUF 70,000
    Direct train from Keleti
    Spring to autumn; harvest in September

  • Hévíz and Keszthely

    2 h 15 min · Car, Bus

    A warm thermal lake you can swim in even in winter, and a lakeside palace at Keszthely.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    HUF 35,000–HUF 100,000
    Car down the M7, or coach
    All year; the lake stays warm through winter

  • Bratislava

    2 h 25 min · Train, Bus

    A compact old town on the Danube and a castle above it. An easy first trip abroad.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    HUF 15,000–HUF 60,000
    EuroCity train from Keleti
    All year

  • Vienna

    2 h 40 min · Train, Bus

    Museums, coffee houses and the opera, two and a half hours away by train.

    Stay
    1–3 nights
    Per person
    HUF 50,000–HUF 150,000
    Railjet from Keleti
    All year

  • Tokaj

    2 h 45 min · Train, Car

    The home of the sweet aszú wines: cellar tastings in quiet villages on volcanic hills.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    HUF 30,000–HUF 90,000
    Train from Keleti, sometimes with a change at Miskolc
    Spring to autumn

  • Pécs

    2 h 55 min · Train, Bus

    A warm southern city with an early Christian necropolis, a mosque turned church and the Zsolnay ceramics quarter.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    HUF 30,000–HUF 80,000
    Intercity train from Keleti
    Spring to autumn

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.