Itinerary · Budapest, Hungary
48 hours in Budapest
Two days for the castle and the bridges, the Parliament and the Basilica, a thermal bath, the coffee houses and a ruin-bar night.
Two days · on foot, tram and metro
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Day 1 · 9:00
1Fisherman’s Bastion
Views over the Danube before the crowds.
Day 1 · 9:45
2Matthias Church
The tiled roof and painted interior.
Day 1 · 11:00
3Buda Castle
The palace terraces and the National Gallery.
Day 1 · 13:00
421 Magyar Vendéglő
Lunch on Castle Hill.
Day 1 · 15:00
5Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Walk across to Pest.
Day 1 · 16:00
6Hungarian Parliament Building
A guided tour of the Parliament.
Day 1 · 20:00
7Hungarikum Bisztró
Goulash and paprika chicken.
Day 1 · 22:00
8Szimpla Kert
The original ruin bar.
Day 2 · 9:00
9New York Café
Breakfast in the grandest café.
Day 2 · 10:30
10Millennium Underground (M1)
Ride the little yellow metro to Heroes’ Square.
Day 2 · 11:30
11Széchenyi Thermal Bath
A soak in the yellow palace of baths.
Day 2 · 15:00
12St Stephen’s Basilica
Climb the dome.
Day 2 · 18:00
13DiVino
Hungarian wines on the Basilica square.
Day 2 · 20:00
14Bock Bisztró
Modern Hungarian dinner.
Buy a 24- or 72-hour travel card, book the Parliament tour online and bring a swimsuit for the baths.
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