BUDAPEST TRAVEL TIPS FOR FIRST TIMERS | 20+ Must-Knows Before Visiting Budapest + What NOT to Do!
Fisherman’s Bastion
A stunning location, especially at sunrise, but gets very busy from 10 a.m. onwards.
Parliament
A building with spectacular views from outside and the inside can only be visited on a guided tour.
St Stephen’s Basilica
Entry to St Stephen’s Basilica is available.
Buda Castle
A castle complex with more to offer than just the busy area around the funicular; the western side at sunset is peaceful and beautiful.
Metro Line One
A UNESCO Heritage Site dating back to 1896, making it one of the oldest metro systems in the world, with beautiful stations.
Central Market Hall
A stunning building but the food vendors charge insane prices and the quality isn't special, with some stalls being scammy.
Castle Hill
There is much more to Castle Hill than just the busy area around the funicular, the western side at sunset is really peaceful and really, really beautiful, and there's quite a bit more on the northern side as well, so be sure to do a bit of exploring.
Hungarian National Museum
A museum with interesting artifacts and explanations that give a general overview of Hungary's history.
National Gallery
An art gallery on the Buda side with lots of great Hungarian art.
Pinball Museum
A place where you pay a set fee and then you can play on dozens of pinball machines.
Margaret Island
A nice break from the crowds.
Hungarian Parliament Building
One of the favorite buildings in the world, it's absolutely stunning and it's really worth seeing in all lighting conditions.
Széchenyi
One of the most popular and expensive thermal baths which can get very busy and quite gross in the evenings, and the park and castle that surrounds it is very beautiful.
Rudas
One of the popular spas and baths.
Gellért
One of the popular spas and baths.
Szimpla Kert
The most famous and popular ruin bar, which consists of tons of different rooms and bars and even a weekly market, but avoid coming here on a weekend evening because it is wall-to-wall filled with people.
Liszt Ferenc Airport
The airport in Budapest is called Liszt Ferenc Airport.
Hilton Budapest
The place where the video creator stayed during the first half of the most recent trip, which is on the Buda side, and the views there were honestly unmatched.