BUD · Layover Guide
Budapest
Stop in Budapest.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Budapest for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 75 · Discover 53 · Ease 7
Why Budapest scores 75
Getting there
Bus 100E Express $3.5 · Taxi/Bolt $28
min to center
metro- 01Bus 100E direct to Deák Ferenc tér (35 min, ~€3)
- 02Taxi/Bolt to city center (25-30 min, ~€25-30)
- 03miniBUD shared shuttle (~€10-15)
- 01Széchenyi Thermal Baths - Europe's largest medicinal bath complex
- 02Ruin bars of the Jewish Quarter, especially Szimpla Kert
- 03Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church on Castle Hill
- 04Hungarian Parliament Building along the Danube
- 05Central Market Hall for lángos and paprika shopping
Experiences in Budapest
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- Hungarian Parliament Building~90 min19 min walk
- Fishermen's Bastion~90 min35 min walk
- Onyx Restaurant~60 min15 min walk
- Gerbeaud Café~60 min13 min walk
- Széchenyi Thermal Baths~75 min31 min walk
- Szimpla Kert~75 min23 min walk
Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
BUD Airport Left Luggage
Terminal 2A arrivals
$8/day
2 min walk
Radical Storage Budapest
Multiple city center locations
$5/bag
0 min walk
Ibis Styles Budapest City
Near Keleti Station
$40/day
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Bus 100E Express
city-center
Direct to Deák Ferenc tér, runs every 20 min
35 min
$3.50
Taxi/Bolt
Fixed zone pricing, use official Főtaxi or Bolt app
28 min
$28.00
Bus 200E + Metro M3
Budget option, transfer at Kőbánya-Kispest
50 min
$2.00
Budapest Card
24-hour unlimited transport + museum discounts
Worth it if visiting 2+ attractions
$25
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01SkyCourt Lounge with Hungarian wines
- 02Duty-free Tokaji and Unicum selection
- 03Decent Hungarian restaurant options landside
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