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New Entry System in Budapest Baths: You get a proxy watch (plastic armband) when you buy your ticket. This will let you through the turnstile at the entrance as well as locks and opens the locker or cabin you choose to use to keep your belongings in it.
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3 600 HUF |
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2 960 |
3 750 |
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3 600 |
3 750 |
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2 700 |
2 960 |
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3 900 |
4 050 |
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3 750 |
2 960 |
See more on services and up-to-date prices on the bath's official website.
TIP: Buy Your Ticket to the Gellért Spa Online: Gellért Bath: |
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The Gellért is the most popular Budapest bath with tourists thus the most pricey as well. The price list in English and German hangs next to the ticket booth.

The grandest of all baths in Budapest nestles at the foot the Gellert Hill. The elegant spa complex was built in Art-Nouveau style in 1918. Thermal springs from inside Gellért Hill feed the pools. It has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, children's pool, thermal baths, steam bath, saunas, offers various massages and curative services.
If you don't have time to soak in the pools do admire the marvelous interior:
The outdoor pool was modernized not long ago when a wave machine was built in that switches on for ten minutes in every hour. The steam baths are separate for men and women. The decks on the roof terrace invite you to lie down and get a nice tan.
Massages and some of the services in the Gellért Bath:
Búsuló Juhász
Address: Kelenhegyi út 58., district XI., on the top of Gellert Hill
Tel: (+36 1) 209 1649
A good place to try traditional Hungarian cooking.
Price guide: soups: 950-1600 HUF, main dishes approx.: 1400-5900 HUF
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Location: Állatkerti Körút 11., City Park, district XIV., trolley bus 72
Tel: (+36 1) 363 3210
Open: Mon-Sun: 6.00-22.00
Ticket Prices:
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3 600 HUF |
3 750 HUF |
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3 200 HUF |
3 350 HUF |
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3 300 HUF |
3 450 HUF |
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2 900 HUF |
3 050 HUF |
A 15-minute refreshing massage costs 2 800 HUF. See more services and prices at the official site of Budapest Thermal Baths.
Budapest card holders get 10% off the entrance fee.
Buy Your Ticket to the Széchenyi Spa Online Széchenyi Bath: |
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The Széchenyi Bath is the one of the largest spa complexes in Europe. The Neo-Baroque building was established in 1913, it recalls the atmosphere of the Habsburg Monarchy. The water supply comes from 1250 m depth.
The bath has a vast outdoor swimming area for both sexes, separate steam baths for men and women. The Széchenyi Bath offers various services and treatments like sludge, or carbonated bathing. 15 different pools and various sport activities await you inside. The Széchenyi Bath is perfect for a family afternoon splashing because everybody can find something to do and enjoy here.
Statues of dolphins and water gods surround the three outdoor pools:
I never miss the neck and back massaging showers in the outdoor pool when I came to relax in Széchenyi. The thermal pools operate throughout the year, so you can soak your body in the melting hot water in winter (if you're not afraid of coming out to the chilly air). Still peep in a cold day and you'll see some local bathing fanatics sitting around a floating chess table in the steaming water playing and chatting.
Some of the services in the Széchenyi Bath:
The fee of the above services is included in the bath entrance fee.
TIP: since the Széchenyi Bath lies in the City Park do combine bathing with a visit to the Budapest Zoo, the Amusement Park, or just walking around the lake.
Restaurants near Széchenyi Bath
I always get extremely hungry after splashing about in the water so I nibble a giant pretzel bought from one of the street vendors in City Park. If you want to have more substantial food do reserve a table in advance in one of the following restaurants:
Széchenyi Kertvendéglő- within the bath complex - the most obvious choice
They have Hungarian soups (goulash, chicken soup Újházy style) and main dishes (prices: soups: 750 HUF, mains: cc. 1 300 - 2 000 HUF, Hungarian specialties: cc. 2 300 - 4 000 HUF).
Gundel - upscale Hungarian restaurant
Address: Állatkerti körút 2., district XIV.
Tel: +36 1 321 3550
Bagolyvár
Address: Állatkerti körút 3., district XIV.
Tel: + 36 1 468 3110
Robinson's
Address: Állatkerti körút, on a small island on the lake
Tel: +36 1 343 3776
See more eateries on our Hungarian Restaurants in Budapest or Best Restaurants in Budapest pages.
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Location: Frankel Leo út 25-27., district II., Buda, bus 6, 86
Tel: (+36 1) 326 1695
Open: Mon-Sun: 6.00- 20.00
Ticket Prices:
10% discount with Budapest card (The discount is always on the full-price ticket with cabin rental.
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| Morning Swimming Pool Ticket with locker use: | 2 200 HUF |
2 300 HUF |
| Morning Swimming Pool Ticket with with cabin use | 2 600 HUF |
2 700 HUF |
| Daily Ticket with locker use | 2 600 HUF |
2 700 HUF |
| Daily Ticket with with cabin use | 3 000 HUF |
3 100 HUF |
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| Massages: | 2 200 - 5 000 HUF |
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The Lukács has indoor thermal pools with bubbles and two outdoor swimming pools, sauna and sun terrace. The whirlpool is only for the adventurous types because it knocks you over.
Although the building dates from the 1920ies the baths were very popular in the middle ages when priests provided curative treatments here. It operated under the Turkish rule too, but late 1800s brought the real improvement. A spa hotel was built and a modern hydrotherapy department was established.
The drinking hall providing curative water dates from 1937. The sulphurous water is beneficial for digestive disorders (stomach, bile problems). People came to the Lukács Bath to heal from all over the world. Read their praises on the marble tablet in the courtyard. You can get many different treatments today as well.
TIP: not far from the Lukács Bath, on 50. Szépvölgyi út you'll find the one of the best cake shops in Budapest, called Daubner Cukrászda. Mouth watering cakes, pies, pastries, scones lie neatly on the counters. Their ice-cream is also worth a visit in summer. Do prepare to queue!
Official Site of Budapest Baths & Spas: check it for up-to-date information!
Turkish Baths in Budapest - history, fine architecture, bathing ritual, all in all a bit of mystic Oriental in Budapest
Budapest Spas - an introduction, including a bit of spa history, bathing etiquette and some useful tips.
Budapest Beaches - the most popular open air baths in Budapest
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