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Budapest Beaches

Summer tends to be scorching hot in Budapest especially in the city centre where the house walls, roads and pavements preserve the heat and do not cool down during the night as much as green areas do.

The best way to while away a sultry afternoon is in one of the several Budapest beaches.

Some Beaches in Budapest open on 1st May the other open their gates during May depending on the weather. Beaches stay open throughout the summer until mid September.

The Budapest Spas & Hot Springs Inc. operates 15 baths with 102 pools out of which 5 are beaches.

Most beaches have been reconstructed recently and during the works equipment necessary for providing suitable water quality was built in.

Most Popular Budapest Beaches

Palatinus Beach - one of the largest beach complexes of Budapest

Address: Margaret Island, tram 4,6 Margaret Island stop

Open: 8.00-19.00 1st May-20th Aug, 21st Aug-15th Sept: 10.00-18.00.

Admission:

disount tickets for children and pensioners (9.00-15.00 weekdays): 600 HUF
reduced prices on weekday afternoons: 1000 HUF 3 hours before closing, 600 HUF 1 hour before closing
full day tickets with locker use: 1200 HUF for adults, 1000 HUF for children and senior citizens

Palatinus Beach Budapest

Relax and bath within a beautiful, green surrounding on the Palatinus Beach on Margaret Island, Budapest's most popular recreation spot.

Natural springs of the island feed the numerous pools:

thermal pools,

a pool with wave bath,

pools with other fun elements,

two pools for children.

Csillaghegy Swimming Pool and Beach - the oldest beach in Budapest

Address: Pusztakúti út 3., III. district, bus 42, suburbian railway to Szentendre from Batthyány tér

Open: Mon-Fri 7.00-19.00, Sat-Sun: 7.00-17.00

Admission:
Day-ticket with locker use 1200 HUF for adults, 1000 HUF for children and pensioners

Csillaghegy Beach and Swimming Pool has been operateing since the second half of the 19th century. You can bath there even in winter under a canvas tent roof.

The pools have been built into the side of the hill in a terraced form: on the first level are the swimming pool and the beach pool while on the upper level the children's pool welcome the young water lovers while their parents can get a nice tan on the sun terrace. Natural mineral water with calcium-magnesium-hydrogen-carbonate.

If you soaked enough in the pools of the Csillaghegy Beach explore its peaceful neighbourhood which has some interesting sights, like the Tomb of Gül Baba which is a an important muslim pilgrimage site today.

Dagály

Address: Népfürdő utca 36., XIII. district

Open:

Services	Monday - Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Swimming pool	6.00 - 20.30	6.00 - 20.30	6.00 - 20.30
Thermal medical pool	6.00 - 20.30	6.00 - 20.30	6.00 - 20.30
Medical massage	6.00 - 19.00	6.00 - 19.00	6.00 - 19.00
Underwater water-jet massage	6.00 - 19.00	6.00 - 19.00	6.00 - 19.00

Admission: 1700 HUF

If you stay less than 2 hours you get 400 HUF refund, if you stay 2-3 hours you get 200 HUFs back

The Dagály Beach on the Danube bank near Árpád Bridge, has 10 different pools including 2 thermal pools, 2 swimming pools, a splashing pool for the little ones, a pool for bigger kids, a swimming instruction pool, an adventure pool. The fancy pool heightens your bathing experience with several fun elements: a whirling corridor, an effervescent bed, a whirlpool, neck showers, and geysers.
The surrounding park and the fresh air also help you relax.

Paskál Beach

Address: Egressy út 178/f, XIV. district, trolley buses 77, 82

Open:

Admission:

day-tickets with locker use: 1500 HUF for adults, 1200 HUF for children and senior citizens

Hot spring water containing calcium-, magnesium-hydrogen-carbonate and chloride, also sodium ions feeds the bath units of Paskál. Though it's a bit out of the city centre the large park around the Paskál bath is worth the trouble of getting there.

Római Beach

Address: Rozgonyi Piroska 2., III. district, buses 34, 106 and by by suburbian railway from Batthyány tér

The Romans had already gained their water supply from the area in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, but they surely didn't enjoy the neck shower, an effervescent facility and other amenities that you can today at the Római Beach.

The 2000-year old ruins of their settlement named Aquincum can be seen in the nearby Aquincum Museum.

Open:

Admission:

day-tickets with locker use: 1500 for adults, 1300 for children and pensioners

ticket with cabin use on weekdays after 16.00: 1300 HUF

Pünkösdfürdő Beach - closed due to reconstruction

Address: Királyok útja 272., III. district, buses 34, 145 and 146 or by suburbian railway to Szentendre from Batthyány tér

The beach is at the Danube bank in Buda within a beautiful, landscaped environment where 3 pools welcome both young and old.

Széchenyi Bath

Address: Állatkerti Körút 11., City Park, XIV. district, trolley bus 72

Open:

Admission:

ticket with locker use 2400 HUF if you levae within 2 hours you get a 400 HUF refund, if you stay 2-3 hours you get 200 HUF back

The Széchenyi Spa complex has a large outdoor section which is open all year. After a refreshing bath go for a walk in the City Park where several attractions (the Budapest Zoo, Amusement Park) probide for enetertainmnet for all members of the family.