Buda Castle by D.Jarvis
Buda Castle by D.Jarvis

Budapest Card Discounts in Buda Castle

Budapest Card offers several discounts in the Buda Castle area. Book your Budapest Card in advance, and enjoy the benefits across the whole city.

Free Entry with Budapest Card

Buda Castle Tours Budapest
Buda Castle Budapest

The following Buda Castle attractions are free to visit with a valid Budapest Card.

Free Entry to History Museum in Buda Castle

Free ticket with Budapest Card to the Budapest History Museum and its historical permanent exhibitions in the old and new buildings inside the Buda Castle. For a small additional fee you may request an audio guide to learn more about the history of the Buda Castle Royal Palace. Fully accessible with a wheelchair. Note: closed on Mondays.

Free Entry to National Gallery in Buda Castle

Free admission with Budapest Card to the Hungarian National Gallery displaying hundreds of exquisite artworks made by Hungarian painters, sculptors over the centuries. The panorama dome inside offers beautiful views over the Buda Castle district (the dome has limited opening hours). Fully accessible with a wheelchair. Note: closed on Mondays.

Free entry to Magdalene Church Tower with Budapest Card

Free admission to the 13th century ruins and the tall Magdalene Church Tower in the Buda Castle District, formerly the church of the Hungarian population living inside the castle walls.

Free Tours with Budapest Card

Buda Castle and Matthias Chruch Tour Budapest
Buda Castle Tour Budapest

Budapest Card holders can participate in 2 guided tours in Budapest for free. Both of them are 2 hour long walking tours with a professional English guide, running once daily throughout the year (even on bank holidays). Advance booking with Budapest Card is not necessary. Budapest Card provides several other discounts on sightseeing tours, but these 2 tour are free of charge/ included in the Budapest Card list of accepted places:

Free Tour in Buda Castle District Budapest

Daily walking tour from 2pm (running every day, even on bank holidays) exclusively in English. The succinct walking tour starts from the Holy Trinity Statue nearby the Matthias Church, visiting the major attractions of the Buda Castle district (Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, courtyards of the Castle). The guide will point out the relevant Castle District attractions along the tour.

Free Tour in City Centre Budapest

Also a daily walking tour from 10am on the Pest side. This English language tour starts from the city centre (31 Vaci str., Budapest District V.), and features the most important attractions of Pest, such as the St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Hungarian Parliament and the Liberty Square.

Fisherman’s Bastion in Buda Castle Budapest

For a more complex guided tour in the Buda Castle, we can recommend the Castle & Matthias Church Tour or the Castle Tour & Funicular & Cruise programmes (Note: neither of them are part of the Budapest Card discount plan).

Free Festival in the Buda Castle with Budapest Card

The most popular annual festival in the Buda Castle, The Festival of Folk Arts is held every year in August (usually ending on Aug 20). Entry to the festival is free for Budapest Card holders.

Further Discounts with Budapest Card in the Buda Castle

Hospital in the Rock: 25% discount from the entry price of the underground waxwork exhibition of the former secret bunker and hospital 15 metre under the Buda Castle Hill. 75% of the exhibition is wheelchair accessible (please let the museum know if you use a wheelchair in advance).

Public transportation: free with Budapest Card. The Castle District can be easily accessed by bus no. 16 from either the Buda or Pest side.  More info on How to Get to Buda Castle

Additional Discounts with the Budapest Card Plus

Budapest Card Plus adds more goodies to the normal Budapest Card, extra activities and entries. With regard to the Buda Castle District, the Budapest Card Plus (not identical with the cheaper Budapest Card), also includes a free ride with the Funicular cable car that runs from the Tunnel under the Buda Castle Hill up to the Castle Hilltop (the upper station is by the presidential palace called Alexander Palace/ Sandor Palota): it is free in both directions, uphill and downhill, with a pre-booked ticket.

In addition to the Funicular, you can also use another vehicle free of charge, the touristy mini bus that specifically runs around the Castle District (daily, from 9 am to 5 pm). These open sided mini buses are independent from the public transport buses that run all day long connecting the Castle District with the city centre and other attractions in the city.

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Jewish Prayer House

The Medieval Jewish Prayer House is a unique attraction that shares the history of the Jewish community from the 13th to the 17th century, including the early Middle Ages and the Ottoman Turk occupation. Budapest Card offers a free admission to the smallish specialty museum (Note: closed on Mon, Sat and worship days.)

Last but not least, the Budapest Card Plus (72 hours) offers a free entry inside the majestic Matthias Church, aka the Church of Our Lady, which you will recognise from afar for its iconic colourful roof tiles.

Former Discounts – Discontinued

Kindly note that the following vouchers are currently not part of the Budapest tourist card acceptance list:

Fisherman’s Bastion Lookout Towers in Buda Castle District

Fisherman’s Bastion: currently the discount for the upper tower entry price is not available (the lower parts are free to visit all year round – available to visit with a guided tour in Buda Castle)

Museum of Music History in Buda Castle District

Museum of Music History: currently the discount for the entry price is not available form the entry price. Kindly note that the admission fee is nominal and the museum often features public classical concerts.

3D History Show in Buda Castle District

The 3D History video show is moving to its new home in the Royal Guard Cafe (coming soon). Currently the show is not available as a free entrance with Budapest Card. (The 3D historical film show was formerly in the St Michael’s Chapel hidden under Fisherman’s Bastion with free admission with the tourist card). The 3D Hungarian Historical show overviews the over 1000 year old history of the Hungarian people / Magyar tribes.

Kindly check with the official Budapest Card provider for the updated list of places of acceptance of your Budapest Card as we cannot take responsibility for any changes (changes may happen even during a given calendar year, not only with the new season).

Last updated, 20th June, 2023

16 comments

  1. Do you have wheel chair for visitor who can not walk to much?

    • Hello Ilan,

      I am afraid, there are not, you need to bring your own one.

      Generally speaking, 4 elevators help people with mobility issues to access the elevated Buda Castle grounds, where the recently refurbished pavement helps people in wheelchairs.
      Please note that the streets are covered with cobblestone and getting over some of the high curbs might also be tricky. Inside the Castle District, Matthias Church can be accessed by wheelchair from its southern entrance through a ramp, but please notify the staff. Visitors with disabilities and one accompanying person can enter here free of charge.

      The ground level of Fishermen’s Bastion can also be accessed by wheelchair.

      National Gallery’s recently revamped premises are accessible by an elevator for sightseers with physical disabilities, and the museum is equipped with a disabled-friendly bathroom.

      Please also read the following article:
      https://budacastlebudapest.com/getting-there/

  2. Hi, We will be in Budapest for 7 days from 16/10/19 to 22/10/19 inc.
    Can we purchase the Budapest card on our arrival to Budsapest? How much is the card and is there a discount for Seniors.

    • Hello Rob,
      Budapest Cards can be purchased here: http://budapestcards.com/
      The 2019 prices are the following:

      24 hour Budapest Card: 6,490 HUF
      48 hour Budapest Card: 9,990 HUF
      72 hour Budapest Card: 12,990 HUF
      72 hour Junior Budapest Card: 9,990 HUF
      96 hour Budapest Card: 15,990 HUF
      120 hour Budapest Card: 18,900 HUF
      I’m afraid there is no special price for seniors.

  3. Hello,
    I would like to buy two budapest cards, but we are staying in a B and B. How do we receive our cards? Is there someplace we can pick them up?

  4. I wish to know the price of a Budapest card for an adult, in Canadian dollars or euros.

  5. We will be staying in an apartment in the city. Where can we purchase a Budapest card? Hours of location?

    Also, how to book Free Cave Tour with the card?

  6. Hello! We are coming in Budapest in December, 2022. How much is the entrance if I don’t have a Budapest card?

  7. Hello,
    We are coming to Budapest in December and were hoping to schedule a Budapest Cave Tour. There are no scheduled dates for tours in December. Are the tours offered in the winter months?

    Thank you

  8. Hello
    We are a family 2 adults 2 childeren 12 and 11 year old. We would like to know are there Budapest card for the childeren with a discount or do we need to purchage the same card as adults?
    thanks for the information

  9. Hi,

    Is there a contact number for Buda Castle’s Garden?
    I don’t seem to have any of the customer service numbers. It’s not listed on the website. I would highly appreciate it if you could link me to any of them.

    • Dear Miya,
      Thank you for your inquiry.
      We have contacted you via email!

      • Hello,
        I don’t seem to have received this email. I am so sorry to be a bother, do you mind resending this email?

        Thank you again!
        Kind regards,
        Miya

        • Dear Miya,
          We have just resent the email.
          It might be in your spam folder, please check it.
          Please let us know if you need any further assistance.

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