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Budapest: 3-Hr Bus Tour & 1-Hr Sightseeing Cruise
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See all the best bits of Budapest from all angles – by land and by water!
See Budapest by road and river on a four-hour experience combining a guided city bus tour with a Danube sightseeing cruise. The three-hour bus route crosses Margaret Bridge and passes the Royal Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Church and Gellért Hill. Then spend an hour on the river, sailing past the Parliament building, Margaret Island, the Castle District and the Citadel. Live guiding is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
What's Included
- 3-hour city bus tour of Budapest
- Transportation in a comfortable air-conditioned bus
- Professional guide and driver
- 1-hour Danube river cruise
What's Not Included
- Hotel transport
- Food and drinks
Prices and discounts
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Budapest: 3-Hr Bus Tour & 1-Hr Sightseeing Cruise:
12 Apáczai Csere János utca Budapest
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Average Duration
Duration: 04:00
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation allowed up to 24 hours before the event.
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Additional Information & Description
Budapest: 3-Hr Bus Tour & 1-Hr Sightseeing Cruise brings together a guided city route and a journey along the Danube in one ticket. The four-hour experience gives you two distinct views of Hungary’s capital: first from the road, then from the river. Rather than staying with a single viewpoint, the itinerary moves between the city’s streets and its waterfront landmarks.
Three hours through Budapest by bus
The land portion takes you across the Danube on Margaret Bridge and past the Royal Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Church and Gellért Hill. These named sights give the route its focus, bringing together castle architecture, a church and one of Budapest’s hills within the three-hour tour. You travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned bus with a professional guide and driver. The guide leads the sightseeing, while the driver handles the route. This is a bus-based visit, with the itinerary taking you past the landmarks rather than describing interior visits.
One hour on the Danube
After the bus tour, board the sightseeing cruise for an hour on the river. Sail past the Parliament building, Margaret Island, the Castle District and the Citadel. This part of the itinerary shifts the view away from the streets and towards sights seen from the water. The river journey has its own sequence of landmarks, so it adds a different sightseeing route rather than simply extending the bus ride. Together, the two portions account for the experience’s stated four-hour duration.
Guiding in five languages
Live guiding is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The language options let you follow the guided city sightseeing in a language you understand, with a professional guide providing the spoken element of the bus tour.
Arrival and ticket access
The starting point is 12 Apáczai Csere János utca in Budapest. Hotel transport is not included, so your journey to the starting point is separate from the tour. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted. Food and drinks are also excluded from the ticket.
Frequently Asked Questions about Budapest: 3-Hr Bus Tour & 1-Hr Sightseeing Cruise
It covers a three-hour city bus tour and a one-hour Danube river cruise, with transportation in an air-conditioned bus and a professional guide and driver.
The bus route passes the Royal Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Church and Gellért Hill. From the river, the cruise passes the Parliament building, Margaret Island, the Castle District and the Citadel.
The stated total duration is four hours: three hours by bus and one hour on the Danube.
Live guiding is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Yes. Smartphone tickets are accepted, and tickets are delivered instantly.
Hotel transport, food and drinks are excluded.
Distributor of "Budapest: 3-Hr Bus Tour & 1-Hr Sightseeing Cruise"
Eurama Kft
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