5-Day Budapest Itinerary: Explore Hungary's Vibrant Capital

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417 €

Based on 2 adults

Created: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Departure: Friday, January 2, 2026

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Budapest Trip for 2 Adults

Transportation from Fiumicino Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport
4 nights at Up Hotel Budapest in Budapest, Hungary
Ticket: "Budapest Central Market Hall Food Tour" - Budapest, Hungary
Ticket: "Buda Castle Tour: History and Architecture" - Budapest, Hungary
Ticket: "Széchenyi Thermal Bath Tickets" - Budapest, Hungary
Transfer from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport to Up Hotel Budapest by sedan
Transfer from Up Hotel Budapest to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport by sedan

To further your Budapest experience, I recommend some guides and books. Lonely Planet's "Budapest Pocket" is a compact and up-to-date guide, perfect for exploring the city. You can also read "Budapest: History, Art, and Architecture" by Giulio Sommati, which offers a very interesting historical and cultural overview. If you'd like to discover the local cuisine before your food tour, I recommend "Hungarian Cuisine" by Silvana Franco. For local guided tours in Italian, I recommend websites like GetYourGuide or Viator, where you can find expert Italian-speaking guides. Enjoy your trip and happy reading!

About the destination

Budapest is known as one of Europe’s most stunning cities. It may be thanks to its impressive surroundings, the Danube River that divides the city, the Buda hills to the west and the Great Plain to the east or due to its varied and beautiful architecture: Renaissance, Byzantine, Neo-Classical, and Art-Nouveau buildings coexist in perfect harmony. Its extensive World Heritage Site includes: the banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter, Andrassy Avenue, Hero’s Square, and the Millennium Underground Railway. To top that, the city has 80 geothermal springs, the world’s largest water cave system where visitors can indulge in a relaxing bath. Budapest became a single city in 1873, occupying both banks of the river Danube, to the west there is Buda and Pest lays at the east. Both sides of the city have very different personalities. Buda is the quiet section of the city. Walking around Buda, travelers will be able to inspect the Castle Quarter and explore the narrow cobbled streets that lead to the Fishermen’s bastion with its fairytale towers, which represent the 7 tribes that existed in the city in the 9th century. This decorative fortification is located atop the Buda Castel Hill and offers the best panoramic view in Budapest. The eastern side, Pest, is where all the action takes place. This section of the city has a fin-de-siècle feel to it and nearly every building has some interesting or unusual detail. Visitors will be invited to take long strolls on its wide boulevards filled with all sorts of shops or enjoy a well-deserved coffee in its grand coffee houses. Pest is home to the parliament building and the Dohari street synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe. The scars of WWII are still present in the city, bullet holes and shrapnel scorings left over from the Second World War and the 1956 Uprising are still visible in some of the facades, painful reminders of this grey period of history. There are several tributes honoring the Hungarian Jews that lost their lives, as the poignant Shoes on the Danube memorial or the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park. This side of the river is also considered the cultural heart of the city with numerous art galleries and with more opera, concerts and ballet performances than there are days of the week. The capital’s best restaurants are found in Pest too, and it’s here the nightlife wrestles with until the early hours as well. For a unique drink try a Ruin Pub, Budapest’s network of bars in disused buildings that include former tenement houses, factory buildings and community centres. Budapest has combined all its influences and overcome its complex history to shape its own character, and sure it did it right.

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02 Jan

Departure transport

Departure

Wizz Air - W62340

08:40 - Roma, Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

10:30 - Budapest, Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)

Nonstop Fare: Basic

Transport: W62340

Cabin Class: Economy

Fare Name: Basic

02 Jan

Transfer

Transfer from Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD) to Up Hotel Budapest

Pick-up time: 11:00 Maximum waiting time: 45 minutes Private - Economy Sedan

Private

Economy Sedan

Maximum waiting time: 45 minutes

02 Jan

Accommodation

4 Nights

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Up Hotel Budapest 9.1 Superb

Budapest - At 1.4 km from the centreBED AND BREAKFASTCsengery utca 31., Budapest 1067 DOUBLE STANDARD

Located in Budapest (District VI), Up Hotel Budapest is within a 5-minute drive of St. Stephen's Basilica and Széchenyi Thermal Bath. This hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Vaci Street and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Parliament Building.

Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a health club and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.

Make yourself at home in one of the 157 guestrooms featuring tablet computers and iPod docking stations. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. 43-inch LED televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Budapest? This hotel has 818 square feet (76 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 2 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

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03 Jan

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