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| Budapest's view |
I lived 2 months in Budapest, from December 2015 until February 2016. My boyfriend is studying there so I went to visit him. I have, to be honest and say that Budapest was not on my wish list. However, it should definitely be on everyone list, especially for people like me who are always on budget!
So let me clarify this, Budapest in comparison with many cities in Europe is very cheap. No euros there! Their currency is the Hungarian forint, you can verify the currency exchange to Usd dollars here
So what you need to know to travel to Budapest! I've got you covered
How to get there?
Ok, so maybe I should restate this question and say How do I get there?
Well, I currently live in Melbourne, Australia. So if you live in Australia, the flight to Budapest will take around 22 hours! Yes! it's a long flight!
I booked my flights on Google flights which I always use and I cannot recommend more! and I am sure there are plenty of airlines that travel to Budapest, but Qatar was the cheapest and safest at least I think so. This was my first time flying with Qatar and it was nice! so everything about the flight was good!
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| My meal with Qatar on the flight |
Travelling from the airport to the city, if you are on budget well you can take a bus to the city or take Uber. I will talk more about the transportation in the "How to move" section
Where to stay?
I think that Budapest has a great transportation system, so you don't necessarily have to stay in the city center. But, let's start from the beginning Budapest is divided by Buda and Pest. I stay in Buda, and from what I heard Buda is cheaper and it's where more hungarians families live. I stay on the District XI and I loved it! Because I was going to stay 2 months there so I wanted to feel local, go to the little grocery stores and bakeries, and I was 20 minutes from Pest.
For travelling I consult a lot Airbnb, if you want to check the place where I stay, I am going to leave the link below.
Anyway, If you want to party I really recommend District 5 in Pest, close to Deak Ferenc Terc which is probably the main square in Budapest, the atmosphere is great there.
Another district that you may want to check is district 6 also in Pest close to Andrassy street, and district 9 close to the central market. I think this are the most central parts of the city. However I feel that these parts are also the most expensive.
How to move?
Well thank God! for Google, move around the city is the easiest thing as long as you have your phone. All routes in Budapest are mapped, so you just have to follow the options that google gives you.
About the tickets so in Budapest you are going to find a little machines like this one
So if you don't understand, don't panic it has an English, Spanish.. etc. options. You can buy one ticket for each time that you use a bus, tram or train or a weekly pass that is what i would recommend.
So please notice that every time you get on to a bus, you have to show your weekly or monthly ticket to the driver. Well, there is a little poster that states in which bus you have to show your ticket and in which no, but I just show it anyway :)
In trains and trams you don't have to do that, but there are supervisors that can randomly ask you for your ticket and if you don't have it you would have to pay a fee. But I think the transportation is cheaper than many places in Europe, so it is good,
Also if you are planning travelling around Europe you can book really cheap tickets by train in Budapest. Just be careful, if you are in Vienna for instance DO NOT BUY FROM THE PAGE OF BUDAPEST you will waste your money since you can only print those tickets in Hungary. I am talking from experience. So if you are in Budapest before leaving just be sure to print all your tickets in the train station.
What to visit?
If you choose a time to go to Budapest, choose Christmas. There are so many things to do around Christmas, well it is very chilly, and I complain a loooot about the cold weather but it is worthy, even when I stay at the flat with a hot coffee seeing the snow falling.
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| The park close to the flat |
Links you could be interested:
Place where I stay with excellent host in Airbnb!
You want a disccount in Airbnb: click here
Hungarian Railway tickets click here
More info on transport and official prices click here
Words that I learnt and I used: köszönöm (thanks!) szia (hi!) and bocsi (sorry! sounds like bochi)
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