SMART TOURISM GUIDE This publication is a product of “NOT BY CHANCE TOURIST" project (2012-2014) co-financed by the European Commission under the Youth in Action Programme. This project has been promoted by the Italian Association of people with Down Syndrome (AIPD) in partnership with Equal Partners Foundation (Malta), Společnost rodičů a přátel dětí s Downovým Syndromem (Czech Republic) and Down Alapítvány (Hungary). Budapest SMART TOURISM GUIDE Contents General Information page 06 Transport page 12 Map page 29 Where to sleep page 31 Where to eat page 34 Entertainment page 41 10 Place to go page 51 Walking tour 1 page 67 Walking tour 2 page 87 An idea outside the city page 93 General information 6 Smart Tourism Guide Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Budapest is situated in the middle of Hungary. Budapest is divided into 2 parts by the river Danube. These 2 parts are called Buda and Pest. Buda is on the Western side and Pest is on the Eastern side. 7 Budapest Buda and Pest were united to form Budapest in 1873. There are almost 2 million people living in Budapest. There are 23 districts in Budapest. The downtown districts are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In Hungary, people speak Hungarian. The currency used in Hungary is Forints. The general emergency number in Hungary is 112. Ambulance: 104. Fire: 105. Police: 107. Plugs in Hungary 8 Smart Tourism Guide Hungarian mini-dictionary English: > Hungarian: Good morning! > Jó reggelt kívánok! (Use this early in the morning) Have a nice day! > Jó napot kívánok! (Use this all day long until dinner-time) Good evening! > Jó estét kívánok! Good bye! > Viszontlátásra! Hi! > Szia! What is your name? > Hogy hívnak? I am … > Én … vagyok. 9 Budapest What is your profession? > Mi a foglalkozásod? Street > Utca Square > Tér District > Kerület Tram > Villamos Train > Vonat Metro > Földalatti Trolley-bus > Trolibusz Funicular > Sikló Chairlift > Libegő Breakfast > Reggeli 10 Smart Tourism Guide Lunch > Ebéd Dinner > Vacsora Restaurant > Étterem Café > Kávézó Sweet - Shop > Cukrászda Bath > Fürdő Cinema > Mozi Theater > Színház 11 Budapest Transport 12 Smart Tourism Guide Public Transportation in Budapest Before you start to use public transportation in Budapest, buy ticket! For more information visit one of the main offices of BKK (Centre for Budapest Transport). At the offices you can buy tickets or passes. About the passes you can read below. Here also you can get maps, you might will need. 13 Budapest The offices you can find: • At the airport. • At Rumbach Sebestyén Street 19-21. This is close to Deák Fernc tér. Business hours: Monday, Tuesday 9.00 – 17.00 Wednesday 9.00 – 19.00 Thursday 9.00 – 17.00 Friday 9.00 – 15.00 Saturday-Sunday closed 14 Smart Tourism Guide • On the line of the metro line number 4, at Keleti pályaudvar (East Railwaystation) and at Kelenföldi pályaudvar. Business hours: Monday, Tuesday 5:30-22:00 Wednesday 5:30-22:00 Thursday 5:30-22:00 Friday 5:30-22:00 Saturday-Sunday 5:30-22:00 15 Budapest These are different means of public transportation Tram. 16 Smart Tourism Guide Underground. 17 Budapest Bus. Trolley bus (electric bus). 18 Smart Tourism Guide HÉV (suburban railway). Chairlift. 19 Budapest Children’s railway. Boat. 20 Smart Tourism Guide Rack railway. Funicular. 21 Budapest The most popular means of transportation in Budapest By tram Trams number 4 and 6 go along the Nagykörút (the grand boulevard). They share a common terminal: Széll Kálmán tér. The terminal of tram number 4 is Újbuda Központ. The terminal of tram number 6 is Móricz Zsigmond körtér. The routes of these trams are almost identical. Tram number 2 passes between Jászai Mari tér and Közvágóhíd. It passes along the riverbank in Pest. 22 Smart Tourism Guide If you get on the tram at Jászai Mari tér, you will pass the Parliament building. This will be followed by Lánchíd (Chain Bridge), the Gresham Palota (Gresham Palace), the Budai vár, (Buda Castle) and the Vigadó. These will be followed by the Erzsébet híd (Elizabeth Bridge), the Gellért hegy (Gellért Hill), the Szabadság híd (Freedom Bridge), the Nemzeti Színház (National Theatre) and finally the Milleniumi Városközpont (Millennium City Centre). The view from this tram is beautiful, making it a worthwhile ride. 23 Budapest By bus Bus number 16 travels between Deák Ferenc tér and Széll Kálmán tér. It passes through the Buda Castle District. It will take you to Dísz tér, the Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion. By underground Budapest has four underground lines. The number 1 line is also referred to as “Földalatti". It passes from Mexikói út to Vörösmarty tér. Its sign is a yellow capital letter M. 24 Smart Tourism Guide The number 2 line is also called the red line. It travels from Örs vezér tere to Déli Pályaudvar. Its sign is a red capital letter M. The number 3 line is sometimes called the blue line. It travels from Kőbánya-Kispest to Újpest-Központ. Its sign is a blue capital letter M. These three lines meet in Deák Ferenc tér. In Deák Ferenc tér you can change lines. The number 4 line is the green line. This line passes between Kelenföldi Pályaudvar (Kelenföldi railway station) and Keleti Pályaudvar (Keleti railway station). 25 Budapest Buying a ticket You need a ticket or a pass to be able to use public transportation. It is important that you validate your ticket as soon as you get on board a vehicle. There are two different ways to validate your ticket. You can validate your tickets manually on buses and streetcars. These machines are red. Be sure to insert your ticket into the top slot and pull the lever towards you. Other ticket machines are orange. The orange ticket machines are electric. Insert your ticket into the slot and wait for the beep. 26 Smart Tourism Guide The sound of the beep means your ticket has been validated. If you have a pass, you do not need to validate it. You can buy a ticket or a pass in the ticket offices. There are ticket offices at most of the stations, as well as at the terminals. Tickets are sold at newsstands as well. There are special offers for tourists. We recommend that you make use of these offers. Tourists can choose from a number of passes. The 24-hour ticket is valid for 24 hours, that is, for an entire day. The 72-hour ticket is valid for 72 hours, which is three days. 27 Budapest The Budapest Card is also available. With this card you can get discounts in museums and other tourist attractions. If you use this card, transportation will be free. For further information visit this website: http://budapest-card.com/en/ Information For more information visit www.bkk.hu/en/main-page/news. On www.bkk.hu/en/main-page/news/ you can find a route planner which is a useful tool to help you plan your travels around the city. 28 Smart Tourism Guide Map 29 Budapest Szentendre Római- Megyer, Szondi utca 30A 14 Káposztásmegyer, Megyeri út Nappali közösségi közlekedés Békásmegyer fürdő Káposztásmegyer, Aquaworld 230 30 Káposztásmegyer, Mogyoródi-patak Újpest, Újpest-Központ Daytime Transport Services Árpád út Újpest-Városkapu Aquincum 105 0 Rákospalota, Kossuth utca Kaszásdűlő 3 9 Gyöngyösi utca 2 5 Óbuda, A Bogdáni út 0 Filatorigát SZIGET Forgách utca 3 1 1A 17 0 3 Bécsi út / Szentlélek tér 1 1A 7 Vörösvári út 5 Árpád híd Újpalota, Lehel utca / Nyírpalota út 26 Róbert Károly körút 6 Óbuda 26 9 11 Rákospalota, 61 4 Vásárcsarnok 1 5 0 MÁV-telep Hűvösvölgy Nagybányai út 1 9 Tímár Dózsa 62 62A utca 1 5 György út Nagy Lajos király útja / Újpalota, 1 1 Erdőkerülő utca Pasaréti tér 7 A Mexikói út Czobor utca 3 69 69 9 Pusztaszeri 14 6 körönd Szépvölgyi út Lehel tér 291 3 Kolosy tér Margit-sziget Terézváros Budagyöngye Széchenyi fürdő 17 26 291 5 Zugló Budakeszi Rózsa- Margit híd, Nyugati Hősök tere Bosnyák tér 6 5 1 domb 0 22 22A 222 526 m 291 budai hídfő pályaudvar 1 János-hegy Zugliget, Libegő Bajza utca 5 3 7 291 1 Jászai Mari 59 1 6 Városliget 6 tér 2 2 Libegő Szent János Kórház 4 Kodály körönd 6 4 9 3 2 Chairlift Mechwart 0 A 6 liget Andrássy út 3 Gyermekvasút ekű Városmajor Vörösmarty utca 0 Arany A Children´s railway ailway 60 2 3 János Oktogon 0 Zugló vasútállomás Normafa ogasker 0 Széll Kálmán tér Batthyány tér F 6 utca 21A 4 6 18 59A 19 41 Kossuth 7 ogwheel r Opera C 16 16A 21 21A 22 22A 222 11 Lajos tér 5 Gödöllő 16 16 47 48 49 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út Reiner Frigyes park 21 2 16A Deák Ferenc tér Csömör Csillebérc, 1 5 Erzsébetváros 28 28A Svábhegy 2 Clark Ádám 1 5 37 37A 62 KFKI A Vár 0 Déli pályaudvar Dísz tér tér 1 Keleti Széchenyi-hegy, 16 Blaha Puskás Ferenc Örs vezér Astoria Lujza tér pályaudvar Stadion tere Gyermekvasút Sikló Vörösmarty tér 60 Funicular 24 Pillangó 59 1 6 utca HUNGEXPO 59A Krisztina tér Ferenciek tere 4 19 Pest 6 II. János Pál pápa tér 41 2 7 1 Metróvonalak 5 1A 3 105 Rákóczi tér 61 1 5 Metro lines 8 Kálvin tér 9 62 3 Harminckettesek 7 62A Apor Vilmos 9 Orczy tér Belváros 4 tere 3 tér 7 Buda Döbrentei tér 8 A 4 Józsefváros Duna 7 Corvin-negyed Hidegkuti Nándor 27 4 Hévvonalak Fővám 2 Stadion 59 59A 8 37A Sánc utca 51 51A 9 37 37A Suburban railway lines tér 2 8 Sörgyár Márton Áron tér Mester utca / A BAH-csomópont Gellért- A Boráros 6 8 Ferenc körút Klinikák 2 2 hegy tér 9 62A 8 A Búsuló Juhász (Citadella) 5 2 2 1 Kőbánya alsó 6 5 Kőbányai út / 2 Szent 1 3 2 Hajójáratok 7 A Könyves Kálmán krt.