BUDAPEST: 15 Things you MUST KNOW before visiting! | Hungary Travel Guide
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- Before visiting Budapest it's best to know some things to make sure you have a great time! In this video we share 15 things you must know so that your trip to the Hungary's capital will be the best it could be!
Budapest is popular among tourists across the world because of it's nice architecture, the good food and generally great vibe. I myself as a local love the city for the same reasons. However there are things that may be strange for some visitors, or things that if not known could lead to some confusing situations.
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In this video we are covering the following topics you must know about before visiting Budapest:
- Is Budapest cheap or expensive?
- Is Budapest a Safe city to visit? What are the scams you should be aware of?
- What are Hungarian people like?
- What are the Tourist Traps you should know about?
- Should you use cash or card? And is it Euro or Forint (local currency?)
- How does tipping work in Budapest?
- What about Vegan and Vegetarian restaurants in Budapest?
- Are there Hungarian words you should know?
- What do you need to know about Public Transport?
- Whats the situation with Public Toilets?
- Are there any things that are Overrated?
- Are all buildings beatiful? All streets clean and nice?
- Are there areas you should avoid for accomodation?
- Whats the situation with Smoking?
- What are the common misconceptions thanks to the Internet?
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Budapest isn't Super Cheap
01:07 Scams and Safety
01:40 Hungarian Mentality
02:34 Tourist Traps
03:08 Cash or Card?
03:45 To TIp or not to Tip?
04:20 Vegans and Vegetarians
04:59 Hungarian Words to Know
06:01 Validate your Tickets!
06:36 Public Toilets
07:01 Overrated Things
07:47 Worn down Streets
08:33 The Party District
09:08 Smoking Rules
09:43 Internet Misunderstandings
11:07 Outro
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This is a remarkably well-balanced and sane video and I will make sure anyone who plans on visiting me here in Budapest sees it before they arrive. You should be considered a National Treasure.
Thank you, glad you find it good 😊 hehhe, I'm afraid if I would be a National Treasure, Nicholas Cage may come after me 😂
As a local, I can confirm this video is spot on. Everything a visitor needs to know about Budapest. (However, I think the Parliament building is the best sight in the city).
I’m living in Kyiv and i’d like to mention that people in Budapest seemed to me very nice and polite. I was really surprised when people was smiling to me at shops or streets. It’s not a common thing to us Ukrainian. So yeah i was charmed by the city and people as well.
Thank you for your videos. They are so useful and inspirational!❤️
Thank you so much! Happy to hear that you had a good time here in the city :)
People are more friendly in Budapest but the town that I live near the Ukraine border is exactly like in this video 😅
Budapest its priceless ...learn from a royal was born a real thig royal People royal buildings royal and royal 😂❤❤ I love Budapest becose People up ther make a holly land
I live there a few years ❤❤❤
That good to hear that the Hungarian people like to smile. I’ve been to Taiwan and all the people at the airport over there don’t smile.
I'm living nd working in hungary for last five years...really good country with good kind beautiful people ❤
Kind people? That must be joke of the century
Hey , can I link me with a student or an alumni of the Budapest metropolitan university? Please
@@user-pm1uy9zt5i would love to hear your side of the story 😊 he did mention in a another video about it in a restaurant setup about some people not that friendly and that is totally acceptable we all have our differences it's just a matter of adjusting and adapting to it 💓
It would be amazing a video explaining how the city is organized in districts and some differences between them
I was in Budapest in 1981/82 Era & I loved it ! It’s such a beautiful city with Great people & Yummy food 👍👍
Talking from a perspective of someone that moved to Budapest 4 years ago from another country, this is the single best video about Budapest I have seen. Also the host seems really cool.
Hello! We just came back from Budapest. Thanks to your videos we knew what to visit, how to manage with local buses, what gifts to buy and where to eat local food. You are amazing, thank you so much! We will visit Budapest again, 5 days were'nt enough. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for the nice message! It makes us really happy to hear our videos could help with getting a lot out of your trip here, and especially nice to read that you wish to come back! :)
Love your vibe, thanks for all the tips!
This is really great Budapest video, can't wait to get back to that beautiful city. And as far as I am concerned public transport, metro lines are really great, feels like I can't get lost
Did u travel to other parts of Hungary, outside of Budapest? The map of Hungary is large, but all I can find out about Hungary is Budapest, and nothing else.
@@seabreeze667 would love to see rest of the Hungary, pretty sure there is a lot to visit
Wow, impressive video - well balanced and very well planned. Perfect before my visit to Budapest!
Thanks! I hope it was helpful and you'll have a great time in the city :)
Very useful video, even if you have been to Budapest before. Of course , you are right, the way to melt a Hungarian's heart is to try to speak the language, even if you mispronounce it. We loved the contrast of the amazing architecture and the apparenly run down buildings but were delighted to see what some of the inner courtyards looked like, totally different from the exteriors. We have stayed on a number of occasions on Dohány u, and it is surprising how easy it was to avoid the noise, which tends to concentrated in pockets around the area. The great thing about Budapest is that, whilst it can sometimes get a little lively, I've never seen it rowdy or threatening. Keep those videos coming!
Love your videos! We're spending a month in Budapest in the spring and you've been an awesome resource for our planning.
Wow, a whole month? That's super cool and a lot of opportunities to visit places in the countryside :) Glad to hear you find the content useful :)
Thank you, this is wonderful! Your honesty and style are just perfect.
A good guide! Thanks for the info! Really helpful!
What a beautiful city. I’ve just visited a few days ago.. It was amazing. ❤
Awesome video. Thank you for all of the helpful tips and information.
Thank you very much, you provide very valuable information!
By far, this is the best Hungary travel guide on UA-cam! Koszi szepen Akos! 😀
Thanks, glad you enjoyed this one too :)
Great tips and you nailed the pacing. Looking forward to my visit!
Hello. I've just returned from my trip to Budapest. Thank you so much for your tips. I feel that you helped me to take the most out of this beautiful city in the few days that I was there. Best wishes
thank you for the kind words, glad it was usefull :)
Just back from Budapest, what a beautiful city.
This video was very useful!
Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay here! :)
I really want to visit Budapest one day. I just don’t want to travel to Italy just because my friend is telling me I should go with him. I’m not blown away with my friend’s honeymoon pictures.
Thanks for this video .
It's really useful for first time visitors
One of the best travel guides I ve ever watched! Good job mate!
Thanks a lot! :)
This was one of the most informational video I have seen in a while. I don't need to research anything else. Wow I'm subscribing. Thank you
Fantastic video thanks
Thanks dude! Great video - first day in Budapest today and a lot of the points you've mentioned we can really relate to already! Visited the Ruin Bar in the party zone last night, enjoyed an Awesome band (The Juice), and the whole place was amazing! Glad to learn we can also get back to clinking our drinks! Cheers! ❤
Thanks! Happy to hear that you are having a good time here 😊
Tnx for great content 🙂👍
Awesome video! wonder if you have a video show of sightseeing by Budapest Metro/Public transportation?
This video really helped me !! Keep up the good work !!
So articulate! And accurate as well!
Hi Akos! Just came back from a lovely tour of your country last week. Thank you for your explanation about "Hungarian Mentality", or else i would be shocked to have experienced a seemingly "cold" service from some of the restaurants and shops we visited. I don't intend to demean but the gap seems obvious when compared to other countries like Japan where customer service seems top notch most of the time.
had wonderful meals at Busulo Juhasz (means Sad Shepherd the waiter said?) and Csalánosi Csárda.
spent only 3 days in Budapest and there's so much more to see. Would very much like to go back. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! :) Búsuló Juhász (yep, the Sad Shepherd :)) and Csalánosi Csárda are both well established old restaurants. While the food may be good, they are being ran in old ways which is why you'll surely experience the service being what I tried to explain in the video. Luckily we see more and more restaurants which are being managed by young enthusiastic people where the service will be more pleasant, but they usually aren't typical Hungarian restaurants, more like new wave or focusing on other cusines. Btw, service in Japan is indeed superb, not many places in the world can compete with that :D
Did u travel to other parts of Hungary, outside of Budapest? The map of Hungary is large, but all I can find out about Hungary is Budapest, and nothing else.
Nice video, coming back to Budapest next year, cant wait, its a very nice city
Thx, very helpful. Will be there in late June this year.
Nagyon hasznos videó az idelátogató turistáknak!
Jó lenne ha minél többen látnák, hogy minél kevesebb "üröm kerüljön az örömükbe". 😀👍
Thanks for clearing up that whole urban legend about clinking glasses 🍻 I've seen a few articles now citing that as fact, so good to know otherwise ahead of my visit there next month. Köszönöm!
Hehhe, glad to help 😊 I hope you'll enjoy your time here when you arrive 😊
Love your videos my man!
I love your videos and your energy Akos! You've (and your lovely wife) have shared great information and I'm SO excited about my upcoming trip to Budapest in 3 weeks! I've already booked THREE "Free Walking Tours" and am staying at a great place in District 1. Can't wait to taste delicious Hungarian food and wine too. I've even been studying magyarul in Duolingo for the last two months so I know how to speak a little.
Great work! Köszönöm szépen! SV-USA
Thank you so much! I hope when you are here you'll have a great time and have some delicious food and drinks! And it's super cool you put the effort into learning a bit of our language, I am sure many people will really appreciate that 😊
Thank you for this!! I just found out I’ll be moving to Budapest for work and am excited and a little nervous (mostly just worried I’ll be lonely), so am subscribing for all your tips and tricks!
Thank you for the support. Hope you will enjoy your life here in Budapest :)
I didn't visit Budapest for 20 years and went a few years ago and was actually shocked how much hospitality had improved , far less grim reaper type service peeps and plenty of vegan and vegetarian options for those of us that don't have the palate of a lion . The information peeps at those booths didn't disappoint however, still ooze that Hannibal Lecter charm.
Great tourist selfies here!
You really love to showing yourself!
Welcome, and don t forget to film town here also, can bring nice memories when back home.
Glad to see you are back, was missing you from the comment section 🤣 thanks for the engagement 😊
Loved the vidéo, it is really helpful, I'm in budapest right now. And I'm loving it❤❤❤❤
Thanks, glad to hear you are having a good time here 😊
For the veg section: Place called Kozmosz has many traditional hungarian dishes made vegan. Approved by a Hungarian! Highly recommended :)
great video!
A very useful video with practical information.
It was really helpful, I am expecting a visit in the last of June. Thank you so much.~~
Thanks for the clarification and the reassurances. I will be there in August. I agree about Starbucks . . . overpriced, burnt coffee. I am coming to Budapest to see Budapest, not stores and shops that are on every corner here in New York.
Thank you. We plan visiting next year so this is very helpful
Thanks! Hope you'll have a good time on your trip here 😊
Fantastic. Thank you!
Thank you very much. very informatic.
I Love you way you presented the video. Thanks for making such videos.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy them! 😊
Greetings from Saskatoon, Canada, I am planning to visit Budapest June 2024, that is great information, thank you so much for sharing. Much appreciate!
Thanks for tuning in from so far 😊 hope you'll have a good time when visiting Budapest 😊
Awesome ! Thank you :)
A good all-round video with no unnecessary hype.
Just found your channel! you are so much fun and engaging! Thank you for all the great information! But what I really want to know is do you hire yourself out as a tour guide!?
Hey there! Thanks for the nice words :) at this stage we don't do tours. Perhaps in the future... Who knows :)
It is so true that the juxtaposition of old and new is what makes Budapest so charming ❤ . BTW, Lángos names like 'Meat Extravaganza' are always hilarious 😂 Nothing beats the OG Tejföl and sajt 🤤
Tejföl and Sajt forever! :D
@@StuffedCabbageAdventures And a lot of garlic!!! 🤤🤣
Love your comments on the toppings and fillings of lángos and kürtőskalács 😆
Thank you, I really like Hungary
Really useful thank you ☺️
What a fun delivery style :D Thank you for the video! I definitely noticed the national pessimism after 5 years here 😅 But there are many upbeat personalities in the young generations , which looks promising ! I hope it stays that way past their youth 🙏
I must thank you for making a creat video… really it was very clear and easy to understand… I wish you would be my teacher so I can learn from you a lot … big respect 😂😂❤
currently in Budapest and using your videos as guides. thank you!
Thanks! I hope you'll have a great time here :)
Did u travel to other parts of Hungary, outside of Budapest? The map of Hungary is large, but all I can find out about Hungary is Budapest, and nothing else.
Yep, we have few videos about some places, but we are still a young channel, so if it isn't a lot right now there surely be more in the future 😊
Budapest has an amazing City outline, fantastic buildings, superb Public Transport and the food (hostel near the jewish quarter) was really good. These 20th century cities are amazing.
Glad to hear you enjoyed your time here :)
@@StuffedCabbageAdventures I came from Dresden by bus with a group of international students. Excellent opportunity to get to know this marvellous City along the River Danube.
a very useful video! Thank you
Great videos! Hoping to secure a job offer there and see you in person. ❤ from the Philippines
Very good video! I regret I haven't seen it before visiting Budapest and paying a fine for not validated ticket besides of haveing 10 tickets in my wallet because validator wasn't working and didn't left the marks on the tickets 🤯🙆🤦
I would love to see budapest. From Texas! With ❤
I went there in 2013 . It is wonderful
I am a Budapest Fan and therefore I love your content. Sadly there arent many drone videos currently to satisfy the desire of this city.
Thank you so much :) Drone flying is regulated and for certain kinds of drones you need to "book" airspace. In the city a lot of the airspace is restricted for Drones 'though. There are a few nice drone videos available of Budapest still :) Maybe not much, but its something :)
Thanks for this useful video.
Welcome 😊 glad you found it useful 😊
személyes sértésnek vettem, hogy a "nemjó környék" utcáiba az én lakásom képe is belekerült :D
Very informative
Great video. More Hungarian lessons, please. Köszönöm szépen!
It became so expensive nowadays. At New York, I paid EUR 26 for a cup of coffee and a dessert 2 months ago.
But still all those signature Habsburg places arr so much better foodwise that alikes in Vienna.
The city is the of the most beautiful in teh world.
hello 👋 your new subscriber here👍😍 thank you for your video, i have little idea about your city budapest, i am planning to visit there next month…
Superb video - flying there today from Munich!!
Thank you! Enjoy your stay! 😊
Did you like our capital🇭🇺✌🏻...?
@@gaborszadai1992 ohh yes absolutely - what a beautiful city! 😍😍
@@vatsalnahata9560Freut mich sehr🇩🇪✌🏻🇭🇺...
What app is used for travelling On public transport? Incredible video and really Informative btw bravo !
Thank you, glad you found it useful! The Budapest Go app is possibly the most essential app. It can be used to get accurate travel plans from point A to B, and you can also purchase digital tickets and passes 😊
Very good video - I saw some of your other videos too and liked them also. Good filming and sound. One thing I want to say is that Budapest is a vegan paradise for me! You must imagine that all foreigners who come to Budapest do not necessarily live in a capital city with lots of vegan restaurants and shops all over the place (as myself). According to the website HAPPY COW, there should at least be 32 restaurants which are 100 % vegan and if you ad veg options and vegetarian, it takes you up to around 230 places in Budapest, so that's not bad at all.
Thank you! I agree, from a different perspective the vegan/vegetarian scene isn't that bad in Budapest, its getting better and better, few years ago it was difficult to find good quality vegan places, now its more common. I was comparing it to western metropolises, but we aren't that far behind actually if I really look at it now :)
Good advice.
Im going there tomorrow so doing a bit of research, juat found your channel, you have a new subscriber!
Thank you! I hope you'll have a great time here :)
Thanks for all the great info and advice!
I am just planning my trip to Budapest next month.
Very interested in the old streets that you showed, seems more authentic. But is it safe to walk around with a camera in that area (or the city overall)?
Thanks!
The areas that people would mostly visit are generally safe even when you carry a camera. Perhaps I would be more careful with an expensive camera during the very late night in few dark streets, but in the downtown there should be no problems. Areas that may not be safe are far outside of the city and not many reasons to visit those during the evening, so you'll be fine :)
@@StuffedCabbageAdventures Thank you so much!
I love to walk around a city and capture cityscape outside of popular attractions when I am traveling to different places. Can't wait to follow your recommendation and explore the city on my own!
I haven't been to Hungary for a very long time, but I know the country well and this is an excellent video. Knowing a few words of Hungarian goes down very well, and I think it's good he touched upon the issue of Hungarians being not very happy, I have noticed that while many Hungarians are very friendly and helpful there are others who are utterly cold and unfriendly, the country has a very high suicide rate. Also yes Budapest is an expensive place.
Cool🎉
........ Another great episode
Thanks 😊
We have been in Budapest recently and spent a long weekend there, I found everything different from your video, first of all everyone was able to speak English, even bus drivers, everyone was very nice, and lastly we found many many many vegan and vegetarian options in any restaurant and coffee shops that we went, even we found a total Vegan restaurant. Im happy that we didn’t rely on your information and we went there, such a beautiful city, nice people and culture and very nice food.
Really happy to hear you had a great time here! Though I have to clarify, I have never said in the video that you'll have trouble to communicate in English. It is really good that you had a positive experience with people, and didn't meet with some less friendly service, which unfortunately does exist. Regarding Vegan, my point is about tasting the local cuisine here may be a bit challenging since the dishes we have are meat heavy, but yes there are vegan restaurants and it's actually getting much better lately, which is a great news for our city 😊 all in all, what matters in the end is that you had a nice experience here 😊
Hey! You could make a video about living-spaces in Budapest.
I’m planning to go asap. Great video.
Thanks! I hope you'll enjoy your time here when your plan is set and can visit :)
Your a golden ! I will visit on November. solo traveling. Fisherman's bastion will def on my list. Any recommendations? safety tips also? public transport will be easy for us foreigners too? And how to go from airport to city centre
Hey there! As I noted in the video Budapest is generally a safe city to visit, as a tourist you probably don't go to the areas which are less lit up during night and may have some dodgy faces, since there aren't much to do there as a visitor, so nothing to be worried about, just keep an eye out just like you normally would anywhere 😉 public transport is fairly easy to use, the Budapest Go app is good for planning your trips 😊 from airport you can use taxi, or 100E special service bus for 2200 Huf that takes you directly to city center or use 200E bus with regular single ticket or travel pass, that will need a transfer in outskirts but it's cheap. I see you started watching some of our other videos, so I hope you'll find some more recommendations in those videos 😊
@@StuffedCabbageAdventures Oh goody not just watched, subscribed even! 😂 you're my treasure. i have a feeling I'd fall in love with the city without even arriving
Thanks for the video ! I've just arrived 😁
You are welcome! Hope you'll enjoy your stay in Budapest 😊
My grandad always tought me to say Jó Napot Kívánok!, that Jó Napot! is not sufficient. ;)
I'm studying abroad in Budapest in the fall! Do you have any recommendations for international or national weekend trips? I want to use the train system.
For train tickets you can check the jegy.mav.hu website. Hungary isn't huge, so getting to places wouldn't take extremely long, plus through the rail network of Europe many places are easily reachable, like Vienna, Salzburg, Münich, Bratislava, Prague etc. Domestically there are many towns and areas which are nice weekend destinations: Eger, Pécs, Szeged, Győr, Sopron, the Balaton region, the Bükk mountains, and so on :) We have videos about some of the places mentioned, in case you need some inspiration ;)
Are you interested in the reconstruction of the old budai var? Maybe you can make a video about it . Or about the current reconstruction projects or new buildings like in liget park or the mol campus.
Will surely need to make a new video about the castle district once the reconstructions are completed :)
Yah, some commonsense advice from a local, love Budapest ❤
l was in Budapest on last summer and when you mentioned the bad views thing , l got reminded that there are buildings with literally no roofs at all and they seemed be bombed or something on the thier top , now the thing is ,according to what l understood those building really got bombed on Austro-hungarian ww1 days and stayed like that with no repairing at all all over these years , the fun fact is those buildings are not very far of the fashion street , maybe 10-15 minutes by feet (and l go very slowly)
I feel I should add that if you come to Budapest with €£$, the little exchange places in the centre have always been correct and decent in my experience over many years. So much the case that when I was travelling on to Prague I preferred to get a little Cz cash at Nyugati station rather than risk the dodgy Prague outlets.
Indeed, the only exchange place to be avoided is the ones at the Airport, those have terrible conversion rates. I also exchange my money in the city center before traveling abroad and never had an issue :)
Great video and very informative. Will be visiting 1st of March
Schnaps nicht Schnapps 😂. Otherwise great video. We do have some friends from Budapest that take the no clinking rule very serious, haha
Hello, love your videos. Could you describe the precise boundaries of the Party area. My elderly friends just booked the Cortile Hotel Dessewffy Utca 14, district VI,M3. Will this be a problem?
Hey there! There are no exact boundaries but I would say your friends should be fine at that hotel. Towards Bajcsy-Zsilinszky road the subway is close and it's conveniently located. There are a few clubs on Nagymező street closeby, but that can be easily avoided by going the other way 😊
After seeing this I am very interested.