The M3 metro stop at Arany János utca is about 250 m from the door of Cat Museum Budapest, and it has lifts. Five bus and trolleybus lines stop on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út under the same name, the Basilica is a short flat walk away, and driving is pointless: there is no parking at the museum.
Vadász utca is a quiet street one block in from Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, the wide road that runs from Deák Ferenc tér up to Nyugati station. This page covers each way in, the walks from the nearest landmarks, and the stairs that stop wheelchairs and pushchairs at the door.
Location and address
By public transport
Everything stops on or under Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, the road at the end of the street.
By metro
- M3 (blue line), Arany János utca: about 250 m. The station’s entrance is on Podmaniczky Frigyes tér, the small square off Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út at the bottom of Vadász utca. Come up, turn your back on the main road and walk north up Vadász utca to number 26. The rebuilt station has inclined lifts from the street to the platforms
- From the railway stations: the M3 runs south from Nyugati station straight to Arany János utca. From Keleti or Déli take the M2 to Deák Ferenc tér and change to the M3 northbound, towards Nyugati
Buy a single ticket, a 24-hour travel card or a Budapest Card before boarding; single tickets must be validated before you travel.
By bus and trolleybus
- Buses 9, 15 and 115 and trolleybuses 72 and 73 stop at Arany János utca M on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, about 170 m from the museum. It is the trolleybuses’ terminus, so they wait here
- Bus 100E: direct from Liszt Ferenc International Airport to Deák Ferenc tér M, then the M3 northbound. It needs its own ticket
By tram
- Tram 2, Kossuth Lajos tér: the river cruise you can ride on a transport ticket, along the Pest embankment past the Parliament. The stop is about 480 m west of the museum, across Lipótváros
- Trams 4 and 6, Nyugati pályaudvar: the Grand Boulevard trams, about 580 m north. Walk south down Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and cut one block west to Vadász utca
On foot
The museum is in the flat grid of streets between the Basilica and the Parliament. The distances are straight lines from our map, so the walk itself is a little longer.
From St. Stephen’s Basilica (about 490 m)
The museum is due north of the Basilica. Walk up any of the streets that run parallel to Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út until you reach Bank utca; Vadász utca begins at its eastern end and number 26 is halfway up. Flat all the way.
From the Hungarian Parliament (about 640 m)
Head east from Kossuth Lajos tér through the ministry streets of Lipótváros towards Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út. Vadász utca is the street one block short of the main road.
From the State Opera House (about 430 m)
Walk down to Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and cross it; Vadász utca is one block in on the far side. The Opera, the Basilica and the museum make an easy afternoon triangle.
By car and taxi
Taxis and Bolt, the main rideshare app in Budapest, can drop you on Vadász utca itself. Remember there is no waiting inside the museum, so time the ride for the start of your slot, not before.
Accessibility
- The museum is not wheelchair accessible. In its own words, wheeled vehicles such as wheelchairs, scooters and bicycles cannot be brought in, for the safety of the cats, and the building is not fully barrier-free because there are stairs inside
- Pushchairs and prams are not allowed in either, and nor are suitcases or wheeled bags
- Two floors, one staircase. The paintings are downstairs; the porcelain, the quiz and the Relax Nook are up a flight of stairs, and the cats use them too, so watch your step
- Step-free to the street: the M3 station at Arany János utca has inclined lifts, and most of Budapest’s buses are low-floor. The last 250 metres are the only flat part of the story
- Shoes come off at the door and the museum lends slippers, or you can bring your own