Metro M3 to Ferenciek tere, and you are there: the exits open onto the square the building stands on, so this is about a minute from the platform rather than a walk. From anywhere on the Pest side that is the fastest way in, and from Buda it is a change at Deák Ferenc tér.
The nicer approach is tram 2 along the Danube to Március 15. tér and four minutes up through the back streets, which gets you the river and the Elisabeth Bridge on the way. Driving is the one option to rule out. This is the middle of District V.
Location and address
By public transport
Everything in central Pest is a short ride away, and the metro station is as close to the door as a metro station gets.
By metro
- M3 (blue line), Ferenciek tere: the station sits under the square and its exits come up on it, so the walk to the door is about a minute. This is the stop to aim for from anywhere on the Pest side
- From Deák Ferenc tér, where all three metro lines meet, take the M3 south. It is also an easy walk, about 7 minutes down Petőfi Sándor utca
- From Buda, change at Deák Ferenc tér from the M2
- M2 (red line), Astoria is the other option, about 5 minutes away along Kossuth Lajos utca, and useful if you are coming from Keleti station
Buy a ticket or a travel card before you go down, and validate it at the platform machine.
By tram
No tram runs across Ferenciek tere itself, which catches people out, but there are two stops within five minutes of it:
- Trams 47, 48 and 49 at Astoria M, about 5 minutes north-east along Kossuth Lajos utca. These are the big Buda-bound trams, so they are the ones to use from Móricz Zsigmond körtér and the southern Buda side
- Trams 2, 2B and 23 at Március 15. tér, about 4 minutes west at the Pest end of Elisabeth Bridge. Tram 2 runs the whole Pest embankment and is the ride to take if you have the time to spare
On foot
Cinema Mystica sits in the middle of the Belváros, so from most of central Pest the walk is flat, short and more interesting than the ride.
From Váci utca (about 3 minutes)
The middle of Váci utca is 220 metres away. Cut east on Kígyó utca or Régi posta utca and you come straight out at the square. This is why the exhibition works so well as a wet-afternoon decision rather than a plan.
From Vörösmarty tér (about 8 minutes)
Walk the length of Váci utca south from the square, or take Petőfi Sándor utca parallel to it if the crowds are heavy. Both land you at the same corner, 670 metres in all.
From Deák Ferenc tér (about 7 minutes)
Straight down Petőfi Sándor utca, about 550 metres, with the Párisi Udvar’s turrets in view for the last part of it. The simplest walking route from the northern half of the city centre.
From the Great Market Hall (about 12 minutes)
North up Váci utca from the Pest end of Liberty Bridge, a kilometre of it, finishing at Ferenciek tere. Pairs well in the other direction too: the Great Market Hall shuts in the late afternoon, long before this place does.
From the Chain Bridge and Kálvin tér
The Pest end of the Chain Bridge is 1.4 km, about 16 minutes along the embankment and in through Március 15. tér. Kálvin tér is 970 metres, about 11 minutes, which is one M3 stop if you would rather not walk it.
By car and taxi
A taxi or a ride-hailing car can set you down on Ferenciek tere or on Petőfi Sándor utca, both within sight of the entrance. Bolt works across Budapest if you would rather book on an app than flag one down.
By hop-on hop-off bus
Accessibility
- Step-free from the square. Ferenciek tere is flat and the way in from it is level, with no steps up from the pavement
- The venue describes the exhibition as wheelchair accessible, and asks anyone with specific needs to get in touch in advance so the visit can be arranged
- Two levels. The exhibition runs over two floors, so contact the venue before booking if you need step-free movement between them
- At the station, Ferenciek tere was rebuilt during the M3 renovation and has an inclined lift between the street and the platform, so arriving by metro is step-free
- By car, the drop-off on the square itself is the shortest distance to the entrance