Take the M1. The little yellow metro line has a stop named after the bath, Széchenyi fürdő, and it comes up beside the building. From there it depends on your ticket. The bath has three entrances on three different sides, and each ticket is only good at one of them.
Driving is the one way we would not come. There is no car park, and street parking nearby is capped at three hours.
Location and address
The three entrances
Bath entrance, for standard day tickets
On Állatkerti körút, on the north side of the building, opposite the Circus. This is where a standard day ticket goes in, and where the bath’s card-only ticket machines are. From the metro it is the far side of the building, so allow a few minutes to walk round.
Spa entrance, for fast track and the Palm House
Under the big dome on the south side, facing Kós Károly sétány. Fast-track and Palm House tickets use this door, and it is a short walk from the metro.
Steam entrance, for buying with cash
On the west side, the closest door to the metro station. The staffed ticket offices here take cash in forints as well as cards, and this is also where Budapest Card holders claim their discount. Euros are not accepted anywhere.
By public transport
By metro
Line M1 runs between Vörösmarty tér in the centre and Mexikói út, and Széchenyi fürdő is its stop for the bath. From Deák Ferenc tér, where the M1, M2 and M3 meet, it is a direct ride with no changes. The bath itself recommends coming this way.
The station is at the south-west corner of the building. The Steam entrance is the nearest door, the Spa entrance is round the corner on the south front, and the Bath entrance is on the opposite side of the building from the station.
By trolleybus
Trolleybus 72 stops at Széchenyi fürdő M, next to the metro station. It runs between Zugló vasútállomás and Orczy tér, so it is the useful one if you are staying east or south of the park and the M1 is out of your way.
On foot
The bath is hard to miss once you are in the park. Look for the long yellow walls and the domes above them.
From Heroes’ Square (about 400 metres)
The bath is north-east of the square, through the park. You arrive at its south-west corner, by the metro station, where the Steam entrance and the domed south front are closest. For the Bath entrance, carry on round the building to Állatkerti körút.
From Vajdahunyad Castle and the lake (about 400 metres)
The bath is due north of the castle. Head north across the park and you arrive at the domed south front.
From the zoo (about 300 metres)
The zoo’s gate and the Bath entrance are on the same street. Walk east along Állatkerti körút, past the Circus, and the entrance is across the road.
By car and taxi
By taxi, give the driver the street your entrance is on. For a standard day ticket that is Állatkerti körút 9-11. Use an app or a marked cab from one of the official companies, especially at night after Sparty.
Accessibility
- The bath describes its building as not fully barrier free, and its contact page says it is not accessible by wheelchair. Guests with disabilities are welcome: ask staff on arrival for a private cabin large enough to keep a wheelchair in, and do not count on a hoist into the pools
- Metro line M1 is not barrier free, so a taxi to the door on your ticket is the simpler way to arrive if you cannot manage stairs