• unlimited travel on public transport
• free entry to 60 museums and to some sights
• sightseeing tour for half price
• reduced price tickets for cultural and folklore programs
• discounts in restaurants and spas
• discount for the airport minibus service, car rental, sports facilities and in many other places

The services of the card are detailed in a 100-paged, colored publication in Hungarian, English, German and Italian languages.
This publication introduces the use of the Budapest Card and the servicing enterprises.
(with photo, address, opening hours, entrance fees and discounts)

Valid:
for 48 or 72 hours

Price in 2007:
6450 Hungarian Forints for 48 hours
7950 Hungarian Forints for 72 hours

Price in 2008:
6500 Hungarian Forints for 48 hours
8000 Hungarian Forints for 72 hours

Each Card is valid for one adult and one child up to 14 years of age.

Available:
More than 250 places in Budapest: main metro ticket offices, tourist information bureaus, travel agencies, hotels and the airport, and abroad at major tour operators, and several representations of Malév Hungarian Airlines.

Can be used in the following fields:

Public transport

Budapest Card can be used to take public means of transport free of charge in the capital: on buses, the underground (metro), trams, trolleys, the cogwheel railway and Local Suburban Trains (HÉV) out to the city limits. With a valid Card you will not have to buy a ticket on the Children's Railway twining through the hills of Buda, and if you take the Chairlift up János Hill (János-hegy), you get a 10% discount on the fare.

Museums and sights

Budapest Card provides free access to more than 60 the Matthias church, the Zoo, the Funfair, the Pálvölgy- and Szemlő Hill Caves and the Palace of Miracles and 25-30% discount on the admission fee in Buda Castle Labybinth and the Tropicarium. You can also enjoy the panorama from the dome of St. Stephen's Basilica, take a guieded tour in the State Opera House or the Dohány street Synagogue or an audioguide tour both in the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery with a 15-30% discount..

Citytours

Budapest Card grants the holder a 50% discount on sightseeing bus tours organized by Program Centrum travel agency, and 24% on day and night river tours organized by Legenda Travel Ltd.

Cultural programs

Budapest Card offers 15% off the price of tickets for classical music programs organized by the Hungária Concert Ltd., and the English-speaking performances of Merlin Theatre. You can get 25% discount for the performances of the Folklore Centrum where you also have the chance to learn the traditional Hungarian dances in its dance house. Also 25% mark-down on a klezmer concert and 20% on the performances of the Laser Theatre performances.

Baths and spas

The Budapest Card means 20% off the entrance fee to the Rudas, and Gellért thermal baths or the outdoor pools of Palatinus on Margaret Island.

Catering and restaurants

Budapest Card grants the holder and his or her guests 10-20% reduction in the following restaurants and cafés: Restaurant Admiral, Béke Zsolnay Café, János Pince Pub, Kaltenberg Bavarian Royal Brasserie, Taverna-Zsolnay Café, Restaurant Gambrinus, Restaurant Pilvax, McKiwan's Sandwich Bars, Café Lukács, Kárpátia restaurant and brasserie, Premier Restaurant, Gerbeaud Brasserie, Lion’s Fountain Restaurant, Hotel Liget – Grill Restaurant, Hotel Hilton – Dominican Restaurant, Corvina Restaurant, Margaréta Café, Grand Hotel Margitsziget – Széchenyi Restaurant, Astoria Café Mirror, Empire Restaurant. In Restaurant Gundel and Paprika Fast Food Restaurant cardholders are invited for a free pancake.

Other benefits of Budapest Card

15% discount on the Airport Minibus, free entry to Las Vegas Casino and Tropicana Casino, 15% off the car rental at Budget or 50% for a bicycle ride on a Bringohinto Cycle Car in the City Park. A 30% discount will encourage sports fans to visit the Athletic Centre on Margaret Island, or skate on the Ice Rink in the City Park free of charge in the winter, or row there during the summer. You can taste the best wines of Hungary at 15% off at the House of Hungarian Wines and get 20% reduction on souvenirs in the Folkart Centrum shop. You can also see a 3D film on Hungary’s natural beauties and sights with 30% discount in the building of the Palace of Art.