Enjoy a beautiful and relaxing introduction to Budapest on this 1-hour, evening sightseeing cruise. See the many famous buildings along the river (the Banks of the Danube is a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with a beverage in your hand. Not guided tour. Experience the city more like a local - the boat functions as a floating coffee house or pub experience with its own bar available during the cruise. The city floats in the floodlight when the time of the day allows that. (As Budapest uses the illumination to commemorate certain events(, like Earth Hour, Fight Against Breast Cancer, national events, etc.) therefore they might appear in different colours or can be dimmed at certain times.) We do not provide or control city lights, just describes the average conditions customer may face. Use your favourite search engine to check the current status of the city lights.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Out at sunset: the 5:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:45 PM in the coming weeks.
In demand: 68 of the next 187 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 8.
Margaret Bridge
Mathias Church
Buda Castle
Probably the nicest and the oldest bridge of Budapest, that was actually the first permanent bridge between the 2 sides of the city.
Castle Garden
Citadel
St. Gellert bath and Hotel
Gellert Hill
Budapest Technical University
The Whale
The first economics university of Budapest.
Pesti Vigado - concert hall
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Parliament Building
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Budapest: 1-Hour Highlights Cruise with Welcome Drink lasts about 1 hour. The itinerary has 15 stops.
Prices start at $14 per person for this Budapest experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 12 departures a day between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
It can: 68 of the next 187 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Boraros ter (surli.cc/dcfkbl) departure and arrival. Use your phone's navigation to access the port https://maps.app.goo.gl/WUHZzSDdFDoJ7kks6. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 150 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller children under age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult
wheelchair hoist not available, though wheelchair users able to walk short distance may access electric wheelchairs are not allowed
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.1 out of 5 across 2,522 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Portum Lines Llc.
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When you arrive you are brought to a large well furnished boat. Many people are trying to decide on their favourite location. But then just before cruise starts they tell you to get up and transfer to a very old boat with not enough seating on top deck so we remained standing whole time. Regardless Budapest is lovely and something to see from the water
Poor location. Way out of the way!! Poor quality trip. Not near enough seats or vantage areas to view for passengers. No service. The only time you saw staff was getting on or off. Welcome drink was half glass of lemonade or half glass of poor white wine. No opportunity for anything else. I would not recommend this excursion.
Terrible experience boat is really old and very poor in quality, there was not enough seats for passengers and most of passengers had to be standing. Wouldn’t recommend this activity to anyone.
There were 70 pax on a 100 pax boat, numbers do not add up. I understand that you did not get your preferred seat, though as it is clearly noted seats are taken in the order of arrival.
Very good value with a welcome aboard drink. Time it right and you'll get to enjoy sunset whilst aboard, when the city seems to change and come alive as the natural light drops and the city illuminates. A bit further out than some so make sure you have Uber or Bolt downloaded to make a swift exit when you dock.
The tour lasted one hour and that is the perfect amount of time to travel between Buda and Pest to see the beautifully lit buildings and monuments along the riverbank. A must see for anyone visiting Budapest.
Servers never came to check on tables for drink orders like stated at the announcement at the beginning of the tour. Also, no history overview was given on any of the buildings or Budapest in general like there has been on previous tours I’ve been on.
So you expect a non-guided tour to provide an audio guide... so much about being fair. I guess the same is true on the bar service... which is by the way not promised. Not to mention that there are the QR codes, you could have ordered with one click.
I don't recommend it, we arrived first, when they decided they changed our boat and we were left without a spot, bad drink and even worse boat. There are more options closer and better.
Had the perfect time for the sunset and the lighting of the parliament building. Unfortunately we had some wind and rain. Would have been nice to have a cover on the top deck.
Get there early to get in line. Seats up top fill up quickly. Best views are from the top. Great experience.
It’s worthwhile would highly recommend this experience. Everything is lovely in the evening hours. We did the last one of the night.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest: 1-Hour Highlights Cruise with Welcome Drink | 1 hour | 4.1 (2,522) | $14 | |
 Budapest Danube River Sightseeing Night Cruise with Drink | 1 hour | 4.3 (4,173) | $29 | View |
 Budapest Evening Cruise with Drink Options | 1h 30min | 4.3 (1,396) | $10 | View |
 Budapest Dinner Cruise with Live Music & Unlimited Drinks | 2h 30min | 4.8 (51) | $113 | View |
 Budapest Danube Cruise and Dinner Options, Live Music and Dance | 1h 30min | 4.7 (7,587) | $56 | View |
 Unlimited Prosseccoo, Beer, Aperol & Limoncello Spritz Cruise | 1h 15min | 4.6 (3,794) | $28 | View |
 Budapest Danube River Candlelit Dinner Cruise with Live Music | 2h 30min | 4.7 (2,016) | $126 | View |