Hungary · BUDAPEST THERMAL BATHS

The 10 Best Thermal Baths in Budapest

10 tours  ·  from $29

Széchenyi, Gellért and Rudas each run on their own spring and their own century. The 10 tickets below cover day entry, cabins, massages and the late sessions, with prices and the hours the crowds arrive.

Budapest: Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades - Arriving with the right expectations
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Budapest: Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades

1.Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 23,911 reviews · 1 day · from $51Our pick

Spend a full day at Széchenyi Baths, Budapest’s grand thermal complex, with access to 3 outdoor and 15 indoor pools. Choose a locker or private cabin, bring slippers and swimwear, and allow time to enjoy the warm mineral waters, ornate setting, and changing pool temperatures.

“Everything we wanted , a great way to spend a few relaxing hours .”

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Budapest: Full-Day Gellért Spa Ticket - Finding Your Favorite Temperature
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Budapest: Full-Day Gellért Spa Ticket

2.Full-Day Gellért Spa Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3,340 reviews · from $48

Spend a full day at Gellért Spa on Budapest’s Buda side, bathing in thermal pools beneath an ornate Art Nouveau glass roof. Your ticket includes indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, a steam room, and either a locker or private cabin. Bring a towel, flip-flops, and a swimming cap.

“Top place to relax and have a. Nice romantic spa day! The Hungarian customer service can be better but a part this the place is unique!”

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Budapest Széchenyi Thermal Spa Ticket - Arriving at Állatkerti körút 11
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Budapest Széchenyi Thermal Spa Ticket

3.Budapest Széchenyi Thermal Spa Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,178 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

Spend up to four hours at Budapest’s grand Széchenyi Baths with skip-the-line entry and a private changing cabin or locker. Soak in 18 indoor and outdoor pools, use the saunas and steam rooms, and check whether your booking includes the optional Pálinka Museum visit.

“A Good experience but busy. Make sure you pay extra or a cabin as it is well worth it. A short walk from the Hop off and on bus.”

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Budapest: Rudas Spa Entry with 3-Course Meal - Collecting your ticket at Rudas Bistro
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Budapest: Rudas Spa Entry with 3-Course Meal

4.Rudas Spa Entry with 3-Course Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 830 reviews · from $68

Spend the day at 450-year-old Rudas Baths with access to thermal pools, saunas, plunge pools, and the Panorama Pool. Your package includes a three-course meal at Rudas Bistro, with optional wine or champagne. Choose your dining time, then bathe before or after.

“Very Nice spa. Clean and easy to Get around. The food was good.”

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Budapest Gellert Thermal Spa Full Day Ticket with Cabin or Locker - Cabin or locker: the choice that affects your comfort
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Budapest Gellert Thermal Spa Full Day Ticket with Cabin or Locker

5.Budapest Gellert Thermal Spa Full Day Ticket with Cabin or Locker

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 432 reviews · from $51

Spend up to a full day at Budapest’s Gellert Thermal Spa, where mineral springs feed 13 indoor and outdoor pools beneath grand Art Nouveau details. Your mobile ticket includes a locker or private changing cabin. Bring towels and flip flops, and buy a swim cap on site for the swimming pool.

“This experience was very expensive. We paid a lot of money for a dip in a fancy “hot tub”. It was underwhelming at best. There should’ve been an option to pay for a two hour experience. There was not. We paid for a full day experience for two. There wasn’t enough to do there for a full day.”

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Budapest BeerSpa with Unlimited Beer and Optional Széchenyi Bath - Private space makes a big difference
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Budapest BeerSpa with Unlimited Beer and Optional Széchenyi Bath

6.Budapest BeerSpa with Unlimited Beer and Optional Széchenyi Bath

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 416 reviews · 1 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $75

You get a 45-minute private BeerSpa session at Széchenyi Baths, with warm thermal water, hops, malt, salt, pretzels, and unlimited draft beer from your own tap. Add a full-day bath ticket for the outdoor pools, indoor pools, saunas, and steam rooms.

“The beer spa and the thermal baths were the grand finale of our Balkan vacation.. For those planning to visit or are already in Budapest, do not miss the opportunity to experience it.”

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Budapest: Lukács Thermal Bath Full-Day Spa Ticket - The thermal pools and their mineral water
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Budapest: Lukács Thermal Bath Full-Day Spa Ticket

7.Lukács Thermal Bath Full-Day Spa Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 189 reviews · 1 day · from $29Best value

You get a full-day entry ticket to Budapest’s Lukács Thermal Bath, a historic spa known for calcium, magnesium, and sulfur-rich thermal water. Use the indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, steam rooms, jets, and waterfalls. Bring swimwear, a towel, flip-flops, and a swimming cap.

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Entrance to Szechenyi Spa in Budapest - Twenty-One Pools, Saunas, and Indoor Facilities
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Entrance to Szechenyi Spa in Budapest

8.Entrance to Szechenyi Spa in Budapest

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 188 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $71

Spend up to a full day at Budapest’s Szechenyi Baths, a grand Neo-Baroque spa with 21 indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, steam rooms, a gym, and optional massages. You set your own pace, but bring a towel and flip-flops, and check ticket instructions before you arrive.

“A hot public pool with some debris on the bottom of the pool. Lockers semi clean. Very much a public place. Few options for food.”

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Budapest Széchenyi Spa with Danube Cruise and Optional Dinner - Széchenyi Baths: grand setting, busy pools
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Budapest Széchenyi Spa with Danube Cruise and Optional Dinner

9.Budapest Széchenyi Spa with Danube Cruise and Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 122 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $155

Spend the day at Széchenyi Thermal Baths, using a locker or private changing cabin, then make your own way to Akadémia Dock 2 for a 90-minute Danube cruise. Choose a package with or without buffet dinner, and expect welcome drinks, live music, Hungarian folk entertainment, and views of Parliament, Buda Castle, and the Chain Bridge.

“Happy to find the changing area was ideal. Private and secure to store your belongings. Cruise was also excellent! Good entertainment and an excellent buffet.”

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Budapest Exclusive Thermal Spa LUKACS LUXURIOUS PRIVATE BEER BATH - Warm Water, Cold Beer, and the Real Relaxation Factor
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Budapest Exclusive Thermal Spa LUKACS LUXURIOUS PRIVATE BEER BATH

10.Budapest Exclusive Thermal Spa LUKACS LUXURIOUS PRIVATE BEER BATH

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $76

At Lukács Baths in Budapest, you soak for 45 minutes in a private tub filled with warm thermal water and beer-brewing ingredients. Czech beer flows from a tap beside the tub, with pretzels, water, and a cozy setting adding to this unusual spa break. Bring your own towel and sandals.

“Very relaxing and great atmosphere, the beer was excellent and great service I would rate it 5 out of 5 , we felt good afterwards 👍”

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