Thermal baths of Budapest - Recreation all year!
Visiting Budapest is not complete without bathing in one of its world-famous thermal spring spas. The Romans had already discovered the healthy effects of the thermal springs on the locations now inside Budapest, however the culture of bath started develop just in the Turkish times. We offer entrance tickets for the two most elegant thermal baths of Budapest: Széchenyi bath and Gellert bath. You can book directly at the reception of your hotel, at your guide, at the Tourinform and ticket offices, and with our representatives on the most frequented spots in Budapest.
By booking your tickets in advance, you will avoid the often long-time waiting in the queue in front of the bath. Fast & easy entrance through our separate Welcome-desk!
Enjoy the famous Gellért Bath! (Open every day of the year)
 Since its building in 1918, the Gellért Spa was one the most prestigious thermal bath on the Buda side of the city. Gellért spa is famous for its main hall with gallery and glass roof, built in the Art-Nouveau style, sparkling bath and open-air pool with artificial waves. The bath is decorated with numerous Art-Nouveau furnishings, artistic mosaics and sculptures.
The earliest remaining records about the "magical healing spring" are from the 15th century. Later the Turkish favorised this spring, becouse it was warmer and larger than any other springs in Buda. In the 17th century the bath was called the "muddy" bath, due to the fine layer of mineral mud consolidated on the bottom of the pools.
The current bath complex and hotel was opened in 1918, and was expanded in 1927 and 1934 with artificial wave pool, and with bubble bath.
Today its working also as a medical bath, with wide variety of services, including even an inhalatorium.
The women and men thermal sections are separated!
Gellért Bath:
Tickets (includes the use of a cabin): 4050 HUF
Aroma massage (30 minutes): +4300 HUF
Children tickets:
Children under 6 years: Free
Children from 6 years to 14 years: 2600 HUF
Gellért Bath (Buda side, Kelenhegyi út 4., 1118 Budapest)
Public Transport: by the tram number 47-49 from the Deák
Ferenc tér to the Gellért tér station
GPS Latitude: 47° 29’ 2.7564" N, Longitude:19° 3’ 2.9124" E
Here is the Gellért spa on the map
 
Enjoy the famous Széchenyi Bath! (Open every day of the year!)
 The Széchenyi Bath is largest thermal spring bath complex not only in Budapest, in but Europe as well.
It was built in 1913in neo-baroque style. At that time it had private baths, separate men and women steam-bath sections, and different men / women "public baths".
The complex was expanded in 1927, and it still have 3 outdoor, and 15 indoor pools. After its expansion, the thermal artesian well couldn't fullfill its purpose, so a new well was drilled. The second thermal spring was found in 1938. Its depth is 1256m ( 4 120 ft ), and its temperature is 77 °C ( 170.6 °F ) and it supplies 6.000.000 litres ( 1 585 032 US gallons) of hot water daily.
The complex was damaged during the second world war, and was reconstructed in many steps till 1952, when the daily hospital service opened foro people who needed physico therapy treatment.
Its thermal spring is one of the deepest and warmest in the city. The bath is situated in the City park, opposite of the City circus and it can be reached by subway line No. 1 (station of the same name: Széchenyi fürdõ).
 Széchenyi Bath:
Tickets (includes the use of a cabin): 3650 HUF
Aroma massage (30 minutes): +3900 HUF
Children tickets:
Children under 2 years: Free
Children over 2 years: 3650 HUF
 Széchenyi Bath (Pest side, Állatkerti krt. 11., 1146 Budapest)
Public Transport: by the yellow subway (M1) from the
Vörösmarty tér to the Széchenyi fürdõ. Direction Mexikói út.
GPS Latitude: 47° 31’ 7.5432" N,
Longitude:19° 4’ 50.16" E
Here is the Széchenyi Bath on the map
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