About Budapest

Flag of Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country’s principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. Budapest currently attracts over 20 million visitors a year and is considered a hot destination.

Population – Currently Budapest has 1,712,210 inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. Greater Budapest is home to 3,271,110 people. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi) within the city limits.

Currency – Hungarian Forint, or HUF. See www.xe.com for up to date exchange rates and information.

Language – Hungarian, a Finno Ugric language, is unrelated to most other languages in Europe. It is also spoken in the seven neighbouring countries to Hungary by the Hungarian minorities living there. The Hungarian name for the language is magyar.

Budapest map

Timezone - Central European Time (CET), UTC + 1 and Cesntral European Summer Time (CEST), UTC + 2

Airport – Budapest is served by 3 airport terminals: Ferihegy 1, 2A and 2B. Ferihegy 1 mostly deals with budget airlines, like Wizzair and Easyjet. Ferihegy 2A is for the Schengen zone and Ferihegy 2B is for all other flights. See the website by clicking here!

Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Budapest’s extensive World Heritage Site includes the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter (known as the Castle District), Andrássy Avenue, Heroes’ Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second oldest in the world. Other highlights include many thermal springs, the world’s largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue and third largest Parliament building. The collections of the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts are also significant.

Budapest coat of arms

Read my blog posts on www.DestinationGuideBudapest.com for more information on what to see and do in the beautiful city of Budapest and make sure you get the most out of your visit, however long it may be.

Egészségedre,

Destination Guide Dan.