Budapest

by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Budapest is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy a delicious goulash, admire Budapest's Art Nouveau architecture and its fin-de-siecle atmosphere, or luxuriate in one of the city's many hot-spring bathhouses; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Budapest and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Budapest Travel Guide:

Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - architecture, cuisine, wine, history, art, music Free, convenient pull-out Budapest map (included in print version), plus over 30 colour maps Covers Parliament, Castle District, Belvaros, Erzsebetvaros & the Jewish Quarter, City Park, Obuda & Buda Hills, Margaret Island, Gellert Hill, and more

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)

Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Budapest, our most comprehensive guide to Budapest, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

Looking for just the highlights? Check out Lonely Planet's Pocket Budapest, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Hungary guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Steve Fallon and Sally Schafer.

About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction

621 pages

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Dave C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sure glad I had the Rick Steves Budapest book too. I used this LP book for the Buda walk and it was terrible. No information about what things you were seeing and missed several big sights along the way (fisherman's bastion for example). Doesn't compare to the detailed and comprehensive walks that the RS book has.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in preparation for an upcoming trip to Budapest. It definitely has lots of information that helped me build an itinerary, but the usefulness of the info was a bit hit or miss, and I found something things to be out of date.

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Lonely Planet! Just used the book to learn more about what Budapest has to offer and learn more about the modern city and its history

[Manuel Chiofi · Rating 4 out of 5]

La recensione si riferisce all'edizione italiana della guida.

Dopo anni di guide e viaggi mi fido molto di Lonely Planet. Le edizioni più recenti delle guide sono corredate di foto e inserti a colori che aiutano meglio a farsi un'idea del posto. Anche questa guida di Budapest risulta notevole e ricca di informazioni.
Piacevole da leggere e pratica da sfogliare.

[St-Michel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Information is for the most part pretty accurate. Only issues that seemed to pop up were concerning open/close times of some places. I still want to know where in the heck you buy the tickets for the trams though.

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic information. The small maps of city sections were rather confusing; hard to figure out just how they fit together since the sections were not discussed in any geographical order. Liked the shopping and eating suggestions as well as the top sights info.

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very out of date information...wait for a revised copy

[Judge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this book while staying in Budapest in '06

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic info, but not as much in the way of actual tours of the places to be seen. Nice history section in the back.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good guide as a starting point for things to do in Budapest. The pull out map wasn't so easy to use but pick up a handful of freebie maps at the tourist information office and you're sorted

[Tracey Agnew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful guide