What You'll Love And Hate About Budapest

Want to know what you'll love and hate about Budapest? In this video, I'll show you 5 things you'll love and 5 things you'll hate when visiting Budapest, Hungary.

Is Budapest worth it? Absolutely! Budapest is a vibrant city and has so much to love. But like any destination, there are a few things you might not love in Budapest.

Please remember that the are just my experiences and you should absolutely go experience Budapest for yourself!

DISCLAIMER: I only express my opinion based on my experience. Your experience may be different. These videos are for educational and inspirational purposes only. Links above may include affiliate commission or referrals. I'm part of an affiliate network and I receive compensation from partnering websites. This video is accurate as of the posting date but may not be accurate in the future.

[camdendavid]

For folks living or traveling in Budapest: I'll be in town from Oct. 11th - Oct. 31st. If you've got something you think I should review/check out let me know!

[marinaKdiscovers]

Regarding taxi and them costing an arm and a leg ! I can understand that being an American you are not used to public transportation but Budapest has a very good public transportation system Cheap, goes everywhere and very effective! No need for taxis 😊

[morielchukrun]

Budapest is my favorite city in Europe, and hungarians are one of the most welcoming people and kind people that I've met

[greglyons]

Here 22 years and love it with all my heart. The greatest love affair of my life.

[Holmec]

Love the loves and OK with the hates! 😅 I’m moving to Budapest next month. Thanks for the insights!

[stephenschuit]

Thanks for this succinct overview of Budapest.I lived in Budapest and taught there during 2018-2019. I agree with much of your take-aways such as reasonable prices, etc. I would add that the transportation system is one of the best we've ever experienced anywhere, whether tram, train, subway or bus. Biking also is a great way to get around. I would disagree with your comment about smoking, however. We found that many natives smoke, so much so, that cigarette butts were everywhere. But if you're reading this, and haven't been to Budapest yet, IT'S A MUST SEE.

[cjedgerly]

I spent 2 days in Budapest last week. We pretty much spent the entire time up on Castle Hill on the Buda side. It was definitely more our speed (Wife and I are 50 and daughter is19). We loved it, especially the evenings once the Viking Tour groups and other tourists left for the day. Next visit will focus on the Pest side. Thanks for the video!

[tiborfeher]

Public transport will take you to any tourist attraction, you can buy a daily or weekly ticket.
Or, you can also rent e-scooters or bikes so you can cover bigger distances without pains in the legs and feet.
Nice video!

[andresuruguay]

Man. I am not European, but not even in my dreams would I get a cab in Europe!!
They have an efficient public transportation system there! Tram, Metro, Bus.

[attilahalmai]

Thank You for this video about our capital! I'm happy You enjoyed Your time here! I was a little worried what You will say about the 'hated things', but after all, they were not that bad! 😀

[artnouveau-travel]

Awesome movement is art nouveau. Budapest and Szeged are amazing. Looking forward to visiting it again

[jmv]

As a person who used to live there very surprised to hear about lack of locals now lol. Few take away points: use public transportation. Volt is similar to Uber and more affordable if you fancy cab. Know where you go and don’t look for trouble just like everywhere. Budapest is big and perhaps to really see it spend more time there.
Plus: Hungary is beautiful. Go see other part of it

[dimebagg]

Great stuff. I’m in Budapest now visiting.

[Feher]

I'm happy that you like the city and you pronunce correctly Budapest as we say it :-)

[FindingMinwoo]

Amazing video! lmao at bad for the wallet good for the soul about the food scene haha. good to hear that there is not as much smoking in public. Im excited to be in this city- sounds like an ideal international city to me! Best luck for your travels :)

[Tedmader-fpvb]

Few if any US cities have a transportation system like Budapest and cheap and clean and safe. The newest metro is design excellence. It rivals the jubilee line in London only a fraction of the cost to build. You can travel from one of the main train stations to a new underground train station under the river to outer edge of the city in 15 min Trains run every 2 min - no drivers. 9 stations all great design - all different. I lived in prague and they have a great transportation system and had recently completed an extension of one of ther lines but nothing on the level of Budapest . You have 4 metro lines including the first in Europe. There tram lines - trolleys and trolly buses and many bus lines. Ferry boats zig zag up the river. Regular Schedules all change after 10pm with much less service that may be a big negative.

[filipearoso]

I'll possibly work for ryanair and i was wondering where i could be based, and i thought of budapest. I've been doing research about the city and your video helped a lot.
Thanks for explaining what u experienced so well. Loved the vid.

[zsuzsamold]

Hey David, love your video, thank you so much.❤

[paullewis]

Ok, it’s been 10 years since I was last there, I’m hoping mass tourism hasn’t ruined the city as it has with Prague etc. One of my favourite places that I’ve ever visited and I’ve travelled extensively over the past 20 years. Gorgeous city.

[szabados]

As for the taxis...the legal way is to have the meter on and pay what it shows at the end of the ride. The fare depends on the distance, how much it took to get you there, and how much you made the driver wait for you if it was ordered on the phone or the app. So in fact the "fix rate" cabs are the shady ones.