Tram 2 along the Danube
Guide
Photo: Albert Lugosi · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$2WalkAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A plain city tram that runs right along the Pest riverbank, past the Parliament, the Chain Bridge and the grand hotels, with Castle Hill and Gellért Hill across the water the whole way.
A brief history
The line has run along the embankment for over a century and is often called one of the most scenic tram rides in Europe, for the price of an ordinary ticket.
Tips
- Best time
- After dark, when the Castle and bridges are lit
- Cost
- ≈ 450 HUF a ride, or your travelcard
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Hours
- Usually runs from early morning until about 23:00 (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The Inner City and Parliament (District V): Pest's riverside heart: the Parliament, the Basilica, the Chain Bridge and the Great Market Hall, with Margaret Island a short tram ride north. Central but dearer.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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