Budapest is packed with history, with landmarks representing eras from 2000 BC until today, including legacies left by Huns, Romans, Turks, and Magyars. Make your mark on Hungary with a cheap flight to Budapest.
Take a sightseeing cruise down the Danube, which flows though the city and separates Buda from Pest and whose embankments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Landlubbers can see the sights on a Segway or bicycle tour, and view this beautiful city’s landmarks such as Buda Castle, the Citadel, Janos Hegy, St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Hungarian Parliament Building, and the ancient Roman theatre of Aquincum.
In addition to the amazing architecture and historic value, Budapest has a wide variety of fascinating museums to suit any interest, including the Literary Museum, the Children’s Railway Museum, the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Art, the popular Museum of Ethnography, and the House of Terror which tells the story of Nazi and Communist repression in Hungary and has been called one of the most powerful museum experiences in Europe.
Even the subway is historic. The Yellow line was the first on the continent and the second to be built in the entire world. Budapest’s public transit system is inexpensive to ride and quite extensive, encompassing trams, buses, trolleys, and subway trains. It is the preferred method for getting around since the roads can be difficult for the uninitiated to navigate by car and tend to be congested.
Budapest Airport (BUD) is one of the busiest airports in Europe and is constantly being expanded and upgraded. The most recent expansion was funded by the European Union and BUD now has one of the most extensive route networks in the region served by conventional airlines such as Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, and Lufthansa alongside low cost carriers like Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Jet2.com. This means that there are many options for Budapest flights and robust competition keeps airfares low and discounts plentiful.