# Day Trip from Budapest to Esztergom: Basilica, Dome and a Walk to Slovakia

Esztergom is an hour by train from Budapest. The basilica and its dome, lunch under the vaults of Prímás Pince, a wine tasting and the bridge to Slovakia on foot.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/danube-bend/itineraries/basilica-and-walk-to-slovakia · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:51 · Salida: 1 h by train (direct train from Budapest-Nyugati)
- 10:25 · Esztergom Basilica, Crypt, Treasury and Dome (dome first, then crypt and treasury · combined 5,600 Ft)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:45 · Prímás Pince (beneath the basilica · on Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00) · Prímás Pince, €€€
  - 2 min on foot
- 14:15 · Wine Tasting in the Cellars Beneath Esztergom Basilica (Prímás Pince · 3 wines with cheese and ham · 5,990 Ft · book by email) · Prímás Pince, From €5990 person, in forints
  - 10 min on foot
- 15:30 · Maria Valeria Bridge, on Foot to Slovakia (you cross to Štúrovo; bring your ID card)
- 17:05 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (train to Budapest-Nyugati)

A day trip from Budapest to the Danube Bend: Esztergom, the first capital of the Hungarian kingdom, is an hour away by train. The plan climbs the dome of the largest church in Hungary, eats in the vaulted cellars beneath the basilica, does a short tasting of Hungarian wines and walks across the bridge into Slovakia before the train back.

## The day, hour by hour

8:51 · Departure. Direct train from Budapest-Nyugati; there is one every half hour and they take about 65 minutes. By car, about 50–65 km on road 10 or 11.

10:25 · Esztergom Basilica. From the station, 25 minutes on foot or a city bus. Climb the dome first, which closes earlier, and then the crypt and the treasury. The combined ticket costs 5,600 Ft.

12:45 · Lunch at Prímás Pince. In the cellars beneath the basilica hill, contemporary Hungarian cooking. Open every day; on Sunday, from 11:00 to 18:00.

14:15 · Tasting in the wine tunnel. Three Hungarian wines with cheese and ham, 5,990 Ft plus service. Book by email.

15:30 · Maria Valeria Bridge. Go down to the river and cross to Štúrovo, in Slovakia: the best view of the basilica is from the bridge.

17:05 · Return. Train to Budapest-Nyugati; you arrive around 18:10.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Direct train from Budapest-Nyugati, every half hour. On some weekends from May to September, return by hydrofoil at 16:30.

### By car
By road 11, passing through Szentendre and Visegrád, or by road 10. Park at the foot of the basilica hill.

## Consejos

### Climb the dome first thing
It closes an hour earlier than the church.

### Bring your ID card
For crossing into Slovakia and for student discounts.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Budapest to Esztergom?
About 65 minutes by train from Budapest-Nyugati.

### What is open on Sunday for lunch?
Prímás Pince, from 11:00 to 18:00, and Csülök Csárda, from 12:00 to 20:00.

### Can you walk to Slovakia?
Yes, across the Maria Valeria Bridge, in ten minutes.