# Day Trip to Gödöllő from Budapest: Sisi's Palace, Its Park and the Light Garden

Gödöllő is 45 minutes from Budapest on the HÉV H8. Sisi's palace, wood-fired pizza, the park and, from October to January, the light garden at dusk.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/godollo/itineraries/sisis-palace-and-lights · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 10:00 · Salida: 45 min by train (HÉV H8 from Örs vezér tere (metro M2); get off at Gödöllő, Szabadság tér)
- 11:00 · Gödöllő Royal Palace, Sisi's Rooms (5,400 Ft at the weekend; tour in Spanish with a reservation)
  - 30 min on foot
- 13:00 · Napolizza (Neapolitan wood-fired pizza · on Sunday from 12:00 to 20:00) · Napolizza, €
  - 30 min on foot
- 14:45 · Gödöllő Palace Park (free · in winter it closes at 16:00)
  - 5 min on foot
- 16:00 · CaFE IDA, the Palace Café (coffee in Sisi's salons, without a ticket) · CaFE IDA, the Palace Café, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 17:00 · Queen Elizabeth Light Garden in the Palace Park (Story of Lights · from 4,800 Ft online at the weekend) · Story of Lights, From €4300 adult, online Monday to Thursday, in forints
- 18:30 · Vuelta: 45 min by train (HÉV to Örs vezér tere; the return platform is on the tracks opposite)

A day trip from Budapest: Gödöllő is 45 minutes away on the HÉV suburban train and is the country house where Sisi spent her seasons in Hungary. The plan follows the palace in the morning, a wood-fired pizza, the park and, from late October to January, the light garden dedicated to the queen at dusk.

## The day, hour by hour

10:00 · Departure. HÉV H8 from Örs vezér tere, the end of the M2 metro. Get off at Gödöllő, Szabadság tér: the palace is across the road. MÁV sells a combined transport and entry ticket.

11:00 · Royal palace. The rooms of Franz Joseph and Sisi, her violet apartments and the ceremonial hall. At weekends, 5,400 Ft; under-6s, free. If you book beforehand, there is a guide in Spanish.

13:00 · Lunch at Napolizza. Twenty-five minutes' walk to the west, Neapolitan wood-fired pizza with 48-hour sourdough. On Sunday it opens from 12:00 to 20:00; closed Monday and Tuesday.

14:45 · Palace park. Go back to the palace and stroll through the 26 hectares of the park: the barefoot path, the playground locomotive and the Királydomb pavilion among the trees. In winter it closes at 16:00.

16:00 · Coffee at CaFE IDA. In Sisi's ground-floor salons, without a museum ticket. It is the hour when the light garden is being prepared.

17:00 · Queen Elizabeth Light Garden. The park lit up at night tells the story of the palace. Online ticket from 4,800 Ft at the weekend.

18:30 · Return. HÉV to Örs vezér tere; you reach Budapest around 19:30.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
HÉV H8 from Örs vezér tere, about 45 minutes, or MÁV train from Keleti to Gödöllő station.

### By car
On the M3, about 30 km. Park in the streets around the palace.

## Consejos

### Outside light-garden season, change the afternoon
From February to October, the guided tour of the Baroque theatre and riding hall or the Horthy bunker.

### Buy the lights online
They are cheaper than at the ticket office.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Budapest to Gödöllő?
About 45 minutes on the HÉV from Örs vezér tere.

### Is the palace open on Mondays?
Yes, every day from 10:00 to 18:00. Napolizza, however, is closed Monday and Tuesday.

### Is there a light garden all year?
No, from 24 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.