# Day Trip from Budapest to Szentendre: Baroque Town, River and Hungarian Food

Szentendre is 40 minutes from Budapest on the HÉV suburban train. Baroque old town, Church Hill, the Danube promenade and seasonal Hungarian food.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/szentendre/itineraries/by-hev-baroque-town-and-river · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 45 min by train (HÉV H5 from Batthyány tér; supplementary ticket outside Budapest)
- 10:15 · Szentendre Old Town and Fő tér (Fő tér, the Serbian church and Bogdányi út · free)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:45 · Church Hill (Templom-domb) (the rooftops and towers from above)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Teyföl (seasonal Hungarian cooking · on Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00; book) · Teyföl, €€€
  - 10 min on foot
- 14:30 · Danube Promenade (Duna-korzó) (the riverside walk, flat)
- 16:00 · Vuelta: 45 min by train (HÉV back to Batthyány tér)

A day trip from Budapest: Szentendre is 40 minutes away on the HÉV suburban train and is the simplest escape from the capital. The plan takes in the Baroque old town of the Serbian merchants, climbs Church Hill, eats seasonal Hungarian cooking and ends on the promenade by the Danube before the train back.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Departure. HÉV H5 from Batthyány tér, in Buda (metro M2). If you have a Budapest travel pass, buy the supplementary ticket for the section outside the city. By car, road 11, about 30 minutes.

10:15 · Old town and Fő tér. From the station to the main square is ten minutes. Wander the streets leading from Fő tér, look at the Serbian Church of the Annunciation and continue along Bogdányi út, the street of galleries.

11:45 · Church Hill. Steps up from the square: red rooftops, towers and the arm of the Danube.

12:30 · Lunch at Teyföl. New-wave Hungarian cooking with produce from farms, next to the town hall square. On Sunday it is open from 12:00 to 17:00; closed Monday and Tuesday. Book on its website.

14:30 · Danube promenade. Go down to the Duna-korzó and walk beside the river to the landing stage.

16:00 · Return. HÉV to Batthyány tér; you arrive in Budapest before 17:00.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
HÉV H5 from Batthyány tér, about 40 minutes. In summer and on Saturdays and Sundays in Advent, Mahart boat from Vigadó tér at 10:30.

### By car
Road 11 along the bank of the Danube, about 20 km. Park outside the centre: Lövész utca and Petőfi utca are free.

## Consejos

### Book Teyföl at the weekend
It is one of the few well-kept tables in the centre open on Sunday.

### From April to October, swap the afternoon for the Skanzen
The open-air museum is 4 km away, by local bus.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Budapest to Szentendre?
About 40 minutes on the HÉV from Batthyány tér.

### Can you see Szentendre in a day?
Yes, the centre in half a day; the whole day with the Skanzen or the river.

### What is open on Sunday for lunch?
Teyföl, from 12:00 to 17:00, and Adria Café, from 12:00 to 22:00.