Hungary · CRUISES & BOAT TOURS
64 reviewed
Budapest fills up from Thursday and the good cruises & boat tours go first. Here are the 15 that hold up, with current prices and what separates one from the next.
A budget-friendly Budapest Danube cruise with a welcome drink, nonstop views, and floodlit landmarks from Dock 42 in about an hour.
“Lovely trip. Good way to see some lovely buildings”
75-minute Budapest Danube night cruise with unlimited Prosecco, beer and spritz options, plus audio-guided landmarks from panoramic windows.
“Great hour cruising down river , attentive staff and drinks topped up regularly”
One hour on the Danube, day or night, for big Budapest views, bridge photos, and easy onboard audio in an affordable Purpleliner cruise.
“great story telling from our guide, very animated and a nice pace.”
1-hour evening Danube cruise in Budapest with a drink, free Wi-Fi, and a multilingual audio guide covering the city’s main sights.
“Beautiful viewpoint of the buildings on the Danube. Servic provider is very efficient with on and off-boarding.”
Budapest Danube dinner cruise with live Hungarian folk music and dance, buffet dinner, and sparkling Parliament and Buda Castle views.
“I booked the 3 course dinner, which on the description said vegan option was available, and discarded the buffet option exacly due to that. When it felt like dinner should start to be served, I had to ask two waiters (the first one had no idea what I was talking about) that informed me that was no vegan 3 course dinner (or non vegan whatsoever) and took me to the buffet to certify me about what could be vegan. He was very helpful. However we felt that it was an expensive experience, due to this buffet situation.”
1 hour on a historic Danube paddle steamer with a welcome drink, warm indoor seating, and a 30-language audio guide on your phone.
“The boat was beautiful and quaint. Staff were friendly.”
50 minutes on the Danube at night from Vigadó tér. See Parliament, Buda Castle, Chain Bridge, and enjoy a heated cruise with a bar.
“Punctuality, pleasant boat ride, duration od the ride as stated in the info.”
1.5-hour Danube cruise from central Budapest with live Rajkó Folk music, cimbalom, and drink options, passing six bridges at night.
“Chose the nighttime cruise up the Danube, lovely experience seeing all the sights along both sides of the river with a string trio playing traditional and international requested pieces”
A 70-minute daytime Danube cruise in Budapest with panoramic views, a multilingual audio guide, free Wi-Fi, and an included drink.
“Very good, very clean boat and very polite crew and the beer was just what was needed”
Big Bus hop-on hop-off in Budapest plus a 1-hour Danube cruise and a Pest walking tour. Flexible views, solid value.
“liked the human interaction as quite a few of these around the world are just with the headphones. experienced a few times unable to get onto a bus due to the maximum occupancies. it's a great service in a busy city well done ✅”
Budapest Danube night cruise with a welcome drink, warm indoor seating, and 30-language audio as you pass Parliament and the Chain Bridge.
“Excellent experience for fun evening, especially during the Christmas markets. Refreshments were very good as well.”
A Danube night cruise in Budapest with unlimited Paulus prosecco, spritzers, and lemonade, plus photo stops for Buda Castle and more.
“Great way to see the sights by night, however most people were more interested in the drink and taking pictures for instagram”
1-hour Danube cruise with a Tokaj welcome drink, phone audio guide in 30 languages, panoramic views, cozy indoor comfort, and Wi-Fi.
“absolutely fantastic cruise, staff were amazing, the views are fabulous, heated room with blankets if needed, very attentive staff, drinks where fabulous and reasonable priced. would 100% recommend tgis trip”
Ride the historic Gróf Széchenyi on a 90-minute Budapest Danube cruise with live music, goulash soup, lángos, and a Prosecco welcome.
“Nice ship! Very clean. Friendly staff. Good food and drinks. I had a great time! Highly recommended!”
1-hour Danube night highlights in Budapest with a welcome drink, onboard Wi-Fi, and big views of Parliament, Buda Castle, and more.
“Unfortunately, our experience on this Danube cruise in Budapest was very disappointing. The company clearly oversold the tickets, which resulted in many passengers having to stand for the entire cruise. Because of this, we were unable to properly enjoy the view or take nice photos of the city. A river cruise should be a relaxing and comfortable experience, but standing the whole time completely ruined it. The welcome drink was also very poor. The wine was so bad that I would honestly have preferred to drink water from the Danube instead. It was far below expectations. To make matters worse, the high tables provided for standing guests were broken, which…”
