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Events in Budapest
One event a year moves hotel prices in Budapest, and this is what it does to them. Where to stay, how long each district is from the venue, and how to get here.
What is on
| Dates | Event | Type | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 Aug 2027 | Sziget Festival | Festival | Open |
The weeks the city fills
10–14 Aug 2027
Sziget Festival
Worst: Final weekend at ×2.2. Cheapest: Opening day at ×1.6.
Against what the same hotel costs four weeks earlier — our estimate, not a live rate. Outside these weeks Budapest prices like any other month.
Getting here
| Airport | Code | To the city |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest Ferenc Liszt | BUD | 40 min |
Trains: Budapest Nyugati.
Where to stay
Óbuda Island| District | To the venue | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping on the island | 5 min walk | $ | Tents inside the gates; the cheapest option and the one with no commute |
| Óbuda | 20 min walk | $$ | The district the island belongs to; apartments, bakeries, and a bridge to walk over |
| Újlipótváros & District 13 | 30 min tram | $$ | Between the island and the centre, residential, with the HÉV and trams |
| Belváros & District 7 | 40 min metro | $$$ | The ruin bars and the centre; where most visitors want to be at 4am |
| Buda side | 35 min tram | $$ | Across the river under the castle; quieter, cheaper, still twenty minutes away |
More on Sziget: which days to go and when to book. See also festivals.