Budapest Day Trip From Vienna (Incl. Bratislava Photo Stop)

Meeting spot could be better marked. Bratislava photo spot is the bus depot. Enjoyed Budapest, guide was knowledgeable.

THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! The guide called me a liar!!! I booked this trip on the 5th of Dec and it was supposed to be on the 25th, so 20 days! And I was sent a message ONE day before the trip saying that having our passports was mandatory. I didnt see this message because i was already on my trip and not connected all the time. Thats not even the worst part. On the day of the trip, my friend and I walked to the meeting point which was around 10 mins away from our hotel, once we arrived we were told that we cant get on the trip without the passports, no IDs or passport copies would work. The staff was very rude and didnt even wait for us. I said that i could run back and get them within 15 mins tops and he didnt agree!!! Instead he argued for almost 7 mins that it was our mistake that we didnt see the message (also note that it wasnt written in the description). I said that i will give it a try and i ran back to get the passports but they went without us anyways. If the guide said from the begining that we had 15 mins and the bus should leave (instead of arguing) we wouldve went back gotten the passports and joined. My friend who waited and tried to stall them was told by the guide that we can get a refund (which we didnt). Also my friend suggested that we take the train and catch up with the group wherever they are. The guide said to her that it was fine, and this is what we tried to do but the guide refused for us to join the group. So not only he lied about us being able to get a refund but also refused for us to join. I took the train and went to budapest and tried to text them to join but the answers were very rude and disrespectful. Not only that, but also the guide gave me a call to tell me to stop texting and that he will he closing the ticket! And didnt provide any solutions. When i said that i am already in Budapest he said “NO UR NOT” so that him basically calling me a liar. I informed him that ill write the review and he didnt seem to care at all so heres it.

Our driver & tour guides where amazing! Very informative & made u feel very safe & comfortable ! Great experience. Thank you.

Great day trip! If you want to experience more of Budapest i would say spend a few nights, but this is a great way to get a quick experience of the city and try some cuisine.

Worthwhile trip. Great organization and are. Pick up from hotel was great. Good guides. On the bus and at destination.

The guide that travelled on the bus from Vienna provided a wealth of information, and was amazing! Sadly the two guides that came onboard when we got to Budapest (one for English and the other for Spanish) didn’t seem on one accord. They shared one microphone and didn’t seem to be in unison. I felt like they wasted my time and couldn’t wait to get off the bus to explore on my own!

Budapest is a beautiful city. The tour took us on a bus around the Buda side and so we were only able to get pictures from the bus. The tour guide said Buda is the hilly side so parking would be am issue if they had stopped there. The Pest side is flat so we were able sight see on our own after the guide finished. Overall it was a good tour. If you need to really see this city, a day trip wont do it.

Good experience , trip was well organised , the tour guide was very informative, reached back on time

The ac of the coach stopped working after some time , so it was sweating inside . the guide were repeating same thing too frequently. They ( guides) were sweating and fanning themselves inside the bus. The bus did not stopped near view points/attractions for travellers to take pictures rather they were spinning around the monument 2-3 times which rather made me dizzy.

Large group bus tour 4 hour drive in both English and Spanish. The guide did not say the same things in each language and did not have time to tell each language about each thing we passed so we only heard every other sight and had to look at her fingers pointing for the others. She also forgot how to speak English multiple times and favored the Spanish speakers. She also got a few basic history facts wrong as she was speaking. Huge greyhound type bus that drove by each sight and we didn’t stop except to get out at Hero’s square and across the river to see the parliament building. Only good part was when we were allowed free time in Budapest for 3 hours then back on the bus for another headache of non stop talking at extremely loud volume and no air conditioning. I would not recommend this one

The ride from Vienna was pleasant our tour guide was wonderful and we enjoyed the trip there and Our local guide was most pleasant and knowledgeable.

The tour was really well organized and balanced the highlights with time to explore independently. We had a very friendly driver and guides. Thank you

This definitely a must do trip when staying in Vienna. My guides were absolutely fantastic and rich with knowledge. I will be recommending this to my friends and family without a doubt. Thanks again for another great experience!

The bus tour is supposed to pass by or stop at 6 sites, but apparently did not go to Castle District and Citadella on Gellért Hill on September 26. The walking tour lasted about 20 minutes. The guide mainly talked about what to eat and where to shopping.

pick-up: Van comes to pick you up at your hotel and drops you off at Opera Departure: a little disorganized Bus ride: guide was kind but reads a text in English and Spanish throughout the ride to describe historical events and information on Budapest. The tour should be seperated in two busses to avoid redundant information in both languages. In Budapest: bus tour of approx 30min, with a guide in English and Spanish passing on the microphone. The same path is taken multiple times and some information is repeated. They don’t even drive in front of Parliament or the castle. You get 3h of free time which is plenty to visit the city.

Great bus with narrative on historic throughout trip. Nice drive through buda and pest. Couple of stops took away from free time to explore city castle and cathedral. Should include narration in buda and less in pest. Overall. Great day filled with interesting site. Tour guide played Vienna video with dancing and singing on way back. Very relaxing

It was a long day but I did enjoy the day trip. Thank you to Claudia our tour guide. She is nice and accommodating. And thank you to our driver that day (sorry can’t remember his name) for taking good care of us. You both job well done.

Was great experience. The tour guide was very helpful and shared a lot of knowledge. It was fun experience.

The trip was very well organised so no complaints about the operator or the tour guides. However, a day trip to Budapest does not allow enough time to give this wonderful city justice. With only 2 hours free time, this was not really enough time to do anything.

We spend most of the time in the bus. I booked an english tour but was not advise it was going to be both english and spanish. The walking tour was only short. We were inside the bus sitting and passing by important sites. The was a few stops for photo op but otherwise boring. I think it would be best to stay in Budapest rather than taking this tour.

Weather was good. Good walking and coach tour of Budapest. Plenty of time to walk around the city centre. Stops during the travelling to freshen up. Well organised.

This is a very well put together trip Very professional and our guide was very informative along the way I highly recommended it

The tour guide Ava and bus driver Alex were fantastic. Alex safely navigated some narrow streets and sharp turns in Budapest. Ava was informative and knowledgeable. Couple of things I wish could be different: 1) provide free bottle waters for the long drive and just charge the cost in the tour fare instead of asking us for 1.5 euro for water; no one will mind the tour fare being couple bucks higher, but people do mind when there is no free water provided for such long drive; 2) make some stops in Budapest when passing by scenic areas so that we could step out of the bus to take photos. We were given 3 hours free time, but we were not able to hit most of the landmarks during the free time by walking, so we ended up missing some beautiful photo ops and I felt very disappointed.

It’s a long day and totally worth it. Lots of history and free time to roam around Budapest. Tour guides and driver were fabulous. Really enjoyed the trip and would recommend everyone to experience it.

Everything! The guide was good. The drive was also good . The weather was very good. The free time was appropriate

We had an amazing time in Budapest. Our tour guides Claudia and one from Budapest were both amazing. Just felt that tickets are on a lil higher end also it didn’t include any entrance fee or lunch/ snack in the tour.

Awesome! Super great way to get a nice taste of Budapest and everyone was super nice and informative

Tour started late . Guide didn’t know what the schedule of the day. Not enough information. Due to road accident it took almost 6 hours to come back to Vienna. I would really appreciated if they could offer free water to passengers.

There is so much to see. Unfortunately it poured rain when we were doing most of the walking and free time. We were given a lot of time to shop, eat and site see

This was a great trip and the transportation was very reliable. I would recommend it if you just want to get to Budapest for the day Claudia was our tour guide for the most part on the bus she provided commentary as we drove from Vienna to Budapest. In Budapest, we had a different guide who joined the bus while we went on a quick tour of the city focused on highlights and then that person gave us a very quick walking tour and some good wreck restaurant recommendations. The only downside was on the way home. We didn’t even make a stop and yet it took a really long time to get home.

Very well organized trip to see Budapest. It is a long day, but the bus was comfortable and the information from our leader made the time go by. Budapest is lovely and well worth your time as a day trip from Vienna. Mary Ellen

The staff and the driver are marvelous. We booked this day trip from Vienna to Budapest. The place was amazing, magical and we were actually planning on coming back to Budapest to explore the city more. Eva and Flo (the driver) were so good of the service the provided. The amoint of money we paid is all worth it.

I had made a number of visits to Budapest in the 1980s and had not been back since the fall of the iron curtain. Just being back to see the economic vitality of the city and enjoy crossing the Chain Bridge on foot was memorable.

From pick up to drop off, every step was very smooth. Great tour. Very professional. Bus driver was a safe and smooth driver. Vienna tour guide was very informative. Budapest side's tour guide was very knowledgeable. Lots of history and info.

Truly wonderful experience. You could not ask for more in a day trip. The rich history and beauty of the city captures the imagination. I would certainly take this trip again as there is so much more to discover.

The time in Budapest was good - we were really able to make the most of our free time. Unfortunately, the bus tour is not the best as you do not get good views as you drive by (some sights couldn’t be seen from my side of the bus and vice versa). However, the hardest part was that the tour was going back and forth in English and Spanish so by the time you were told about something, you had already missed the site. The tour was good for orienting us though so we could go back and see what we thought was most important.

Started with the rudest lady who picked us from the hotel. The tour guide is not very interested and is very dull and boring. Too much of bus time and less on ground time. Totally a waste of money, can easily skip this one

Bus was very comfortable. Tour guide was great. The local tour guide was helpful in providing tips and guidance as to where to eat, where to go during our free time. She was even kind enough to have brought small bills to exchange our euros for.

So this tour started off with one tour guide giving everyone information about Vienna in English then in Spanish and on the way to Budapest mentioned that they were going to be some local guides that talk through the information on Budapest. The trip itself to Budapest was fine and the trip back was fine however while in Budapest we picked up the two tour guides that one spoken English and one spoken in Spanish each taking turns to speak it first started off fine between the two but then the Spanish tour guide started talking to people on the bus while the English girl was talking. that was very rude & impolite. The fact that she didn't care what the English speaking people thought and kept on talking in Spanish while the other girl was talking in English speaks volumes to how rude some people can be. Also between the two tour guides talking they kept fighting to keep the microphone to themselves and speak in their own language it was rather silly watching two adults trying to dominate the microphone. I would have liked the tour if it wasn't for the Spanish people and the tour guide talking among themselves while the English tour guide was speaking frankly was very annoyingly rude for people from another country not to have respect for other people. The other part of the tour that was missing was the tour of the Buda side with the castle the fisherman's area the church and so forth

The place was beautiful but the bus trip there was very long and uncomfortable as they were small seats

The bus tour around Budapest was nice but the walking tour was about 15 minutes or less. Not ideal. Plus we did not get to do the castle- it was only a drive by so we walked there on our own. Really put pressure on our time there.

The trip itself was worth every penny. Great way to experience this beautiful city in a short time. The pick up from the hotel was done sharp on time and the transition to the tour bus was very smooth. However the tour guid in the bus Claudia was something else. She sounded like she was talking to herself with no enthusiasm. Listening to her was draining. Once we got to Budapest we were met with another tour guid Adina who was amazing and enthusiastic and sounded happy to be with us. Information delivered about the city was great and the free time to be in our own was just enough. Overall if not for the tour guid we had to put up with in the bus, I would have given this tour a 5 star. Sorry she was just so uninterested in making things interesting and was monotonous and sounded more like she was muttering under her breath.

It was lovely to see the Danube river and know the history of Budapest. We also took the Budapest Tower with castle tour and enjoyed it.

Too much time spent on the bus. Very little time to visit sights. It basically was just a panoramic view which you could also do on utube Not worth it. Too much time on the bus.

Fabulous day. Great Hungarian guide in Budapest, great advice, enjoyed a great Hungarian lunch. Wonderful city. Appreciated the history of the place. Good to have 3 hours free time.

did not like the bus. did not l like that it was not just in english. guides in the city took turns identifying sites. most of the tome we were past a site when the english speaking guard would speak. would not recommend

Hit the highlights even though there was an issue with getting on/off bus several times at the start. A good amount of free time as well.

Very informative guide. Overall a good experience. Pick up was very helpful. The local gives were also good.

It was very hard to get all the information that the guide was sharing as they were constantly looking to grab the mic to talk English and Spanish