Information About CityPass Budapest During Sziget Festival

  • 11 Aug 2014 9:04 AM
Information About CityPass Budapest During Sziget Festival
What is it all about? Make the most out of your festival holiday, use all public transport possibilities within the city borders and enjoy the best spas Budapest has to offer with the help of this special pass.

What can you get with Citypass?

Free public transport: with CITYPASS there’s no need to buy any other tickets for public transport in Budapest by tram, bus, metro, or HÉV suburban railways, if you stay inside the city limits. You can find more information about getting to Sziget and using public transportation here! If you need more information on the services of the Budapest transportation network please check here.

Free and discounted spa entrance: with CITYPASS you can try Budapest’s world famous spas and great beaches. You can once enter a spa or beach of your own choice for free. After that you can get 20% discount from the entrance fees at all spas and beaches, as many times as you want.

Free shuttle buses: with CITYPASS you can use the Sziget shuttle buses from Liszt Ferenc airport to the festival area, free of charge. Check the schedule here!

Free PestiEst Sziget Boat: with CITYPASS you can use the PestiEst Sziget boat service between the city center and the festival area, free of charge. You can check the schedule here!

Remarkable discounts on Budapest museum tickets.

20% discount at Budapest Zoo (more information: www.zoobudapest.com)
20% discount from the price of the combined Giraffe Hop on Hop Off sightseeing bus and boat ticket
25% discount on Sziget Eye Belváros and for the MasterCard Sziget Eye ferris wheel at Sziget

Why would you need something like that?

Sziget is a small town in itself with many features, but you shouldn’t forget the fact that it’s in the heart of a great touristic city. CITYPASS is especially designed for Sziget fans who are:

staying in the city and take public transport each day to get on the festival venue;
interested in exploring the city, the special Budapest spa culture to get ready for another afternoon and night of great party at the festival;
planning to arrive earlier or stay longer, just to live out the touristic part of their holidays;
only coming for a long weekend, but trying to make the most out of it in an easy and cost effective way.

How much does it cost?
The CITYPASS is valid either for 2 or 13 days, depending on your preferences. You can buy it online or in Budapest at the biggest BKK terminals and also at Sziget Festival! The 2 day Citypass gets validated when exchanged to a wristband, so you can buy it in advance even if you are not sure when you will use it!

33 EUR for 13 days - 7 August (00.00h) - 19 August (24.00h)
12 EUR for 2 days - valid from the day of validation till the end of the next day (24.00h)

Buy it now in our webshop!

Where can you exchange your CITYPASS voucher to a wristband?

You can exchange your Sziget-Budapest Citypasses at the following terminals. In addition you can also purchase them at the terminals below, next to several ticket points in the city center!

Liszt Ferenc Airport
Tourist information office at Keleti Railway Station
Sziget terminal at Nyugati Square (opposite to Nyugati Railway Station)
Lottery shop at the underground station at Batthyányi Square called Panírozott Hörcsög
Cassas at the entrance of Sziget Festival

Liszt Ferenc Airport, Terminal 2A
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-16 August 08:00 - 23:00
Address: Show on Google Maps

Liszt Ferenc Airport, Terminal 2B
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-16 August 10:00 - 20:00
Address: Show on Google Maps

Népliget Bus Terminal
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-17 August 09:00 - 21:00 (Sunday 09:00 - 16:00)
Address: Show on Google Maps

Keleti Railway Station at the Turist Information Office, MellowMood Office selling point
Opening hours: 7-17 August 08:00 - 18:00
Address: Show on Google Maps

Keleti Railway Station
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-17 August 09:00 - 21:00
Address: Show on Google Maps-en

Nyugati Square/ Sziget Ticket Selling Point
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-17 August 00:00 - 24:00
Address: Show on Google Maps-en

Batthyány Square Underground Station in the Panírozott Hörcsög Lottery
selling point + voucher exchange point
Opening hours: 7-17 August 06:00 - 20:30 (szombat-vasárnap: 08:00 - 20.00)
Address: Show on Google Maps-en

Thermal baths

Dagály Bath- Address: 1138 Budapest, Népfürdő u. 36.

Dandár Bath - Address: 1095 Budapest, Dandár u. 5-7.

Gellért Thermal Bath - Address: 1118 Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4.

Király Thermal Bath - Address: 1027 Budapest, Fő u. 84.

Lukács Thermal bath and swimming pool - Address: 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó u. 25-29.

Rudas Thermal bath and swimming pool - Address: 1013 Budapest, Döbrentei tér 9.

Széchenyi Thermal bath and swimming pool - Address: 1146 Budapest, Állatkerti körút 9-11.

Beaches

Csillaghegy bath and swimming pool - Address: 1038 Budapest, Pusztakúti út 2-6.

Palatinus Beach - Address: 1138 Budapest, Margitsziget

Paskál Beach - Address: 1141 Budapest, Egressy út 178.

Pünkösdfürdői Beach - Address: 1039 Budapest, Királyok útja 272.

Római Beach - Address: 1031 Budapest, Rozgonyi Piroska u. 2.

Museums

Aquincum Museum - Address: 1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 135.
Opening hours: 10.00-18.00

Museum of Applied Arts - Address: 1091 Budapest, Üllői út 33-37
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday between 10.00-18.00

Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art - Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell St 1
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday between 10.00-18.00

Mai Manó House - Hungarian House of Photography - Address:1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 20
Opening hours: 11.00-19.00

The Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport  - Address: 1146 Budapest, Városligeti körút 11
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday between 10.00-17.00 and on Saturday / Sunday between 10.00-18.00

Hungarian National Museum - Address:1088 Budapest, Múzeum körút 14-16
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday between 10.00-18.00

Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center - Address:1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 8.
Opening hours: 11.00-19.00

Source: Sziget Festival

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