Enjoy the wonderful night lit river side attractions in Budapest city on a night Danube river cruise with 2 free drinks or with a nice dinner and drinks. Depending on your night
Budapest Matthias Church and Chain Bridge Night BRC
program, you can schedule your Budapest river cruise at 7pm, 8pm, 10pm or 11pm.
While the 10 pm late night cruise is not themed (it is a general sightseeing boat ride), other evening cruises are.
Picture the fairy tale riverfront panorama of Budapest: the UNESCO World Heritage site (Buda Castle, Hungarian Parliament, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion), floating by Gellert Hill, Gellert Spa, Gresham Palace, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, historical bridges and churches, 19th century universities and contemporary buildings. A real treat.
10pm Night Cruise in Budapest
All these sights are packed in the late night Budapest cruises. The dates and prices of the night cruises are quite different depending on the extra features (7pm Budapest Dinner Cruise with live music (dinner is optional), 8pm night cruise with live show on the Budapest Cruise Show, 10 pm Evening Cruise in Budapest, and the fun 11pm Budapest Party Boat / Booze Cruise). Don’t miss the boat. Locals and tourists alike love the river cruises in Budapest.
Budapest Cruises at Night: 7 pm, 8 pm, 10 pm, 11 pm
- 6.30 pm Bar Piano Dinner Cruise – winter schedule from Nov to March (departs later in the warmer months)
- 7 pm Budapest Evening Cruise with Gypsy Music with live music, 2 hour cruise on Danube
- 7 pm in the winter season: some of the dinner cruises have a winter schedule when the boat leaves the dock earlier, like the 7 pm Winter A La Carte Dinner Cruise
- 8 pm Budapest Cruise with Show, 2 hour cruise on Danube
- 9 pm Bar Piano Dinner Cruise – live double bar piano music with sightseeing cruise (optional dinner available or tickets with 5 drinks)
- 10 pm Night Cruise Budapest (see below), 1.5 hour cruise on Danube
- 11 pm Budapest Party Boat, 1.5 hour cruise on Danube
10 pm Danube River Cruise Budapest
10pm Night Cruise
The 10 pm Budapest Night Cruise can be booked with dinner, and without dinner. Cruise fees are either full priced for adults, or discount tickets for Students (the cruise is free for under 6 kids).
Note: most of the 10 pm cruises leave from the Pest side docks, some from the Buda side docks.
Budapest sightseeing river cruises start from Euro 10 for the budget boat rides up to Euro 75 for VIP cruises. Learn more about the Budapest river cruises or place your booking now.
Dates & Hours of Night Budapest Cruise
- Embarking time: 9:30 pm
- Dock: Pest dock
- Cruise time: 10 pm – 11.30 pm (1.5 hour)
- Live music (salon music)
- Optional 7 Tier Wine Tasting Cruise
- Optional Cocktail Cruise with 2 Cocktails included
- Optional 5 Tier Craft Beer Tasting Cruise
- Optional Dinner in Buffet style
- Dates: The late night 10 pm cruise is not a daily cruise all year. Please check the dates in the booking calendar (on the left side of the page) for further information.
Features of Night Budapest Cruise
Budapest Parliament Night BRC
The Danube river ride is a night city cruise in the heart of Budapest between the northern and southern bridges (Margaret Bridge, Chain Bridge, Liberty Bridge, Petofi Bridge, Rakoczi Bridge).
Options for the late night Danube cruise:
- Cruise with 2 Free Drinks (Adult & Student tickets)
- Cruise with Dinner & 2 Free Drinks (Adult & Student tickets)
- Dock – on the Pest side
Secure your seat on the dinner cruise now. In the high tourist season (May, June, July, August, September), the late night Budapest river cruises get quickly full.
Taxi Transfer
You can upgrade your existing cruise booking with a return Taxi Transfer for the price of €14 per person.
Hotel pick up: 30-40 minutes before the cruise starts at the reception of your hotel.
Drop off after the cruise: at your hotel, or any other destination in Budapest upon request.
Booking Late Night Budapest Cruise
Night Cruise in Budapest
The late night Budapest Drink / Dinner cruises start at 10 pm. The cruises are particularly popular from May to late September or mid October, and on special days (e.g. Easter cruises in Budapest). You can book your late night cruise now to avoid overbooked cruises.
Budapest night views are charmingly romantic and breathtakingly beautiful as the city illuminates at night. Besides romance, the city is full of history, and telling tales of the faded glory of a rich fin de siecle city of Europe.
Budapest Matthias Church Night BRC
Prices Budapest Late Night Cruise
Night Cruises 10 pm (Adults)
- River Cruise with 2 Drinks, 19 Euro
- River Cruise with Dinner & 2 Drinks, 44 Euro
Night Cruises 10 pm (Students)
- River Cruise with Dinner & 2 Drinks, 42 Euro
- River Cruise with 2 Drinks, 17.5 Euro
Book your 10pm night cruise (drinks / dinner cruise) now via the online booking form: please let us know about any dietary needs in the comments on the form (seen on the left side).
Budapest Dinner Cruise at 10 pm
Budapest Buda Castle Night Cruise BRC
The late night dinner cruises on the river Danube in Budapest start at 10 pm. We kindly ask each cruise guest to arrive half an hour earlier for a seamless embarking. The dock of the cruise is mostly on the Pest side nearby the Chain Bridge, but on certain days the ship leaves from the Buda side. Please inquire which side before making a reservation if it is of importance to your plans. Timely embarkation ensures that you do not waste time from the 1.5 hour river cruise (we cannot wait for latecomers, sorry).
The 10 pm river cruise does not run every day, but most of the days in the high season (the cruises are available from late February till December, see the timetable below).
Dates: 10 pm Budapest Cruise 2018
The 10 pm cruises are only available on certain days. Please see the dates for the late night cruises in 2018.
2018, September Cruises: every night at 10 pm (exception: no cruise on Sep 29)
2018, October Cruises: every night at 10 pm (exception: no cruise on Oct 23, 24, 27, 29, 30)
2018, November Cruises: 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 at 10 pm
2018, December Cruises: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 at 10 pm
Budapest night river cruise with dinner
If none of the days above suite you, please check further night cruise options, or let us know which days you are interested in at info [at] budapestrivercruise.com. For instance, the 7 pm river cruises with optional dinner run every day, even on Hungarian national holidays. However, on some of the public holidays like on August 20, at Christmas or New Year, there are special Danube cruises – usually with an Open Bar and at a higher cruise fee. Please check our Budapest Danube Cruise Calendar for the timetable of Budapest cruises.
The 10 pm river cruise includes: the river cruise, the dinner and live music. All the cruise ships are heated in winter time and cooled with AC in summer time.
Budapest Cruise & Hungarian Folk Show Package
Folk Dance Show Budapest: Balancing Bottles
We have partnered with the best Hungarian Folk show ensembles to offer you a great Budapest package deal of a night cruise on the Danube and a folk dance show.
The 8 pm Hungarian Folk dance shows are either in the Danube Palace behind the Gresham Palace (Hotel Four Seasons) or in Buda, in a 19th century Concert Hall, the Vigado building. Depending on the where the folk shows are, the night cruise ship either leaves from central Budapest on the Pest or on the Buda side.
Save some Euros on the package deal (Students can get discount prices!)
After the Folk Show, many guests would like to finish off the evening with a spectacular night cruise, so we recommend securing your cruise seat or Folk + Cruise deal in advance.
Note: the meeting point is not at the Chain Bridge, but in the Danube Palace or the Budai Vigado Concert Hall, a 2 min walk from the river – your confirmation email will let you know about the details of your booked river cruise, phone numbers, piers, etc. and you can also ask further questions or add comments by directly replying to the confirmation email of your order).
Delicious Dinner on the Budapest Dinner Cruise
The exquisite Budapest dinner cruises are made by a one of the star chefs of Hungary, Peter Molnarka. Please see the rich and versatile menu below, which healthily mixes fresh tasty vegetables and high quality meats too. Vegetarian guests can also be satisfied, and choose from a variety of vegetarian meals (even though Budapest is said to be the heaven of meat eaters).
Cruise and Dinner Budapest
Nostalgia Boats with Open Deck
The nostalgia boats (Attila and Europa) will take you on one of the finest dinner experiences in Budapest: the night river cruise is 2 hours, and you will surely enjoy every minute of the 2-hour cruise from the Margaret Island down to the Rakoczi Bridge in the south and back to the Chain Bridge in central Budapest.
This well paced boat trip will let you feel the beauty of the night lit Budapest on your skin: the Danube dinner cruise is reported to be the highlight of many tourists’ Budapest visit. If you ask fellow tourists or read Budapest dinner cruise reviews, you will hear ‘it was incredible, awesome, fantastic, exciting, romantic, unforgettable’ and most would use the term ‘beautiful’. Beauty indeed. Plus you will have a nice cruise dinner (buffet style).
Cruise Tickets Budapest Night Cruise
The 90 minute Night Cruise Budapest Danube river cruises can be reserved through our online booking form (see on the left side). The night cruises include a gentle ride on the river Danube, 2 drinks (in the basic price) and for a cheap surcharge, an optional Dinner.
The night cruise is right in the heart of the city, between Buda and Pest with many of the best sights Budapest can offer: the 19th century palaces, churches, residential houses, historical bridges, the turreted Hungarian Parliament, the green slopes of the Gellert Hill and the Castle Hill with the Buda Castle on top, the bustling bars along the river Danube, etc.). But a video of our night cruise attractions will let you in on more:
The two free drinks are included in the price of the river cruises, and if you want to enjoy a candle lit dinner on the boat, you can book a seat for a Dinner too. The optional Buffet Dinner is made by the one of the best chefs of Hungary, Peter Molnarka.
Palace of Arts Night Budapest River Attractions BRC
Menu of the Budapest Danube Dinner & Cruise
This is the Menu of the Dinner & Cruise with Live Music boat tour in Budapest (7.00 pm – 8.30 pm and 10 pm – 11:30 pm):
Soups on the Budapest river tour
- Goulash soup with noodles – Alfold style goulash is one of the most traditional Hungarian soups, rich in meats and vegetables
- Seasonal Soups: Vegetable cream soup from fall to spring cruises, Fruit Soup in summer cruises. Both soups are an ideal option for vegetarians. Fresh tasty Hungarian vegetables and fruits give a wonderful characteristic flavor to the soup
Taste of Local Creams on the Budapest river tour
For a cold starter, take a gastronomical adventure: try two of the local specialties used as sandwich toppings in Hungary
- Korozott: Quark with Sweet Paprika, Caraway, Onion and Butter – usually eaten topped on fresh rolls with fresh vegetables (tomato, peppers, onions, cucumber) – ideal vegetarian option
- Tepertokrem: Pork Cracklings Cream (slightly chunky texture) with mustard, salt and pepper – hearty sandwich cream for pork lovers
Main courses on the Budapest river cruise
Budapest River Dinner Cruise
- Roasted Sea Fish with Chardonnay Sauce
- Roasted Chicken Breast with Basil & Cheese Sauce
- Pork Rib with Thyme and Mustard Sauce: slightly spicy pork ribs
- Mini Stuffed Cabbage: toltott kaposzta is a Hungarian style sweet and sour dish, the cabbage leaves are stuffed with a seasoned mixture of minced pork & rice, cooked in a rich sauce of stew sauce with lots of Hungarian pickled sauerkraut, usually served with sour cream topping – Hungarian specialty
- Chicken Leg Paprika: traditional Hungarian Chicken Paprika (csirkepaprikas) usually made with chicken legs with tomatoes, peppers, onions and sweet paprika – Hungarian specialty
- Vegetarian Courses: Homemade Dumplings with Spinach and Mustard & Mushroom Sauce, Grilled Vegetables, etc. (please see below)
Side dishes on the Budapest river trip
- Grilled Vegetables
- Homemade Dumplings with Spinach and Mustard & Mushroom Sauce
- Grilled Polenta Terrine with Feta Cheese
- Hash-brown Potatoes / Potato Lángos
- Noodles / Dumplings
- Steamed Jasmine Rice with Corn
- Steak Potatoes
Vegetarian dishes on the Budapest Danube cruise
- Grilled Polenta Terrine with Feta Cheese
- Homemade Dumplings with Spinach and Mustard & Mushroom Sauce
- Grilled Vegetables
- Soup of the Season: Vegetable Soup (Fall, Winter, Spring), cold Fruit Soup (Summer)
- Steamed Jasmine Rice with Corn
- Salads: see below
Desserts on the Budapest Late Night Cruise
Salads, Fresh Greens on the Budapest Cruise
- Salad of the Season with various Dressings
- Corn Salad with Mayo Dressing
- Italian Pasta Salad
- Caesar Salad
Desserts on the boat tour in Budapest
- Sponge Cake pudding in Somló style (Somloi Galuska) is a huge favorite in Hungary, a sweet delicacy with some rum, sultanas, sponge cake, dark chocolate, topped with whipped cream
- Home-made Strudel
- Mini Tarts
- Fresh Fruits of the Season
- Dessert Variations Európa style
Drinks included in the Danube sightseeing tour price
- 1 Glass of wine (or juice) and 1 bottle of mineral water
Port Danube River Cruise
Budapest Margaret Bridge Night BRC
The meeting point of the Danube river cruise at night is close to the Chain Bridge, but the pier numbers are assigned on a case by case basis.
After payment, you will get a confirmation email (cruise ticket), which describes the details of the cruise (depending on the date and hour of your cruise), the pier, and other essential information (getting there, boarding time, etc.).
Pre-Booking & Payment
You can book your Danube river cruise via our online booking forms. Please note that we can only accept registrations with payment, as seats are limited on the cruise ships.
BOOKING E-Ticket
Budapest Night Cruise info updated: January 2018
10pm Cruise Packages
The 10pm Cruise includes live Salon Music on board, but should you be interested in a more traditional entertainment during your evening, we can recommend you the following packages with Live Hungarian Folk Show:
Folk Show in Danube Palace Budapest
Folk Theater & 10pm Dinner Cruise
Folk Theater & 10pm Wine Cruise
sorry, one more question! For a party of two, would we have our own table, or would we be seated with others?
Thank you again!
For the 10 pm cruise with wine tasting, are you guaranteed a window seat? Also, are there any places to walk outside to take in the views or take photos without obstruction from windows? I am looking to book in March.
Thanks!
Hello Kaylee,
Window seats can be requested, but they are not guaranteed. Tables are mostly shared, however you can request private tables (subject to availability).
There are open decks on the cruises, so you can take pictures. Hope we can welcome you on board of a Budapest River Cruise!
I have just booked and paid for three tickets online using bpay for tonight 3 hour piano cruise and the tickets have not been emailed to me.
Dear Daniel,
thank you for contacting us.
I would like to confirm that we have received your booking, and the confirmation email has automatically been sent to your given email address.
I have now forwarded it from our backup email address.
Please check the junk/spam folder of your mailbox too.
Could you please let us know if you have received it?
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Dennis
Hello, could you please tell me how i locate your boat and is this easily done.
Much Thanks.
Hello Dennis,
each cruise confirmation of the ticket includes the location of the dock or a meeting point and a link to a map pinpointing that exact location. This particular cruise programme usually has a meeting point, from where guests walk down to the actual dock.
Meeting is 30 min before the cruise starts in the city centre, a 5 min walk from the river Danube.
Advance booking for the river cruise is on:
/budapest-late-night-danube-river-cruise
Have a great time in Budapest, enjoy the river sights.
Hi,
We are a group of 10 adults and would like to make the bookings of the cruise for tonight (26th Jan). We are unable to book for all 10 of us together.
Could you please let me know if it’s available for tonight? And if so, can we know the total price for the cruise for 10 adults?
Thanks
Shruthi
Dear Shruthi,
I’m afraid the 10pm cruise is not running in January. The latest available cruise is the Budget Evening Cruise from 9pm (/budget-evening-cruise-with-drink-bar).
Hi I purchased a ticket via paypal but have not received the e-ticket yet. Please advise ASAP. this is for cruise on August 19, 2018.
Dear Barkha,
thank you for contacting us.
I would like to confirm that we have received your booking, and the confirmation email has automatically been sent to your given email address.
I have now forwarded it from our backup email address.
Please check the junk/spam folder of your mailbox too.
Hi,
I was hoping to book the 10pm evening rivet cruise tonight. I am just wondering if the cruise includes a guided tour of the sites which can be seen from the the boat?
Thank you
Hello Cathriona,
thank you for your email.
Should you be interested in a guided river cruise, let me please recommend you the 10.15pm Sightseeing Cruise.
More info and booking:
/10-15-pm-sightseeing-cruise-at-night-in-budapest
I hope I could be of help.
Thank you. I note the 22.15 is not available online. Is the tour at 22.45 the same?
Dear Cathriona,
I’m afraid there is no cruise at 10.45pm.
The latest cruise is at 10.15pm, which is available online: /10-15-pm-sightseeing-cruise-at-night-in-budapest
Hi!
I’ll be in Budapest tomorrow evening and I’d like to book for the tomorrow’ Late night cruise for 10 pm (dinner included)
The inconvenience is that i don’t have an e-payment facility
So I’d love to have a reservation in my name than I’ll pay whence I’m there
Dear Hicham,
thank you for your comment.
Payment can be made by a standard bank card, using the interface of paypal (you do not need to have or open a paypal account or paypal card).
Just please choose the Check out as a guest option after filling and submitting the form.
I am afraid, we cannot reserve any tickets without payment.
Booking:
/budapest-late-night-danube-river-cruise
Looking forward to your reservation.
Dear
I am interested to book the late night cruise with dinner buffet for a group of 11 where 4 students and 7 adults. Is it possible to get a group offer? The date is 5th of April, thanks in advance your quick answer includes the price for 11 person.
Dear Phatchanuch,
thank you for your inquiry.
We will soon be in touch with you via email.
Hello, Do the cruises operate in January? I will be in the city on the 12th and am interested in the craft beer cruise but the online booking does not go past 2017
Hello Rafie,
thank you for your comment.
I can see that this matter is already sorted out, as you booked for a Craft Beer Cruise for January.
Your booking is valid and complete, the confirmation email (which is the cruise ticket) was sent to you this morning.
Have a great time on board.
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Hi, is the 10 pm an open boat? Or does it have an open section?
Dear Tanya,
thank you for your comment.
Yes, of course, the boat has an open and a closed deck too.
Booking is on:
/budapest-late-night-danube-river-cruise
Enjoy your river cruise in Budapest.
Hello.
Only the 10pm cruises are available to pick from the options. Is this because the other options are not available for my selected date? Ideally we would like the 7pm dinner cruise for 2 hours?
Thanks!
Sorry! To add this would be on the 11th July this year.
Or 10th.
Dear Yasmin,
there are still available places left for the 7pm Buffet Dinner Cruise with live Gypsy Music on both 10 and 11 July.
To buy the tickets please follow:
/budapest-buffet-dinner-cruise
Looking forward to your reservation.
ok.I will make the reservation and we will talk about this then. And another question, please, from where do we leave? I want to see the distance from our hotel please.
Hello Andreea,
Meeting Point of the Cruise: meeting is 30 min before cruise at the Ticket Office inside the Danube Palace (Duna Palota), 5 min walk from the river Danube in Budapest city centre.
Address of Danube Palace, the Meeting Point
Duna Palota
5 Zrinyi Street (Zrinyi utca 5)
District V, Budapest, 1051
I hope I could be of help.
Hello! I have a question… Regardind a reservation for the 6th of May, 2017, at the Danube River Cruise starting 22:00. It’s my boyfriend’s 25th birthday anniversary that day. Its is possible to ask you to make a little surprise for him? I saw you have dessert included too in the dinner cruise and I wondered if it would be possible to put some candles in a little desset type? a cupcake of something? I don’t know what you offer for desert…but you understood the ideea, right? And if this can be included in the price?
Please let me know if you could help me with this.
Thank you in advance!
thank you for your comment.
If you wish, you can order a cake for the occasion.
Please contact us (together with the number of your reservation) on info@budapestrivercruise.com.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Can you advise please. I am looking at a cruise early evening on 27 February 2017 for a birthday celebration for 2 people
We would like a meal/ drinks, there seems to be so much choice I’m rather confused. We would also need the taxi transfer
Kind regards Karen
Dear Karen,
thank you for contacting us.
We do have a wide range of dinner cruises, sorry about the confusion we caused:)
For birthday celebration let me recommend two cruises you could choose from.
One is a fine dining cruise with a special 4-course menu and a unique piano music in a double Piano Battle Show, where for birthdays, we can place a single candle on the dessert, and the pianists can play the Happy Birthday song on request.
If you wish, you can even order a small cake (serves 4 people) in advance, as well.
More and booking for this cruise is on:
/budapest-dinner-cruise-with-piano-music
The other one is a more romantic candlelit dinner in Budapest on Danube Legenda boat with a la carte dinner with pay as you order or 4 course pre-paid a la carte deal. For birthday celebrations, you can request a single birthday candle for the dessert of your choice (as part of the 4 course dinner deal), and the band can play the first few seconds of the Happy Birthday tune.
/budapest-candlelit-dinner-cruise-a-la-carte-dinner
I hope I could be of assistance.
Enjoy your time in Budapest and try one of our river Danube Cruises!
Does the Base 10pm river cruise boat have an open top terrace or is this only on the silverline dinner cruise? Thanks
Dear Micheal,
thank you for contacting us.
Yes, the 10pm river cruise boat has open top terrace and internal, roofed are, as well.
Securing your seat on the late night cruise is highly suggested, especially in the high tourist season (May, June, July, August, September), as these Budapest river cruises get quickly full.
Booking is on: /budapest-night-cruise-booking
Looking forward to your reservation.
Enjoy your time in Budapest!
Hi! I want to book two seats on one of the night boats, but I’m a bit confused about the prices. I can choose one thats 15,5€ and one that’s 22€. What’s the difference between these two?
Hello Pernille,
thank you for contacting us.
The 10pm Late night Cruise is a 1,5 hour cruise on the river Danube with either 2 welcome drinks (for 15,5 Euro) or optional 2 cocktails (for 22 Euro). It is totally up to you if you wish to book the cruise with or without dinner, or you only choose the cruise and 2 drinks, or the cruise with 2 cocktails option.
Let me please draw your attention to our two other late nights cruises, as well.
We have a 60-minute-long sightseeing cruise departing at 10.15pm, with 1 welcome drink and audio guide for 18,33 Euro. If you are interested in this cruise, please follow the link below:
/10-15-pm-sightseeing-cruise-at-night-in-budapest
Our Budget Evening Cruise is very well-known, too, providing 1 welcome drink and an 80-minute-long sightseeing cruise for only 13 Euro, departing at 10.30pm.
/budget-evening-cruise-with-drink-bar
I hope I could be of your assistance.
We are looking forward to your reservation.
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Hello!
Can I ask you if you give also some group discounts for studnets (more than 30 people in one group)? Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Milica Ivovic
Hello Milica, yes, we offer group discount tickets for Budapest cruises for students too. Please contact our central email address at info [at] budapestrivercruise dot [com] for a personalized offer for the group. Please indicate the exact date and preferred hours for the river cruise, also if you want to have catering / dinner or just drinks, guide, etc.
Hi does this run on 1st march??
Thanks!
Dear Kate,
The 10 pm late night cruise runs on the following dates in March: 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31.
Hi,
Thanks!! do you know where we would get the boat from?
Could you email me a map? Also! Can we buy these tickets when we are in Budapest? If so, from where?
Thanks!!
:)
Dear Kate,
We have sent you the reply via email. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info [at] budapestrivercruise.com.
Hi, do I have to be a resident of Budapest to show my student ID card?
I am from the UK?
Thanks!
Dear Kate,
no problem, foreign student ID’s are also accepted on the cruises.
Please can you send me your telephone number for the groups desk
Hello Amc, for quality insurance purposes we prefer to communicate via email (supervised, searchable, we can send photos to the group and a list of offers for a given date in line with your preferences / your ideal river cruise). Could you please contact us with your group inquiry at info at budapestrivercruise.com please? Our reply rate is very optimal.