Visit Szentendre, the charming Mediterranean style town by the Danube, connected with Budapest with a pleasant river cruise. While the cruise takes 2 hours up the river, it is a shorter river ride downstream, taking 1 hour to get from Szentendre to Budapest by boat. In winter time the only Szentendre cruise that is bookable – due to the shallow water levels – is the small group (max 12 guests) Private Yacht Rental from Budapest to Szentendre.
Budapest Szentendre cruise (Mahart Photo)
You can book a Budapest – Szentendre sightseeing cruise with a reserve now pay later option on the following link
Booking / Check out of Roundtrip: Budapest – Szentendre – Budapest (from Spring to Autumn, standard return cruise ticket – bike ticket can be purchased at the dock on Vigado Square). Please note that you will be redirected to our partner’s site:
Budapest – Szentendre – Budapest return ticket cruise booking (reserve now, pay later, 24h cancellation).
Please use this booking button to make the reservation (you will be redirected)
Timetable for Budapest – Szentendre – Budapest (tentative for June 25 to Sep 15 2025)
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday-Saturday-Sunday only (not daily, Wed-Sun only)
Budapest departure: 10:30 – duration upstream: 90 min cruise with arrival in Szentendre at 12:00
Szentendre departure: 17:00 – duration downstream: 60 min cruise with arrival in Budapest at 18:00
Please double check any updates on the booking page as the calendar shows any recent updates.
- Wednesday – Thursday – Friday-Saturday-Sunday only (not daily, Wed-Sun only)
Budapest departure: 10:30 – duration upstream: 90 min cruise with arrival in Szentendre at 12:00 - Szentendre departure: 17:00 – duration downstream: 60 min cruise with arrival in Budapest at 18:00
Budapest – Szentendre Cruise
The cruise from Budapest to Szentendre can be taken as a single cruise or as a return cruise trip, whichever is more convenient for your Budapest plans for a day trip from the busy Hungarian capital to the picturesque small town. As the river Danube flows from the North to the South, the boat tour is of 2 hours in length from Budapest to Szentendre (twice as long as in the other direction).
Budapest – Szentendre – Budapest
10.30 am – 12.00 pm cruise
Prices of Budapest – Szentendre – Budapest Cruise
€16.10 Adults / return ticket
€13.62 Student (12-26 with ID only) / return ticket
€12.38 Senior (65-99 with ID only) / return ticket
€12.38 Child (under 12) / return ticket
Inclusions:
- 1.5 hour cruise to Szentendre
- Upstream Views
- Roofed Boat with an Open Deck
- Bicycle Ticket: available
- E-Ticket via email (no printing needed)
Dates & Hours of Budapest – Szentendre Cruise
Please double check any updates on the booking page as the calendar shows any recent updates.
- Wednesday- Thursday- Friday- Saturday- Sunday only (not daily, Wed-Sun only)
- Budapest departure: 10:30 – duration upstream: 90 min cruise with arrival in Szentendre at 12:00
The Budapest – Szentendre cruise is an almost daily cruise in the summer season.
Please use this booking button to make the reservation (you will be redirected)
Departure Point of the Cruise
Budapest Dock on Pest side: Vigado Dock city centre Budapest
Departure from Vigado Dock (Mahart) halway between the Chain Bridge and Elizabeth Bridge
Arrival: same dock on Vigado Square, Budapest
Szentendre – Budapest Cruise
The Szentendre – Budapest cruise is a scenic sightseeing cruise on the river Danube, from the lovely town of Szentendre to the heart of the city of Budapest. As the river Danube flows from the North to the South, the boat tour is speedier from Szentendre to Budapest. The cruise is altogether 1 hour in duration from Szentendre to Budapest (half as long as in the other way around).
Szentendre – Budapest
- Szentendre departure: 17:00 – duration downstream: 60 min cruise with arrival in Budapest at 18:00
Price:
€16.10 Adults / return ticket
€13.62 Student (12-26 with ID only) / return ticket
€12.38 Senior (65-99 with ID only) / return ticket
€12.38 Child (under 12) / return ticket
Inclusions:
- 1 hour cruise to Budapest
- Downstream Views
- Roofed Boat with an Open Deck
- Discounts for Groups
- Bicycle Ticket: available
Dates & Hours of Szentendre – Budapest Cruise
The Szentendre – Budapest cruise is an almost daily cruise in the summer season
- Szentendre departure: 17:00 – duration downstream: 60 min cruise with arrival in Budapest at 18:00
Please use this booking button to make the reservation (you will be redirected)
Departure Point of the Cruise
Szentendre Dock: on Duna korzo road, near Waterfront
Further cruise details sent in your digital ticket.
Szentendre – Budapest Cruise:
Departure from Szentendre: 5 pm
Arrival at Dock Vigado on Pest side: 6 pm
Prices of the Szentendre Cruise
The single ticket price of the Budapest – Szentendre or Szentendre – Budapest cruise includes a two way ticket (both directions) from Budapest to Szentendre and from Szentendre to Budapest.
Most of the visitors combine the cruise trip with a suburban train trip (called HEV train), which goes from Batthyany Square (Budapest) to Szentendre. The train trip takes approx. 40 minutes. Taking a boat from Szentendre to Budapest offers a dramatic entry to the city of Budapest, and a short but nice 1 hour boat tour. On the other way around, the tour from Budapest to Szentendre is more relaxed, as the cruise takes longer upriver (approx. 2 hours). This way you are leaving behind the Pearl of the Danube as Budapest is often called, to arrive at the countryside gem of Hungary, and enjoy the views of Szentendre from the river with all the little churches on hills.
Single day return tickets for the cruise cost less than buying two separate single tickets.
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