- What you pay
- 4% of the accommodation price, citywide
- Limits and exemptions
- Under-18s exempt; on booking portals it often appears as an item payable on site
- Official source
- Budapest District III
The figure comes from the linked source, the same one we use in the 100-city table.
The other fixed costs in Budapest
Two costs you pay anyway as soon as you land, from our tables with the operator as source.
The public transport ticket
- Single ticket
- 500 Ft (about €1.25)
- What it covers and how to buy
- Bought in advance or in the BudapestGO app, 700 Ft from the driver; 24 hours 2,750 Ft; fares since 1 June 2025
- Source
- BKK, fares · BKK, single ticket
From the airport to the centre
- Airport (code, distance)
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc (BUD), about 16 km from the centre as the crow flies
- Cheapest way: price, time
- Bus 200E to Kőbánya-Kispest, then metro M3, 850 forints (90-minute ticket)
- Fastest way: price, time
- Direct 100E bus, 2,500 forints, about 40 min, 24 hours a day
- What to watch out for
- The 500-forint single ticket does not cover the change from 200E to the metro, and neither ordinary tickets nor passes are valid on the 100E (pass holders pay a 1,000-forint add-on); the official taxi is Főtaxi, on a regulated tariff (2,100 forints base plus 520 per km and 130 per minute) with the price worked out before you leave
Frequently asked questions
How much is the city tax in Budapest in 2026?
4% of the accommodation price. 4% of the accommodation price, citywide.
Are there limits or exemptions?
Under-18s exempt; on booking portals it often appears as an item payable on site.
In other cities
The tax in 100 European cities is in the full table, the most expensive ones in the ranking.
City tax 2026 in Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Amsterdam, Vienna, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville.