Budapest Andrássy Avenue Self-Guided Audio Walk: Opera House, Heroes' Square, Vajdahunyad Castle and Széchenyi Baths

What to bring

• Phone and audio: Bring a fully charged smartphone and your own earphones for the audio walk.
• Connectivity: Use mobile data, or load the tour on Wi-Fi before you set off if you do not have data.
• Safety: Stay alert at the two busy crossings at Oktogon and Dózsa György út during your walk.

Accessibility

• Route surface: Expect a mostly flat, step-free route along Andrássy Avenue.
• Steps on route: You will encounter three low steps near the lake between stops 10 and 11, with a ramp available beside them.

Additional information

• Tour format: This is a self-guided audio tour in English with 11 stops along a 3.1 km route.
• Lifetime access: You can start the tour any day and at any hour and replay it whenever you like.
• Best time to go: Daytime is ideal as façades are easier to see, but all stops are on free ground and also work after dark.
• House of Terror: The House of Terror is open Tuesday to Sunday; check its website while its exhibition is under review.
• Opera tours: The Opera's English guided tours start at 13:30, 15:00, and 16:30 if you plan to go inside.
• Széchenyi Baths: The Széchenyi Baths open from 7:00 on weekdays and 8:00 on weekends if you wish to visit.
• Getting to the start: Take metro line M1 to Opera and exit opposite the Opera, by Drechsler Palace at Andrássy út 25.
• First stop location: Find stop 1 a few steps along the sidewalk in front of Drechsler Palace from the Opera exit.
• From the end point: From stop 11, walk along the park road to the Széchenyi fürdő stop on metro line M1 for trains back to Vörösmarty tér.
• Other transport options: Trolleybus 72 also serves the Széchenyi Baths area near the tour's end.
• Embassy area etiquette: Between stops 8 and 9, photograph embassy villas only from the promenade and avoid close photos of guards or gates.
• Heroes' Square access: Heroes' Square may be closed during official national ceremonies as it is a memorial site.

• Please check your final voucher for the redemption details and specific instructions.
• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.