Hungarian Parliament Building

Országház

45 minutes inside, ending at the Holy Crown; book on the one official site

⚠ Inside by booked tour only

Hours

Tour slots vary by date; check jegymester.hu/parlament. May close on 20 August and on sitting or state-event days

Tickets

Non-EEA passports: adults HUF 14,000, students 6–24 HUF 7,000. EEA citizens: HUF 7,000 / 3,500. Under 6 free. Book on jegymester.hu/parlament; the visitor centre only sells same-day leftovers (as recorded in September 2026)

Address

Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, District V; the visitor centre where tours start is on the north side of the square

From the Buda bank the 268-metre neo-Gothic block looks as if it is floating on the river. Work started in 1885 and ran until 1904, and there are 691 rooms inside. The tour climbs a gilded ceremonial staircase, passes into the Dome Hall, where the Holy Crown of Hungary sits in a glass case between two motionless guards with drawn sabres, and finishes in the old upper-house chamber. Look for the numbered brass holders along the corridor windows: members used to park their cigars there before going in to debate.