Rudas Thermal Bath

Rudas gyógyfürdő és uszoda

A 16th-century Ottoman dome below, a rooftop pool over the river above

⚠ Turkish bath single-sex weekdays

Hours

Usually daily 6am–8pm, plus separate night entry Fri–Sat 10pm–3am; cash desks close an hour before closing (check daily details on the official site)

Tickets

All-zone day ticket: Mon–Thu HUF 12,000, Fri–Sun 15,000, peak 16,000. Online Fast Track 15,000 / 18,000 / 19,000. Fri–Sat night ticket 15,000. Cabin +1,000. rudasfurdo.hu

Address

Döbrentei tér 9, District I, on the riverbank just past the Buda end of Elisabeth Bridge

The inner Turkish bath is the original 16th-century Ottoman one: an octagonal pool under a dome, with sunlight dropping through small star-shaped holes in shafts through the steam, so it feels like a cave. The rooftop pool is the opposite, wide open, with the Danube, Elisabeth Bridge and the Pest skyline below you as you soak. It's smaller and calmer than Széchenyi, which is exactly why people pick it.