Do you need tickets for Hungarian Parliament building?

Do you need tickets for Hungarian Parliament

Hungarian parliament is one of the most beautiful Parliament buildings in the world. Watching it from outside definitely inspires you to see it from inside. Many of you would be thinking,whether you need tickets for Hungarian parliament building? Is it allowed to enter Hungarian Parliament building for tourist? What area of Hungarian parliament building can be visited without tickets?

Hungarian parliament building in Budapest actively holds the sessions of the national assembly of Hungary. Despite the active sessions of the parliament, the area around the building can be visited by anyone any time of the year. In fact,the area next to Hungarian parliament is quite a fun area for families and individuals.

You can also check our guides for visiting the Hungarian parliament.

Hungarian Parliament Building
Hungarian Parliament Building

There is no need for any ticket if you are just interested in visiting the area around the Hungarian parliament. Visiting the Parliament building is totally free,all around the year, if you are not going inside the building.

On the other hand, if you want to see the interior, Budapest Parliament entry tickets are definitely needed,which can be bought in multiple ways. There are rare occasions when you can enter the Hungarian parliament building for free and see majority of the building interior.Entry to Budapest Parliament building is possible only on Hungarian National Days.

Hungarian parliament tickets

Hungarian parliament tickets information
Hungarian parliament tickets information

The tickets for Hungarian parliament are required if you want to see the interior of the parliament. The ticket for Budapest parliament allow visitors to visit the different sections of Hungarian parliament from the inside.

Visiting the inside of Hungarian parliament is only possible through the tickets. After purchasing the tickets, you cannot enter on your own. You have to join a guided tour,where other people will be also joining the guided tour you have selected. As there is a cap on the maximum number of people that can enter the parliament for the guided tours, it is a good idea to purchase tickets in advance.

Buy Hungarian parliament tickets

Buy Hungarian Parliament tickets
Buy Hungarian Parliament tickets

Hungarian parliament building tickets can be purchased with multiple ways. Whether your plan to Budapest is finalized or not, it is still a good idea to book the tickets for parliament entry in advance,as they can be cancelled if done prior to a deadline.

  • Hungarian Parliament Visitor Center
  • Official Website of Hungarian Parliament
  • GetYourGuide
  • Viator

If you have not purchased parliament tickets in advance and want to decide about entry to Budapest parliament building later,.i.e.when you are in Budapest,there is a possibility to buy tickets on site.Only risk would be that you may not find the tour for the right time and right language that you wish to take.

Hungarian Parliament Visitor Center

Hungarian Parliament visitor center
Hungarian Parliament visitor center

Hungarian parliament house building tickets can be purchased from the visitor center. Visitor center is located pretty close to the Parliament building and is a couple of minutes walk from parliament.Budapest parliament visit tickets can be purchased with a card as well as cash from the visitor center.

The ticket prices for Hungarian parliament are the same whether you buy it from the visitor center or through the official website.

Budapest parliament tickets online

Budapest parliament tickets online
Budapest parliament tickets online

Being one of the top attractions in Budapest, Hungarian parliament may be crowded with visitors. This may result in some additional time buying the entry tickets and waiting for your turn. If you want to avoid waiting in queue for the Budapest parliament tickets from the visitor center,its a good idea to book them online.

As Budapest parliament tours are available in multiple languages, and you want to have the guided tour in your desired languages.The price of Hungarian building tour is same no matter which language is selected for the guided tour.

No matter you bought the Parliament tickets online or from the visitor center, the entry point for Hungarian parliament tour is right inside the visitor center.

Entry point for Hungarian parliament with tickets
Entry point for Hungarian parliament with tickets

Budapest parliament building tickets can be purchased online from the following websites.

  • Official Website of Hungarian Parliament
  • GetYourGuide
  • Viator

Budapest parliament tickets official website

All the official information about House of Parliament Budapest tickets is available on parlament.hu, however, the official website to buy tickets for Budapest parliament is https://jegymester.hu. The local site to buy Hungarian parliament tickets is available in Hungarian as well as English. The prices mentioned on the official website are in HUF and can be challenging for visitors planning their budget for Budapest trip.

Budapest Parliament ticket price

Hungarian Parliament Ticket Price
Hungarian Parliament Ticket Price

Before buying tickets for Budapest parliament, its a good idea to check different ticket categories available. Entry tickets to Budapest parliament vary from 1750(4 to 5 GBP/USD/EUR) Huf to 10000 Huf (22 to 27 GBP/USD/EUR). Therefore, you should check which category you fall in to get the best ticket price for your.

Just as a rough estimation, the ticket price for non-EEA resident/national is twice the price of Budapest Parliament ticket for an EEA resident/national.Hence, it can be pretty expansive monument to visit if you are a non-EEA resident and coming with a family for internal visit of Hungarian parliament.

Hungarian Parliament Ticket Discount
Hungarian Parliament Ticket Discount

Hungarian parliament building entry tickets price depends upon the following factors.

  • Nationality/Residence status of visitor
  • Family status of the visitors
  • Student status of the visitors
  • Minors under age of 6

The discounts for Hungarian parliament tickets are only available for children under 6 years of age, families and students. These discounts are applicable to EEA and EU residents/nationals as well as the visitors belonging to other part of the world. However,even after the discounts, the price that non-EEA or non-EU residents/nationals have to pay is still double.

Hungarian parliament ticket price in EUROs

Hungarian Parliament ticket price in Euros
Hungarian Parliament ticket price in Euros

The local website for Hungarian parliament tickets mentions the tickets price in HUF. However for all the nationals and residents of EEA and EU area are allowed to enter Hungarian parliament on discounted prices.

Here are the entry ticket price for Hungarian parliament in euros.

Category – EEA citizen or ResidentsHUFEUR
Ticket price for a single person500012.9
Ticket price for students (6-24 years)25006.43
Family Ticket price per (adult) person – (max 2 can be bought)35009
Family Ticket price per (kid 6 to 14 ) person – (max 3 can be bought)17504.5
Minors under age of 6FreeFree
Hungarian parliament ticket prices in EUR

Hungarian parliament ticket price in GBP

Family ticket price for Hungarian parliament entry
Family ticket price for Hungarian parliament entry

Since the official currency of Hungary is Forint which is fluctuating against all stronger currencies. If you are coming from UK to Budapest, the price will be higher.The reason is that UK is not part of the EEA or EU region. UK nationals,if they are not residents of any EEA or EU region, have to pay the double price for visiting the Hungarian Parliament.Here is the price of Hungarian parliament building tickets in GBP,with rates adjusted as of Jan 2024.

Category – non-EEA citizen or ResidentsHUFGBP
Ticket price for a single person1000022.3
Ticket price for students (6-24 years)500011.15
Family Ticket price per (adult) person – (max 2 can be bought)800017.83
Family Ticket price per (kid 6 to 14 ) person – (max 3 can be bought)40008.92
Minors under age of 6FreeFree
Hungarian parliament ticket prices in GBP for non-residents

Budapest Parliament ticket price in USD

Visitors from USA have to pay the double price for Hungarian parliament entry ticket as they are not part of EEA or EU zone.

The prices for Hungarian parliament building entry based upon different categories in USD are the following.

Category – non-EEA citizen or ResidentsHUFUSD
Ticket price for a single person1000027
Ticket price for students (6-24 years)500013.5
Family Ticket price per (adult) person – (max 2 can be bought)800021.6
Family Ticket price per (kid 6 to 14 ) person – (max 3 can be bought)400010.79
Minors under age of 6FreeFree
House of parliament Hungary ticket price in USD

Hungarian parliament ticket price in AUD

Australian nationals also have to pay the double price for entry to Hungarian parliament as they are not part of EEA or EU area.

Here is the table for Hungarian parliament entry ticket price in AUD.

Category – non-EEA citizen or ResidentsHUFAUD
Ticket price for a single person1000042.4
Ticket price for students (6-24 years)500021.2
Family Ticket price per (adult) person – (max 2 can be bought)800033.92
Family Ticket price per (kid 6 to 14 ) person – (max 3 can be bought)400016.96
Minors under age of 6FreeFree
Hungarian parliament ticket price in AUD

Budapest Parliament tour cost

As from the charts above, you can notice that for visitors coming from USA,UK,Australia,Canada,Asia and South American countries, the cost to enter the Hungarian parliament is pretty high compared to the cost what EU or EEA nationals/residents have to pay.

On the other hand, as it is considered one of the most beautiful parliament buildings in the world, it is definitely recommended to visit the Hungarian parliament.