Choose a Balaton town before booking any rooms or trains. Eger is northeast of Budapest; the lake is in another direction. The fifth day needs time for a connection across the capital and onward travel. Use Eger’s full day for the castle and one planned cellar visit. At Balaton, choose a beach or operating boat route from your base. A north-shore room does not have the same arrival plan as Siófok.
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Use the BKK ticket that covers your journey from the station or airport. Drop your bags, have a simple meal and walk near the Danube if time allows. Keep a timed bath or Parliament visit away from this arrival day.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Spend the morning on Castle Hill, choosing one paid interior if it interests you. Have lunch before returning towards the river. Leave the bath for a separate day so you are not carrying wet things through the whole sightseeing plan.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Travel from Budapest to Eger using the connection below. Walk to your room and explore the centre around Dobó Square. Check Eger Castle’s opening times for tomorrow. Macok Bistro is a named sit-down meal option; read its menu and price before deciding.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Give Eger Castle the morning, choosing whether the extra underground visit suits you. After lunch, plan one cellar visit if wine interests you and arrange the journey back. Leave enough time to eat before tasting rather than trying several cellars on an empty stomach.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Travel from Eger to Lake Balaton (Balatonfüred & Siófok) using the connection below. Travel to the town where your room is booked, not just a station labelled Balaton in a broad search. After checking in, walk the promenade and find dinner. Keep a ferry or beach admission for the next full day.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Choose a beach day or a boat outing that operates from your town. For Tihany, distinguish the village from the ferry landing and allow for local travel. Outside the swimming season, use the promenade and a meal with a view instead.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Travel from Lake Balaton (Balatonfüred & Siófok) to Budapest before continuing home. This is a travel day; choose an earlier return or an extra night if your flight needs it. Use the actual departure and local transfer time to set the day’s pace.
No overnight stay; €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €36.00
Choose a Balaton town before booking any rooms or trains. Eger is northeast of Budapest; the lake is in another direction. The fifth day needs time for a connection across the capital and onward travel.
Use Eger’s full day for the castle and one planned cellar visit. At Balaton, choose a beach or operating boat route from your base. A north-shore room does not have the same arrival plan as Siófok.
Budapest · Eger · Lake Balaton (Balatonfüred & Siófok). Each guide explains local arrivals, food stops and the ticket choices for a stay.
Outside the season you want at the lake, spend the week in Budapest and Eger. If flying from Budapest, move the return earlier when the flight time needs it.
The day figures add up to €432.00 for one traveller, before the extra costs listed below. The day notes show the stay, meals, local travel and small extras separately. The simple stay allowance is for one bed. A final day in these destinations has no overnight allowance. These are chosen spending plans, not measured averages or available room offers.
Add paid visits, day-trip transport, intercity tickets and airport journeys. Replace the stay line with your full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. Do not add the city budget cards on top of these day amounts; they are an alternative way to plan the same spending.
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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Train · Allow about 2 to 2½ hours
Search Budapest to Eger on the MÁV planner and confirm the departure station. Direct Agria services use the Keleti corridor; read any replacement-bus section. Leave the castle for the next full day.
Train · Allow most of the travel day
Travel from Eger towards Budapest, then connect to the train for your chosen Balaton town. A change between Budapest stations may be needed. Siófok and Balatonfüred are different destinations; search through to the right one.
Train · Depends on the lakeside town; allow a half-day overall
Book from the actual Balaton town, with any required InterCity reservation. Siófok is a different journey from Balatonfüred. Add station-to-airport travel if continuing by air, and return the previous evening when your flight needs it.
Outside the season you want at the lake, spend the week in Budapest and Eger. If flying from Budapest, move the return earlier when the flight time needs it.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
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