Most of the thermal bath houses in Budapest are open every day, often including bank holidays like Easter, Christmas, March 15 or August 20. Below you can find the general opening times of the major thermal baths in the city of Budapest.
Minimum age of entering the thermal bath pools: 14 years of age. Read more about Children / Teen / Student Tickets in Szechenyi Bath.
Szechenyi Bath Opening Hours
Out of the 18 pools in Szechenyi Bath, 3 pools are open air, while 15 pools are indoor. The outdoor and indoor areas have different opening hours
- Mon- Fri: 7 am to 8 pm Last entry for convenience: 2h before closing time
- Sat-Sun: 8 am to 8 pm Last entry for convenience: 2h before closing time
- Saunas and Steam rooms: from 10 am to 7.30 pm every day
- Palm House: Mon-Wed: 9 am to 6 pm and Thu-Sun: 9 am to 7 pm.
- Check-in for the online bookings: minimum 2 hours before closing time, possibly 3 hours in order to enjoy the bath facilities in a convenient way. Shorter bath visits are less likely to be satisfactory or ‘enough’. Note: in festive periods Szechenyi Baths tends to run full house with waiting time of approx. 30-60 minutes. For a more relaxed bath experience we suggest taking a look at alternative baths, like Gellert Bath, Rudas Bath or Lukacs Bath which tend to have calmer, less busy pools and bath facilities as well as shorter waiting times on special holidays (e.g. Christmas or New Year).
Opening hours for the festive season
24 December 2024: from 7 am to 1 pm
25-26 December 2024: from 10 am to 8 pm
27-30 December 2024: from 8 am to 8 pm
31 December 2024: from 8 am to 6 pm
1 January 2025: from 10 am to 8 pm
From 2 January 2025, regular opening hours will apply.
Gellert Bath Opening Hours
- Opening hours, Mon – Sun: 9 am to 7 pm Last entry: 2h before closing time (Steam rooms and Saunas from 10 am to 6pm)
- The outdoor Leisure Pool & the sunbathing terrace (former ‘wave pool’ – no waves currently!) is open in warmer months, from mid May to October (depending on weather conditions), while the rest of the pools, saunas etc. are open all year round.
- Festive holidays: please note that the Bath operates with shortened hours on special holidays (usually closing at 2pm on Dec 24, 6pm on other Christmas days, and opening later at approx. 10 am on Jan 1, New Year’s Day)
Opening hours during the festive season:
December 24, 2024: 9 am to 1 pm
December 25-26, 2024: 10 am to 8 pm
December 31, 2024: from 9 am to 6 pm
January 1, 2025: from 10 am to 8 pm
Lukacs Bath Opening Hours
Lukacs Bath is one of the historical thermal bath houses in Budapest, which is free to visit if you have a Budapest Card.
- Lukacs Baths is open from 7 am to 7 pm every day. Last entry: 6 pm
- Festive days have shortened opening hours.
More: Lukacs Bath opening hours
Rudas Bath Opening Hours
Rudas Bath is one of the Turkish baths in Budapest, built during the 16th century, and extended with a modern swimming pool later on.
Rudas Bath is currently the only bath in Budapest that offers men-only and women-only days at the Turkish Bath section. Rudas Bath has variable opening times, and is the only thermal bath in Budapest with gender-separated days.
The wellness area is open every day for both genders.
- Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 6 am to 8 pm.
- Late night opening hours (no party, just bath): Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 3 am (no party. Bath Parties are in Szechenyi Bath on Sat nights)
- Last entry: 1h before closing
- Turkish Bath only: Men-only days: Mon all day, Wed all day Thur mornings, Fri mornings. The rest of the pools, like the big swimming pool are mixed on these days.
- Turkish Bath only: Women-only days: Tue all day
- Turkish Bath Mixed days: Thu – Fri- afternoons Sat-Sun all day
- Rudas Bistro inside Rudas Baths: open every day, except for special events when the Bistro operates as an event venue for private events
- Festive days have shortened opening hours and are always co-educated (including the Turkish Baths)
Palatinus Bath Opening Hours
Palatinus Baths is open every day of the week. It is an excellent choice for hot summer days close to the city centre when Palatinus Bath and Lido, situated on Margaret Island, offers a large green area with multiple open air pools (in addition to the indoor thermal bath).
- Opening Hours: 9 am to 4 pm (during the winter period)
Dandar Bath Opening Hours
Dandar Baths is open every day of the week and is mostly visited by locals. The bath is less spectacular architecturally, compared to Szechenyi Bath, Gellert Spa or Rudas Bath, but it is a locals favourite for its lovely thermal waters and affordable prices:
- Mon- Sun: 9 am to 7 pm (last entry at 6 pm)
Kiraly Bath -is closed until further notice
Kiraly Bath in Budapest is a mixed thermal bath from the 16th century Ottoman Turkish times. When the Turks occupied Hungary, and took the Buda Castle in a siege, several new baths were built with domes and octagonal pools (also featured in Rudas Bath and Veli Bej Bath in Budapest).
Kiraly Bath is currently under restoration, unavailable to visitors (until approx. 2026, TBD), sorry about the inconvenience. For a great alternative, please consider the nearby Rudas Baths or Veli Bej Baths in Budapest.
Last updated on Dec 9, 2024
Which baths will be open August 20 and 21, 2016?
Hello Sss,
All of the Baths will be open on the 20th of August, but due to the different events taking place in the city, there might be changes in closing times some of them. We can confirm, that Gellert Spa and Szechenyi Bath will be open as normal.
Please, find more information following these links: http://szechenyispabaths.com/szechenyi-baths-opening-hours-august-20/
http://gellertspa.com/gellert-spa-opening-times-on-august-20
August 21, 2016 is a Sunday, so also weekend opening hours are apply.
Hi,
Are the wellness pools and all the facilities open on Friday night (from 10pm to 4am) at Rudas ? What does the ticket include (lockers ?) Thank you very much for your reply.
Dear Clara,
Rudas Bath is open for Night bathing: Friday, Saturday: 22:00 – 04:00 At the baths you can enjoy the healing waters of a 42-degree thermal pool and a 29-degree swimming pool.
(The sauna world is not available during night bathing.)
You can purchase a ticket with a locker/a cabin.
Have a lovely time in Budapest.
Are the Rudas baths open on easter monday?
Thank you
Dear Anouk,
yes, all the thermal baths in Budapest will be open during the Easter weekend including Rudas Baths (operating on a mix gender on Easter Monday instead of a men only setting), Szechenyi, Gellert, Lukacs, etc.
Hi
I will be in Budapest tomorrow with my 14 year old son, is it okay for him to go to the mens only day at rudas
Dear Jason,
yes, Thursdays are men only days in Rudas Bath, so you can go tomorrow.
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