Szechenyi Bath is the biggest and most popular of all the thermal baths in Budapest. What is more, it is one of the biggest natural hot spring spa baths in Europe too. Szechenyi Bath was 110 years old in 2023, and throughout its century-old history, about 100 millions of bathers have enjoyed the warm medicinal waters and the fun pools.
More info about Szechenyi Bath & Pools Budapest:
Szechenyi Bath Booking- Full Day Entry: all-day stay (depending on ticket type)
- Access to all facilities to enjoy every bit of Szechenyi Baths
- 18 geothermal pools
- Multiple saunas & steam chambers
- Cabins (Lockable changing cubicles) – optional upgrade
- Exclusive Greenhouse Spa zone: Rooftop Palm House relaxation with rentals (heated in winter & AC in summer)
- Massage Treatments
- Cafeteria
- Beer Bath in Szechenyi Baths – optional upgrade
- Weekend Szechenyi Bath Parties
- Sun Loungers
- Rooftop Sunbathing area
- Amazing, historical architecture
- Aqua Fitness Classes (to stay fit and rejuvenated!)
- Treatments: Manicure, Pedicure, etc.
The 18 pools in Szechenyi Bath is open every single day throughout the year, including national holidays when its an especially popular place to visit. Besides the outdoor and indoor geothermal pools, you can get massage treatments, enjoy the saunas, the gym, relax by the pools with some beer, wine or even taste the natural waters that supply the pools from over 1000 meters below the surface.
Fun: try the whirlpools, the water jets, the underwater aqua massage, and explore the labyrinth of the palace hiding 18 pools
Relaxing: soak in the spring waters day and night, summer or winter, and book a massage in advance to enhance the effectiveness of the waters’ healing powers.
To pamper yourself, reserve your place in the exqusite and Rooftop Palm Greenhouse relaxation area complete with sofas, hammocks, drinks & snacks. Bathrobe and towel rentals included in the Palm House package, to ensure you won’t have to carry around your own whilst wondering along the gorgeous city of Budapest.
Historical: the spring waters of Szechenyi Bath were discovered in the 1880s, by 1913 million were enjoying the fun aqua therapeutical powers of the baths. Explore the Neo-Baroque palace and historical beauty of Szechenyi Bath.
Affordable: the prices of Szechenyi Bath are certainly not cheap, but are quite affordable for all the facilities and services, various indoor and outdoor pools, steam rooms and saunas.
Massage Treatments are limited in availability. Please inquire on the spot.
Booking Szechenyi BathIf you have just 1-2-3 days in Budapest, and you wish to visit one single thermal baths in the City of Spas, we recommend choosing Szechenyi Bath.
Having said that, the baths in Budapest are worth a visit for their beauties and characteristics, so if you can schedule more baths in your visit, you will not be disappointed or feel bored.
Each bath, Gellert Bath, Rudas Bath and the summer pools like Palatinus, has a lot to offer and will give you a special experience in Hungary.
Do not take our word for it, come and see for yourself.
Are you able to just buy tickets for entrance when you are there or do you have to pre book? I don’t want any treatments just want to come for a couple hours.
Hello Rosiemay,
yes, it is possible to buy entries upon arrival at the cashiers too.
As there are long queues we recommend the online bookings so you will be able to skip the main queue. Hope we can welcome you at Szechenyi Spa Baths!
I have bought a ticket for the Szechenyi baths and got an email from paypal but not the ticket itself. I checked spam, also. Where do I find my ticket?
Dear Monica,
as you have received your tickets in the meantime, all I have to say is enjoy your visit at Szechenyi Spa Baths!
Hi! What are temperature in the baths? They are different, right? Some hot, some cooler…Please, give me numbers in Celsius.
Dear Iliana,
please find all the pools with temperatures on the link below, on the second picture you can find the Celsius map.
http://szechenyispabaths.com/map/
Does 6yr old girl can enter the thermal baths pls
Hello Glorianne,
thermal waters are not recommended for children, however, they can come and enter the pools on their parent’s responsibility.
I hope I could help.
If you don’t want to use the baths are there shops at the site? And if so do I need to purchase tickets for baths in order to shop
Hello Joe,
you can visit the main hall of the baths, and have a look around in the main hall (not in the pool areas though) without purchasing a bath ticket, the building and its surroundings are worth a visit, and you can walk around in the City Park where Szechenyi Spa Baths is located, with such attractions nearby as the Vajdahunyad Castle, the Art Nouveau Zoo buildings, the Budapest Circus.
Shops are on the site indeed, but these are more like market stalls, tiny gift shops in the main hall, which you can visit free of charge (again, the large indoor areas are not free to visit, only the main hall at the entrance, where the cashiers and stalls are located.)
If you wish to enter the baths without bathing we can recommend the short 20 minute guided tours in the thermal baths, or buy a so called ‘Visitor Ticket’ in Szechenyi Baths. More information here:
http://szechenyispabaths.com/guided-tours-at-szechenyi-baths/
We will soon launch our Baths tours presenting the history of Budapest Baths, visiting several baths along the river Danube.
If you wish to be notified about this upcoming tour (does not include Szechenyi Baths on its route I’m afraid) please drop us an email, and we will keep you posted.
Hello, we will visit the Szecheny Baths this thursday. Is it possible to have something to eat in between the baths?
Hello Petra, yes there is a cafeteria in Szechenyi Baths, if you get hungry, offering simple comfort food, cold snacks, and hot/cold drinks. Also, you can bring your own food to the thermal baths (no glass bottles allowed). Enjoy your Budapest holiday!