As the Hungarian Parliament building can only be visited with an official guide of the Parliament, it is highly recommended to plan your Parliamentary visit in Budapest as tour tickets tend to get booked up out many weeks in advance. Even if online tickets are no longer available, very limited leftover tickets are sold on the spot.
Guided Tours in Parliament
Guided tours in the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest are offered in various settings. Prices start with the ‘Ticket Only’ option, up to longer and more expensive packages. Normally, the Parliament is closed on certain holidays. On historical national days, on the contrary, the Parliament is free to visit (with many hour queues). If the ‘Ticket Only’ option is unavailable, tour operators may still have pre-reserved tickets for resale.
Parliament Tour Only
Parliament Budapest – photo Robert Marse
- Parliament Visit
- 1 hour guided tour
- Best Price Guarantee
- Audio Guide: various languages
- Other tours: subject to availability
- Price from €15 / Adult (EU)
- Book possibly weeks ahead
- Official Parliament Tour
- Tour Only tickets on Jegymester.hu
Parliament & Bus Tour
Hungarian Parliament Bus Walking
- 4.5h Programme
- Combined Tour Package
- Parliament Tour
- Parliament Audio Guide
- 3h City Tour (Bus & Walk)
- Live Guide in 5 languages
- Prices: from €54 / Adult (EU)
- Quality Tour
- Book 3 days ahead
- Group Discount
Parliament Audio Guided Tour
Budapest Parliament - Audio Tour
- 1h Programme
- Parliament Tour
- Digital Entry
- Audio Guide exclusively (EN)
- Prices: from €34.9 / Adult (EU)
- Very Popular Tour
- Book 3 days ahead
- Experienced Re-seller
Parliament Spanish Tour
Spanish Parliament Tours 2 in 1
- 2h Programme
- Parliament Tour inside (ES)
- Parliament Tour outside (ES)
- Digital Entry
- Audio Guide inside (EN)
- Live Guide outside
- Prices: from €27 / Adult (EU)
- Super Popular Tour
- Digital Ticket
- Note: not in English
- English speakers welcome
- Trusted Tour Partner
Hungarian Parliament Stairway - Alex Ajagendorf Photography
Guided tours in the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest are on a daily basis in most major European languages. Please note that during parliamentary sessions, and other official receptions, the guided tours in the Parliament are cancelled or postponed without further notice. In such cases you are entitled to reschedule your visit (depending on the remaining slots, very few in English in the early morning hours if at all), or you may initiate a refund request (limited hours - Refund Terms and Conditions apply).
Booking a Tour Online
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RESERVATIONS
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We can inform you about questions regarding the Budapest Parliament tour but we cannot accept emails as valid bookings. Thank you for your understanding.
GROUPS – TOURS PLAN AHEAD
Groups of tourists are kindly asked to make a reservation ahead (obligatory) for a guided Parliament tour in Budapest.
The cheapest and by far the most efficient way to visit the Parliament is to book a tour online. Alternatively, you can go to the Visitor Centre of the Hungarian Parliament, queue for the tickets, if there are any left for that day in your preferred language.
The tour is available in 8 languages: Hungarian, English, French, Hebrew, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish. When booking your ticket in advance, you will be prompted to pick your preferred tour language too.
During your Parliament visit, you will see the spectacular Main Staircase, the Hungarian Coronation Jewels in the Dome Hall, the Old Upper House Hall of the bicameral Hungarian Parliament, as well as the Lounge. The tour will include information about the present operational rules and procedures of the Hungarian Parliament.
Please note that the 45 min Parliament building tour includes the security check (approx. 10-15 min).
Prices of Parliament Tours 2024
The price of Parliament tickets depends on nationality and age. EU citizens can get a 50% discount on each tour, while EU Students get a 75% discount. The prices of the 45 min tours (incl. security check) is as follows:
- EU Citizens over 18 (full price, Adult tickets): HUF 6,000
- EU Citizens under 18 (Student tickets): HUF 3,000
- non EU Citizens over 18 (full price, Adult tickets): HUF 12,000
- non EU Citizens under 18 (Student tickets): HUF 6,000
- Children under 6: free of charge
Parliament Budapest - Robert Marse Photo
Guided tours at the Parliament are in multiple languages:
Short guided tours in the Parliament are also offered for EU citizens. Show your EU passport to proved your EU member citizenship and you can have a free guided tour. You still need to book in advance if you want to avoid the long waiting lines at the Hungarian Parliament. The Parliament guided tours schedule is subject to change any time without further notice. If the tour is not available in your preferred language, you can still join another tour in order to see the Parliament inside if your schedule does not allow another date.
English: starting at 10 am, 12 pm, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
German: 10 am, 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
French: 11 am and 2 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
Russian: 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
Hebrew: 12.45 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
Italian: 10.30 am, 1.45 pm, 2.45 pm and 3.45 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
Spanish: 10.30 am, 1.45 pm, 2.45 pm and 4 pm on several days a week. Please check the online booking calendar for available days and hours on a given day of the month
Tickets for the guided tours can be bought at Gate 10 (Gate X) a quarter of an hour earlier the tour.
Security Check in Budapest Parliament
Tour in Budapest Parliament - di Grimmo Photography
When you enter the Hungarian Parliament building the Guards of the
Parliament will carry out a routine security check. You can only enter the Parliament if you let the guards check you. Just like at any airport, this is a routine check for the security of the building, the Coronation Jewels, and the ultimate political institution of the Hungarian nation. You can speed up the process of the security check if you co-operate with the Guards. Guards will need to check larger bags, backpacks, packages, so if you can, please visit the Budapest Parliament without bulky luggage or carry on bag.
What is Forbidden in the Hungarian Parliament?
Any harmful object that qualifies as a weapon is forbidden to be taken inside the building of the Hungarian Parliament.
The list of forbidden items are much like the list of items on airplanes: pocket knife, knife, gas spray, etc. Needless to say, weapons, guns, explosives, pyrotechnic devices are absolutely forbidden.
It is forbidden to take photos in 2 sensitive areas of the Parliament tour: first, the security check point, second the Dome of the Hungarian Crown Jewels.
Changing Time of Parliament Visit
Visitors of the Hungarian Parliament building may change the previously booked time of their tour without an additional charge if they contact the Parliament Tourism department 3 days before the date of the visit (the new date of the visit must be a later date than the original and only the remaining slots are available for the rescheduled Parliamentary visit).
Please note that the price of tours cancelled by Visitors is not refunded.
Cancellation of Tour by Parliament
The Hungarian Parliament building visit can be cancelled due to programs of the Parliament or state protocol events even directly before the visit. If the tour is cancelled on behalf of the Hungarian Parliament, the tour price will be refunded to the tourists.
The Office of the National Assembly will release the news of cancellation on the official website, Parlament.hu. If you have submitted an email address during your Parliament tour registration, you will be informed via email. In this case the already paid admission fees will be reimbursed.
Visitor Centre in the Hungarian Parliament
The Visitor Centre is the tourism hub of the Hungarian Parliament with a cafe and gift shop.
You can find more information about the Visitor Centre of the Hungarian Parliament here.
Updated about Hungarian Parliament Tours: Oct 30, 2024
Disclaimer: HungarianParliament.com focuses on Parliament Tours exclusively as part of Budapest Tickets Ltd. The official institution and site of state affairs is the Houses of Parliament of Hungary (Orszaghaz), parlament.hu.