This is an informal resource page for visiting undergraduates, who can obtain information about life in Budapest, as well as contribute accumulated information for the benefit of newly arriving students. To add something to this page, please contact Karl Hall.
Bard seminar: Introduction to Central Europe
All-purpose meta-pages
For restaurant listings, cultural events, blogs, etc., see Caboodle.
Funzine for expat life.
Likewise at Budapest Index
Transportation
Bus, metro, and tram map (1.2 MB)
Things to eat (and places to study)
The Hummus Bar near the Music Academy offers high quality at a great price.
Various restaurant reviews can be found at Chew.hu.
Happy Cow guide.
Cafes with WiFi: Farger (northwest corner of Szabadság tér, V. district)
Gerlóczy (near Deák tér, V. district)
For many more locations, go to Hotspotter.
Music, clubs, cultural events, etc.
Concert & Media general ticket sales. Kulturinfo general ticket sales.
General events calendar.
Comprehensive event listings for classical, jazz, and opera at Fidelio. Choose a date, enter "Budapest" under "Város" and pick the desired venue under "Helyszín."
For dance, theater, visual arts, literature, and music, as well as a cafe/restaurant, try Trafo.
A favorite watering hole for students: Szimpla Kert.
The Palace of Arts houses a theater, a concert hall, and a modern art museum. The repertoire for the Bartok Concert Hall is not limited to classical music, and includes jazz and other genres as well.
Current listings for the State Opera House. The Budapest Philharmonic.
The Budapest Spring Festival of the arts. A dozen other Hungarian arts festivals.
The Museum of Fine Arts.
Film listings at FilmDB.
The A38 boat has a cool variety of visiting and local bands for all tastes.
The Autumn Festival and Spring Festival.
The annual August musical festival that should bring you back to Budapest someday: Sziget Festival
Budapest tourism, regional itineraries, travel abroad
Budapest map with location finder.
To plan train travel from/within Hungary, go to ELVIRA.
If your itinerary contains any German destination, you can get good European-wide schedule information at Deutsche Bahn.
You can buy plane tickets at the AeroViva office on the second floor of Faculty Tower, near the elevators.
A local budget airline is WizzAir.
Exploring Budapest: official city web site; general sightseeing; Virtual Jewish History tour; Open Air Museum; Greater Budapest; boat trips;
Within striking distance of Budapest: various day trips; Szent Endre; Eger and northern Hungary; the Transdanubian region; Royal Palace of Gödöllő; Szombathely;
News, blogs
Comprehensive media listings for Hungary
For the latest ex-pat gossip and snarky commentary on local events, see Eric D'Amato's lively blog Pestiside.
Yes, there is a local English-language newspaper.