Best Budapest Night Tours

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Group of tourists walking along a pedestrian bridge on a night tour of Budapest

Top Budapest night tours and other experiences

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best Budapest night tours & experiences with locals

With its Baroque buildings and breathtaking boulevards that have earned it the nickname “the Paris of the East”, Budapest is beauty personified. It’s impossible to imagine that a city so striking by day could be as impressive by night – but Budapest only really starts showing off when the sun goes down and its world-famous nightlife hubs take center stage. A Budapest night tour with City Unscripted is the perfect way to skip the tourist traps and get right into the good stuff. You could spend your night ticking off the top 10 sights in your guidebook – or, with a local guide by your side, you could experience the Budapest nightlife scene exactly as the locals do!

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Budapest local standing on a bridge over the Danube River with tourists on a night tour of Budapest

Discover Budapest by night

When the tourist traps empty out and the locals take back their city, Budapest really comes alive. On a Budapest night tour, you’ll be able to indulge in all the secret pastimes of the people who call the city home – and feel the true spirit of the city in the process. With a local guide by your side, you’ll discover the best things to do in Budapest at night that aren’t necessarily in your guidebook. Just pack your stamina and spend an unforgettable evening on a Budapest night tour exploring the hole-in-the-wall haunts and hidden gems where locals gather after hours.

Tourists enjoying a night out and the busy atmosphere of a ruin bar in Budapest

From high-octane to low-key

It’s no small feat, but the Budapest nightlife scene is known for being one of the best in all of Europe. With everything from tiny taverns and ramshackle ruin bars to sleek, sophisticated nightclubs, all revelers are equally rewarded on Budapest night tour. Maybe you’ll sip a drink at a rooftop bar high up in one of the city’s Art Nouveau masterpieces, dance the night away at a speaker-shaking nightclub, or perhaps you’re simply content to take a moonlit stroll, stopping for a pastry at a coffee house that only closes at midnight. Whatever your style, a Budapest night tour does the job.

Group of tourists enjoying drinks at a local guide's favorite watering hole in Budapest

A night in ruins

It’s impossible to talk about Budapest nightlife without bringing up Szimpla Kert, Hungary’s iconic nightlife spot housed in an old stove factory. Today, the party scene in the Hungarian capital is known for ruin bars just like Szimpla – nightclubs and drinking holes set up in dilapidated buildings. The eerily apocalyptic atmosphere of socialist-era decor makes for a night out that’s more than memorable. A Budapest night tour with us is the perfect time to explore the best of the city’s ruin bars, scoping out the bric-à-brac and sipping a cocktail at a mismatched table and chair.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Very nice tour and he took us to a fantastic strudel shop!

April 2024

Judy T
Richard was flexible, informative, and entertaining as he lead eight of us on a 4 hour private tour. We had proposed an ambitious tour through the Jewish Quarters to City Park and back. However, as we approached City Park and began to flag, he adjusted our plan so that instead of walking back to the hotel we took the underground, which he had told use we should experience, back to city center and closer to our Hotel. Our party peppered Richard with questions and discussions about how Budapest compared to other cities, the origins of the Hungarian language and the Ottoman influences on Budapest. As a history teacher Richard kept the conversation going with interesting insights. We had a physicist amongst use who was ecstatic to hear that Edward Teller went to High School nearby and oohed and awed over the plague on the school listing other Noble laureate scientists who attended the school. Richard knew all the names and the history of the school and scientists. As usual with Viator, arranging the tour, communicating with Richard before hand to customize the tour and meeting up with and being dropped off at the hotel went smoothly and easily.

September 2023

Brian M
Richard took us around town as though we were visiting family. He made the history, [people and life of Hungry and Budapest come alive. He was patient with all our questions and genuinely interested in what we wished to learn rather than follow a scripted tour- can see why it is city 'unscripted'. Richard- thank you! You were amazing. Our 13 and 15 year old loved this as well and were touched by your stories and history. We certainly got to feel and experience the heart beat of this amazing city. THANK YOU!

September 2023

Katherine B
What a spectacular way to experience Budapest! Richard was so knowledgable and he was so patient with all our questions. He navigated the tour on what we were interested in and what we were asking questions about. He was interested n what we wanted to learn about the city rather than just giving us a spell. He chatted to us about life, history and behind the scenes peaks of this amazing country of Hungry and city of Budapest. he made it all come alive, its people and culture so we felt a part of it. It was like being shown around town by your older brothers best friend. THANK YOU RICHARD! We had truely an amazing day!

September 2023

Katherine B