How many days in Prague/Budapest
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 127
How many days in Prague/Budapest
I have a week in December. My husband and I were thinking of going to Prague for 3 nights and Budapest or Vienna for another 3 nights. Would this be sufficient time to see major sites in these cities? We would be in Prague 12/26-12/29 take an over night train to Budapest on 12/29 and be in the city from 12/30 until 1/2.
What do you all think? Thank you for your opinions!
What do you all think? Thank you for your opinions!
#2
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 104
personally i like Prague than Budapest, since u only have a week, 3-night seems fine. Actually, u can opt for train ride PRG-WIEN-BUP. the train ride from Vienna to Budapest is quite short. If u want (but may be bit rush) u can put up a night @ Vienna and 2 nights in Budapest
#3
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1
Castles and palaces and museums oh my! All three cities have a lot to see and I don't think you'll have enough time. My wife is Hungarian and we both love art so the museums are primary on our trip which will begin next Monday 9/11! We're sitting on the 7th row of the plane so I don't think there will be many travellers. Watch out for gypsy pickpockets in all tourist spots. They specialize in bump and stall tactics. All the cities are great for walking. I'll have more when we return at the end of the month.
#4
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 183
I was in Prague and Budapest last March. We loved Prague but thought four days in Budapest was too long. In my opionion, once you've seen the Castle and gone to the spas, that's about it for Budapest. I wish we had gone to Vienna instead.
#6
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 261
I agree with stotz. We loved both Prague, where we spent 4 days, and Vienna (3 days), but were somewhat disappointed in Budapest (3 days) in 2004. The first 2 cities just felt more vibrant and alive, while Budapest had a somewhat oppressive overtone ... much of the architecture was communist-block gray circa 1959.
#7
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,546
We had four full days in Budapest and hardly we could see all we wanted! And we did not spend a minute in a spa.
We loved the city, we visited the Parliament, St. Stephan Church, Opera, Synagogue, the Castle, and walked on the nice streets. You can see an Operetta Show, go to nice restaurants, go to Margit Island, etc..
For you need more than 4 days in my opinion, if you want to visit museums and castles also.
I can compare Budapest with Vienna (and I like both), but not with Prague. Prague is very decorated, very nice, but Vienna and Budapest are more impresive.
So, all these three cities are beautiful, it is really difficult to decide.
We loved the city, we visited the Parliament, St. Stephan Church, Opera, Synagogue, the Castle, and walked on the nice streets. You can see an Operetta Show, go to nice restaurants, go to Margit Island, etc..
For you need more than 4 days in my opinion, if you want to visit museums and castles also.
I can compare Budapest with Vienna (and I like both), but not with Prague. Prague is very decorated, very nice, but Vienna and Budapest are more impresive.
So, all these three cities are beautiful, it is really difficult to decide.
#9
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 10,163
Three nights in enough to see the highlights of Prague, but I'd like to suggest you consider flying on Smartwings from Prague to Budapest if you include both of those cities on your itinerary. You'll save a lot of travel time. Combining either Prague or Budapest with Vienna will save you a lot of time traveling, though I personally like Prague.
