Budapest districts
The Danube splits the city into hilly, quieter Buda on the west bank and flat, busier Pest on the east. Districts are numbered with Roman numerals from the centre outwards. Pick one to see the flats and a short guide.
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Teal is Buda, ochre is Pest, sand is the towns around the city. Every area has a short guide.
Buda
IVárkerületThe Castle District: cobbled streets, UNESCO views, quiet evenings.IIRózsadombRózsadomb and Pasarét: green hills, villas, family life.IIIÓbuda-BékásmegyerÓbuda: Roman ruins, riverside walks, better value.XIÚjbudaÚjbuda: universities, Bartók Béla út, and the M4 metro.XIIHegyvidékHegyvidék: the hills, the fresh air, and the international schools.XXIIBudafok-TétényBudafok and Tétény: wine cellars and hillside houses.
Pest
IVÚjpestÚjpest: the end of metro line 3, and prices to match.VBelváros-LipótvárosDowntown: the Parliament, the river, and the highest rents.VITerézvárosTerézváros: Andrássy út, the Opera, cafés on every corner.VIIErzsébetvárosErzsébetváros: the Jewish Quarter and the ruin bars.VIIIJózsefvárosJózsefváros: the Palace Quarter and a district on the up.IXFerencvárosFerencváros: Ráday utca, the riverside, new builds.XKőbányaKőbánya: industrial roots, big parks, low rents.XIIIÚjlipótvárosÚjlipótváros: Pozsonyi út, the river, and a strong neighbourhood feel.XIVZuglóZugló: City Park, Heroes' Square, and quiet residential streets.XVRákospalotaRákospalota and Újpalota: suburban Pest with good bus links.XVIMátyásföldMátyásföld and Sashalom: houses, gardens, a slower pace.XVIIRákosmenteRákosmente: the eastern edge, mostly houses.XVIIIPestszentlőrincPestszentlőrinc: next to the airport, easy on the budget.XIXKispestKispest: metro 3, KÖKI, and modest rents.XXPesterzsébetPesterzsébet: south Pest, houses and the Danube bank.XXIIISoroksárSoroksár: the southern edge, semi-rural.
Csepel Island
Around Budapest
Beyond the city limits, the towns of the agglomeration offer houses with gardens for the price of an inner-city flat. Pick a town for a short guide and the homes listed there.
Buda hills and the west
BuBudaörsBudaörs: the first town past the Buda hills, with the M1 and M7 on its doorstep.TöTörökbálintTörökbálint: hillside houses and a quiet centre, fifteen minutes from Buda.BuBudakesziBudakeszi: forest walks, a wildlife park and a proper small town.BiBiatorbágyBiatorbágy: new-build estates and a viaduct, on the M1 towards Vienna.DiDiósdDiósd: a small hillside town between Budaörs and Érd.ÉrÉrdÉrd: the biggest town in the ring, with a very wide choice of houses.NaNagykovácsiNagykovácsi: a valley village surrounded by forest.ZsZsámbékZsámbék: a historic small town with a ruined basilica, further out west.SzSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta: a Danube town with a thermal bath and a refinery.TáTárnokTárnok: village life on the railway between Érd and Martonvásár.
Pilis and the Danube Bend
SoSolymárSolymár: a Swabian village turned Buda suburb, under the Pilis hills.PiPilisvörösvárPilisvörösvár: the main town of the Pilis valley, on the railway to Esztergom.PiPiliscsabaPiliscsaba: a university campus and forest air, further along the Esztergom line.PiPilisborosjenőPilisborosjenő: a quiet village under the Nagy-Kevély hill.ÜrÜrömÜröm: the closest village north of Óbuda.BuBudakalászBudakalász: lakeside, on the HÉV to Szentendre.PoPomázPomáz: the gateway to the Pilis, on the HÉV line.SzSzentendreSzentendre: the artists' town on the Danube Bend.
North-east, along the M3
DuDunakesziDunakeszi: a fast-growing riverside town on the Vác line.FóFótFót: a park, a historic church and houses, next to Újpest.GöGödGöd: a Danube beach town further up the Vác line.CsCsömörCsömör: a village with a HÉV stop, east of district XVI.KiKistarcsaKistarcsa: on the Gödöllő HÉV, with a hospital and a young population.KeKerepesKerepes: houses and gardens, next stop after Kistarcsa.GöGödöllőGödöllő: the royal palace town with a university.
East, towards the airport
South and Csepel Island
DuDunaharasztiDunaharaszti: on the HÉV to Ráckeve, along the Soroksár Danube.SzSzigetszentmiklósSzigetszentmiklós: the biggest town on Csepel Island.HaHalásztelekHalásztelek: a small town by the main Danube on Csepel Island.SzSzigethalomSzigethalom: on the HÉV further down Csepel Island.TöTökölTököl: houses and an old airfield on Csepel Island.TaTaksonyTaksony: a Danube-arm village south of Dunaharaszti.