Homes for rent in Gödöllő
Gödöllő: the royal palace town with a university.
Gödöllő is a proper town thirty kilometres east, home to the Grassalkovich Palace and the agricultural university. It has flats, houses and a lively centre; the HÉV and trains to Keleti keep it connected.
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A renter's guide to Gödöllő
Gödöllő is the one settlement in this group that works as a town in its own right: about 33,000 people, a walkable centre, its own theatre, cinema, market, secondary schools and hospital, and the two things every visitor knows it for. The Grassalkovich Palace, a baroque royal residence that was the summer home of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth, sits in a park at the end of the main street; and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE, the former Szent István University) fills a large campus on the south side, bringing several thousand students and staff.
It lies about 30 kilometres north-east of the centre on the M3, with Kerepes and Mogyoród towards the city and Isaszeg, Szada and Veresegyház around it. The centre has cafés, restaurants and an evening life that Kistarcsa or Pécel do not, and the town is compact enough that most of it is a bike ride from the station. People move here for the town rather than for cheapness; rents are the highest in this list, though still below district XVI.
Typical rent in Gödöllő
| from | to | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 room | HUF 130,000 | HUF 180,000 |
| 2 rooms | HUF 170,000 | HUF 250,000 |
| 3 rooms | HUF 230,000 | HUF 350,000 |
Typical asking rents per month for a whole home on a long-term let, September 2026. Ranges, not quotes: a renovated flat with a lift sits at the top, a ground-floor courtyard flat at the bottom.
Getting around
- MÁV line 80a from Gödöllő to Keleti in 30 to 40 minutes depending on the service; there are also stops at Gödöllő-Állami telepek and Máriabesnyő. Trains run every 30 minutes, more often in the peak.
- HÉV H8 from the Gödöllő terminus, Szabadság tér or Erzsébet park to Örs vezér tere in about 50 to 55 minutes, then metro M2; slower than the train but useful for the eastern districts.
- Volánbusz to Budapest (Stadion bus station) and to the surrounding villages, plus a local bus network across the town.
- By car: the M3 Gödöllő exit; about 30 minutes to the city edge at Kacsóh Pongrác út off-peak and 50 to 70 minutes to the centre in the morning rush; the M31 to the M0 avoids the city entirely.
- Within the town you can live without a car; for a Budapest job the train does the work.
What the homes are like
Gödöllő has flats as well as houses. The centre and Palotakert have 1960s to 1980s panel and brick blocks with one- to three-room flats, mostly with district heating; the streets around the station and the university have small apartment buildings from the 2000s onwards; and one-room studios exist here because of the student market, though many are let to students by the academic year. Around the core, Kertváros, Blaha, Királytelep and Máriabesnyő are family houses with gardens, from old village houses to new builds, and this is where the three-room listings are.
For a flat, ask about the heating type and the common charge, and whether the lease runs to the academic calendar. For a house, check the boiler, the state of the roof and, on the slopes of Blaha and Máriabesnyő, the road and drainage. September is the tightest month because of the students; the choice is wider from late autumn.
Who it suits
Anyone who wants an actual town with services and a train, university staff and students, families who like the schools and the parks, and people who work along the M3 corridor or in the Gödöllő industrial zone. Less suited to someone who must be in Buda every day, or who wants the lowest rent in the region.
Parts of Gödöllő
- Belváros
- The centre between the station and the palace: the main street, the market, cafés, the theatre and most of the flats, plus the HÉV terminus.
- Palotakert
- The block estate next to the palace park with district-heated one- to three-room flats, shops on the ground floor and a short walk to the station; the cheapest flats in town.
- Blaha
- A wooded hillside quarter to the south-east with large plots, older villas and new houses; quiet, with views, best with a car.
- Máriabesnyő
- The eastern part around the Capuchin basilica and pilgrimage site, with its own railway station and a grid of family houses; a separate village feel inside the town.
Questions people ask about Gödöllő
How long is the commute from Gödöllő to Budapest?
By train 30 to 40 minutes to Keleti, which is the usual choice. The HÉV takes 50 to 55 minutes to Örs vezér tere. By car the M3 brings you to the city edge in half an hour off-peak, but the morning run into the centre is often more than an hour.
Is Gödöllő a student town?
Partly. The university campus is large and students shape the flat market around it, particularly in September, but the town is a county-level centre with a broad population, and the palace and the parks bring day visitors rather than nightlife.
Are there flats to rent in Gödöllő, not just houses?
Yes. Palotakert and the centre have blocks with one- to three-room flats, and there are newer apartment buildings near the station and the campus. Houses with gardens are in the outer quarters.
What is there to do in Gödöllő?
The palace and its park, the arboretum, a theatre, a cinema, a market, restaurants along the main street and forests towards Isaszeg for walking and cycling. It is the only town in this list where you do not need to go into Budapest for an evening out.