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Day trips from Budapest: 6 epic adventures

Some day trips repay the early train. Plenty don't. These 6 day trips from Budapest are the ones that earn the hours, and each comes with an honest note on what you're really getting.

Book a TripSzentendreThe easiest and prettiest day trip from Budapest: a Baroque artists' town on the Danube, 40 minutes north on the HÉV suburban train (line H5 from Batthyány tér). Directions
Book a TripDanube Bend (Visegrád & Esztergom)Where the Danube makes its dramatic curve through the hills north of the city. Directions
Book a TripEgerA gorgeous Baroque town in the northern wine country, about 2 hours by direct train. Directions
Book a TripLake BalatonCentral Europe's largest lake: the «Hungarian Sea» and the country's summer playground, about 1.5 hours by train. Directions
Book a TripGödöllő — Sisi's PalaceThe second-largest Baroque palace in the world after Versailles, and the beloved summer residence of Empress Sisi (Elisabeth) and Emperor Franz Joseph. Directions
Book a TripViennaThe Habsburg capital is closer than you think, about 2.5 hours by direct RailJet train. Directions

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