St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Hungary

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

A photograph of St. Stephen's Basilica — Photograph · Nabbegat · CC BY 4.0

Monday	09:00 – 17:45
Tuesday	09:00 – 17:45
Wednesday	09:00 – 17:45
Thursday	09:00 – 17:45
Friday	09:00 – 17:45
Saturday	09:00 – 17:45
Sunday	13:00 – 17:45

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Per person	HUF 2,600.00

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Today: Open today, 09:00 – 17:45
Visit duration: 1 hr 15 min
Accessibility: Partly step-free
Price: HUF 2,600.00 per person
Standing: Must see
Rank: Rank 4 of 7,194

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Place details and sources

This place is a Attraction. It was established in 1905. It was built in the Neoclassical architecture style. It was designed by József Hild.

Official website: www.bazilika.biz Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Telephone: +36 1 269 1849 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Address: Szent István tér, 1, 1051, Budapest OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wheelchair access: Available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1905 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Roman Catholic OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Height: 96 m Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Hild József;Ybl Miklós;Kauser József OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: József Hild Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Miklós Ybl Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: St. Stephen's Basilica Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

About St. Stephen's Basilica

St Stephen's Basilica stands on Szent István tér in Lipótváros, the flat nineteenth-century grid of central Pest, and is the largest church in Budapest and the third largest in Hungary. It is a co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and it is a working parish church before it is an attraction. Building began in 1851 to József Hild's classicist design and ran for fifty-four years. The dome came down partway through: the parish's own history puts that collapse in 1868, a year after Hild's death, while the English Wikipedia article dates it to 1858. No. Tourist visits to the church hall are ticketed; prayer and attendance at Mass are free. The nave has a step-free visitor route and lifts serve most of the panorama ascent, but final terrace circulation and historic level changes can require stairs. The Treasury and Holy Right displays have controlled access.

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What's inside

The plan is a Greek cross, and three things account for most of a visit. The first is the Holy Right, the mummified right hand of King Stephen, kept at the Altar of Our Lady of Hungary. It sits in a glass cylinder inside a chapel-shaped neo-Gothic reliquary designed by József Lippert and made in Vienna in 1862; the relic was entrusted to this parish in 1950, displayed in the Holy Right chapel from 1987, and moved into the church itself in 2018. The second is the decoration overhead. No. The terrace and Treasury require their own ticket or the combined ticket.

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How long to spend

The operator publishes no suggested visit length, so the figure recorded here is a planning estimate rather than a sourced fact: seventy-five minutes for the full all-in-one ticket. That breaks down roughly as twenty-five to thirty minutes in the church hall, fifteen to twenty in the Treasury and twenty to twenty-five on the panoramic terrace, with the lift queue included. The church hall itself is quick to read. Sunday morning is reserved for worship, with tourist entry beginning at 13:00.

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Season and crowds

Church sightseeing: Monday-Saturday 09:00-17:45 and Sunday 13:00-17:45, with ticketing ending 17:15. Panorama terrace and Treasury open daily 09:00-19:00, last ticket 18:30. Liturgies and weddings can restrict the nave. Allow 60 minutes for the church and another hour for Treasury and panorama. Worship can interrupt sightseeing. Liturgies, protocol, performances, weather and public events can replace ordinary access through a dated operator notice. Personal photography is allowed; Treasury objects including the Holy Right prohibit flash, and tripods require permission.

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Tickets

2026 adult prices are HUF 2,600 for the church hall, HUF 5,000 for panorama terrace plus Treasury, or HUF 6,800 combined. Prayer and Mass attendance remain free. The base amount is stated in Hungarian forints. Tours, interiors, tower climbs, baths, cruises and separately operated institutions remain excluded unless explicitly included. Yes. Weekend wedding ceremonies and liturgical events can temporarily limit church-hall access.

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Getting there

The basilica is on Szent István Square. Use Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út M1 or Deák Ferenc tér M1/M2/M3; bus 9 and trolleybus 72 serve Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road nearby. Use the named stop, entrance or square because the broad landmark pin can lead to a steep approach, restricted road or different ticketed institution. Lifts cover most of the height, but the final historic terrace route can include steps and narrow circulation.

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What to watch out for

The nave has a step-free visitor route and lifts serve most of the panorama ascent, but final terrace circulation and historic level changes can require stairs. The Treasury and Holy Right displays have controlled access. No. Tourist visits to the church hall are ticketed; prayer and attendance at Mass are free. No. The terrace and Treasury require their own ticket or the combined ticket. Sunday morning is reserved for worship, with tourist entry beginning at 13:00. Historic stairs, crowds, worship and security remain relevant to the route. Church sightseeing: Monday-Saturday 09:00-17:45 and Sunday 13:00-17:45, with ticketing ending 17:15. Panorama terrace and Treasury open daily 09:00-19:00, last ticket 18:30. Liturgies and weddings can restrict the nave.

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Photography

The visitor regulations set no general ban on photography, and cameras are taken for granted in the terrace rules, which are the only place they are mentioned. Those rules matter: on the terrace a phone, camera or pair of binoculars must be carried on a neck strap or wrist strap, everything carried must be secured before stepping out, and nothing may be thrown or dropped over the edge. Leaning over the railing or standing on it is forbidden, and the operator accepts no liability for anything that falls. 2026 adult prices are HUF 2,600 for the church hall, HUF 5,000 for panorama terrace plus Treasury, or HUF 6,800 combined. Prayer and Mass attendance remain free.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source