The best alternative ways to get to Buda Castle
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Reconstruction works have started in the Castle District, which means bus traffic is temporarily limited in the area. But don’t panic there are a lot of alternative ways to reach the top of Castle Hill. Due to the reconstruction, the Castle District Municipality have temporarily limited the tour bus traffic between June 1 and October 31 2016. During this period only 8 tour buses will be allowed to be in the Castle at the same time for a 10 minute long period each. So from the most exciting to the most adventurous, I have collected alternative ways to reach Buda Castle!
SEGWAY – Segway is a two-wheeled urban vehicle. It is strong enough to climb up to the Castle Hill and we can manouvre with it also in the narrow bends of the serpentine. It also deals with the smaller steps. There are guided segway castle tours, starting from the city center.
Segway tours!!!!
FUNICULAR – The most spectacular and at the same time the shortest way to get to the Castle is the funicular (sikló in Hungarian). It departs from next to the tunnel and arrives near the Royal Palace. The funicular originally was steam-powered, however today it is operated in a pendulum-like manner: this means that the cars start at the same time, one upwards, one downwards. This is not a fast vehicle, but this is what is makes this kind of vehicle so attractive: we can enjoy a perfect panorama of the Danube Banks and Pest side of the Hungarian capital while travelling with it.
ESCALATOR – From Castle Garden Bazaar we can also take the escalator. Check out it’s location on the map below.
