Buda Hill Funicular

When you want to climb up to the Buda Castle Hill from the river level in Adam Clarke Square, taking the Buda Hill Funicular is a nice and very inexpensive method to spare your legs a trek. Take a trip on a classic cable car! The Funicular, located at the Buda end of the Chain Bridge, takes only a few minutes to ride and provides a unique and breathtaking perspective over Budapest, the River Danube, and sites at the top of Castle Hill, such as the Fisherman's Bastion. You can even view Margaret Island on the left and the majestic Art Nouveau style Gresham Palace on the Pest side of the river from the top.

The Funicular, which connects the banks of the Danube to the Buda Castle, has been in operation since 1870. The project was initiated by Odon Szechenyi, son of politician Count Istvan Szechenyi. This was the second funicular railway in Europe at the time. After being entirely destroyed in a WWII bombing strike, the funicular had been methodically restored and rebuilt in a vintage design. In 1987, the Buda Castle Funicular was included to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

It now travels on a 95-meter length with a 50-meter elevation gain and has two tram carriages. The Buda Castle Funicular features two stations: one at the Buda end of the Chain Bridge and one on Castle Hill, between the Royal Palace and Sandor Palace. The Castle Tour & Funicular package lowers to the riverside level at the Funicular's top station to continue the guided tour on the Danube.

Location: Budapest, Hungary