Budapest's baths in winter: the famous one is shut until 2028

The Budapest bath everyone recommends is closed until 2028. Here's where to go instead ♨️ Széchenyi's outdoor pool on a freezing December morning is my favourite thing to do in Budapest. 📍 Gellért: closed for renovation since 1 October 2025, reopening planned for 2028 📍 Széchenyi: open daily. Monday to Thursday 07:00 to 20:00, Friday to 22:00, weekends 08:00 to 20:00. Pools close 20 minutes earlier 📍 The price: 13,200 Ft Monday to Thursday, 14,800 Ft Friday to Sunday, for a daily ticket with locker 📍 The date to know: from around 18 December to 6 January it's 15,800 Ft and the bath opens at 08:00 📍 The cheap way in: enter by 09:00 for 10,500 Ft Monday to Thursday or 11,800 Ft on Friday. Sold on site only, not at weekends or in peak season If a guide sent you to Gellért, it's out of date. Go to Széchenyi the week before 18 December and you skip the peak price. 👉 Swipe for the hours, the prices and the early ticket. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Early morning swim or evening soak? 👇 📷 Linda Gerbec, Linoleum Creative Collective, Victor Malyushev / Unsplash