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Szemlő-hegyi Cave

4.8(3,441)Closed · Friday from 10:00📍 Buda Hills & Rózsadomb · II

Szemlő-hegyi Cave is a park, and it belongs to Buda Hills & Rózsadomb — District II, the Buda side of the river. It is 2.8 km north-west of Hungarian Parliament Building — a transport journey rather than a walk. The address is Pusztaszeri út 35, 1025.

A short walk away: Daubner Confectionery (6 min), Bonita Bisztró Szépvölgyi (6 min) and Irgalmasok Veli Bej Bath (15 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Lookout on József-hegy (5 min) and Palvolgyi Cave (10 min).

It is closed on Tuesdays and shuts early, in the afternoon. Across the week it opens as early as 10:00 and closes as late as 16:00. It holds 4.8 out of 5 from 3,441 Google reviews — enough reviews that the score is not a statistical accident. It sits in the top third of the parks we list in Buda Hills & Rózsadomb. Across the whole city, that score puts it in the top 5% of the parks we list. See also Buda Hills & Rózsadomb or everything worth seeing in Budapest.

Where to stay nearby

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The essentials

Address: Budapest, Pusztaszeri út 35, 1025
District: II
Phone: +36 1 325 6001
Website: dunaipoly.hu/hu/helyek/bemutatohelyek/szemlo-hegyi-barlang

Opening hours

Monday	10:00–16:00
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	10:00–16:00
Thursday	10:00–16:00
Friday	10:00–16:00
Saturday	10:00–16:00
Sunday	10:00–16:00

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Skip the ticket queueEntry booked ahead means walking past the cash desk — which on a busy day here is a genuinely long wait.Check ticket options →Hear the story on the spotA self-guided audio route on your own phone. Most of what happened here is not written on the building.See audio tours →Visiting several paid sights?A city pass beats single tickets from roughly three paid attractions a day. Below that it does not.Do the arithmetic →Where to sleep nearbyPrices and availability on a live map, so you can judge the walk from here rather than guess from an address.See places to stay →

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Frequently asked

What are the opening hours at Szemlő-hegyi Cave?

The hours published on Google are: Monday: 10:00–16:00; Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday: 10:00–16:00; Thursday: 10:00–16:00; Friday: 10:00–16:00; Saturday: 10:00–16:00; Sunday: 10:00–16:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.

Where is Szemlő-hegyi Cave?

The address is Budapest, Pusztaszeri út 35, 1025, in Buda Hills & Rózsadomb (District II).

Is Szemlő-hegyi Cave worth visiting?

It holds 4.8 out of 5 from 3,441 Google reviews — a strong score for a attraction in Budapest. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.