Budapest/South Buda

South Buda is in Budapest. A big area on southern Buda, on the right side of Danube.

Understand
New Buda - Tétény (Újbuda-Tétény), which comprises most of the south and southwestern parts of Buda, is a flat area. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930. In the north it is bordered by the Hegyvidék and Víziváros. In the east on the Pest side it is bordered by IX. (Ferencváros) district with four Danube Bridge connected. Also in the southeast, on the Pest side, it is bordered by XXI. (Csepel) district. It covers an area of ​​33.49 km², of which eight districts in line. Until the 1930s, it was called Saint Emeric City (Szent Imre város). The names of the district parts - Gellert Hill, Lágymányos, Albert's village (Albertfalva), Eastern's land (Kelenföld), Eastern's Valley (Kelenvölgy), Rich meadow (Gazdag rét), Guard Field-Orson (Őrmező-Őrsöd), Eagle Mountain (Sas-hegy), Sasad - or other names like: Rupp Hill (Rupp-hegy), Chamber of forest (Kamaraerdő), Stone end grove (Kőérberek), Bird Hill (Madár-hegy)- these names live in the medieval names of district's settlements and landscapes. Tétény, officially called Budafok-Tétény, is the southernmost part, with small hills and famous wineries. The neighboring communities are Diósd and Érd.

Get in
The main train connection served by Kelenföldi Railway Station is becoming more and more important. (Many trains leaving from Keleti pályaudvar stop here.)



Get around
There are some stops of Metro line 4 here, Budapest's newest underground train.











You can take trams tram: no. 4, 6, 47, 49 from Pest all these lines (except no. 4) cross at the southern hub Moricz Zsigmond körtér, south of Gellérthegy. Tram 4 & 6 now run modern Siemens Combino trams. Tram 47 and 49 run from Deak Square (the central hub for Budapest metro lines) through the Szabadság Híd bridge to South-Buda.

Clubs, bars
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the summer months you can take a Party Cruise from the Pest side which, after a 1½ hour boat tour will take you to the A38, or the Holdudvar:


 * Party on the Danube boat – Available during the high season (May to September), this boat tour allows visitors to do a bit of touristy sightseeing and party like a local afterward. On Fridays and Saturdays, guests will meet at the Danube Palace at 22:30, hostesses escort them to the ship, where they are served a welcome drink of champagne or Jägermeister. The 1½ hour-long cruise features music and drinking games and of course the nighttime view of the city. At the end of the cruise, the boat docks at A38 or Holdudvar, two of the most popular clubs of Budapest.

Connect
Wi-Fi served mostly of restaurants.