Pomáz

Pomáz (German: Paumasch) is a town in the Danube Bend region. It is on the HÉV (commuter train) line Budapest–Szentendre northwest from Budapest. Its neighbor towns are Budakalász (south), Csobánka (west) and Szentendre (north). A popular place to start trips in the Pilis mountains.

Understand
Pomáz is the entrance of the Pilis. The village in the valley of Dera-stream with more than 16,000 inhabitants. The nearby volcanic mountains, the Nagy-Csikóvár and the Kőhegy Mountain, and the Holdvilág-árok (ditch) attract day-trippers.

By train
From Budapest you can take the HÉV (commuter train) H5 line. The ride takes 32 min from Batthyány Square, 24 min from Szentlélek Square (Árpád Bridge). For the part within Budapest (last stop is Békásmegyer), you need a single ticket or a valid pass for Budapest public transport; for the rest you have to buy a suburban ticket. You should buy the Budapest ticket/pass before boarding the train in all cases; the suburban ticket should be bought advance if there is a working ticket vending machine, an open ticket office or reseller available (as of February 2019, there are TVMs at all suburban stops/stations except for Budakalász, and also almost all urban ones, see map). TVMs accept forint coins and notes, as well as conventional and contactless bank cards. You will pay €1.5-2 in forints. HÉV timetable

By bus
You can take a bus from the Pest end of Árpád híd, but these buses are not coming to Pomáz, they are going on route 11, so you must walk or arrange transport for the rest 2-3 km. The easier way is the HÉV.

By car
By car it is easy to access from the route 11.

Get around
The bus going to Dobogókő stops several times between the HÉV station and the northern end of Pomáz. Also there are private companies running transportation services within Pomáz with vans, but they are more expensive.

See
Most sights are in the main square, the biggest attraction is the Wattay-Teleki-castle. It has been renovated as a home for a music school. It is open for visitors.

You can take a walk in the forest in Csikóváralja: it's a very popular weekend destination for people of Budapest. A very good restaurant waits for you after the trip.

Do
The bus to the Pilis Mountains leave from the HÉV station of Pomáz very often. You can go to Dobogókő or other nice places for a day trip or longer (it's not difficult to find a tourist house or any other place to spend the night). For the bus timetable, visit menetrendek.hu (write Pomáz and Dobogókő).

Drink
There are a few pubs in Pomáz, but for real evening entertainment you must go to Budapest.

Eat


Also here are a couple of traditional Hungarian restaurants like Kincsem restaurant.

Sleep
There are a couple accommodation possibilities in Pomáz, for more options try Budapest or Szentendre. There are a few couchsurfers in Pomáz.

Go next

 * Dunakeszi – town 17 km west
 * Esztergom – town 31 km northwest
 * Leányfalu – village 13 km northeast
 * Pilisvörösvár – town 12 km southwest
 * Szentendre — historic town 6 km northeast
 * Vác – town 22 km northeast