Overview
Mobile ticket
St. Stephen's Basilica is one of the most beautiful neoclassical buildings in Budapest, the most important building in Hungary, the third tallest building in the country and also the most significant tourist attraction in the capital.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Szent Istvan Bazilika
Visit the unique church square of St. Stephen's Basilica and admire the impressive building with its unique reliefs, mosaics and, of course, its dazzling frescoes! The third largest church in Hungary, spanning a length of 87 meters, a width of 55 meters, and a maximum height of 96 meters, is exactly the same height as the Parliament building. The enormous church honors St. Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, who established Christianity in the kingdom. And if all that is not enough, redeem your combined ticket and the treasury - accessible by elevator and stairs - can be visited by the guests arriving here, which has been expanded to three rooms, and which preserves such wonderful relics as, for example, the mummified Right hand. Then take a walk around the panoramic terrace, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the city.
Options
Church, Treasury, Dome & Tour
English Guided Tour: Small group, live guided tour of the church hall. Duration: 50 minutes: The tour is 50 minutes, your ticket is without time limit. You can stay as long as you want after the tour ends. Please note: Terrace and treasury can be visited on your own, guiding ends at the church hall.
Church, Treasury & Dome Ticket
Full admission:: Grants access to the church hall, the treasury and the panoramic terrace as well.
Church Hall only
Limited Admission:: Grants access only to the church hall
Church Hall & Guided Tour
English Guided Tour: Small group, live guided tour of the church hall. Duration: 50 minutes: Guiding is 50 minutes long, ticket is without time limit. You can stay as long as you want after the tour. Please note: No access to the treasury or the dome with the panoramic terrace is included in this option. Guide with the red umbrella: Meet your guide next to the Basilica's Ticket Office (left handsight). You do not need to go inside or stand in line.
What‘s Included
Church, Treasury & Dome option: Admission to the church hall, the treasury and the panoramic terrace
All Fees and Taxes
Church Admission option: Admission to the church hall only.
Gratuities
Meeting points
Szent Istvan Bazilika
Szent Istvan ter 1 Budapest Hungary
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
169 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
St Stephan’s cathedral experience
Debby L,Jun 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.001 hour private tour with detailed explanations of the interior cathedral and its history. Vivianne our guide was very nice. Our tickets to the upper outside dome and treasury room were wonderful too. I highly recommend this experience.
St Stephen’s in Budapest
Kathleen C,May 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Ticket office is not in St Stephen’s. You need to take the voucher across the street. We weren’t aware of that. Our tour guide,Adriana, was excellent and explained the history. Definitely glad we decided to have a guide. After we were able to go to the top of the church on our own for beautiful views of the city
Need a better tour guide
Olga H,May 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Tour guide did not know much could of provided a lot more detail and did not know much about the catholic religion
Beautiful, inspiring...
Sean R,May 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Beautiful, inspiring visit. Unlike other basilica. Barbara was THE BEST! Be sure to visit the tower.
Leader was very well...
Nancy d,May 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Leader was very well versed and informative in spite of not having done for this very long! We enjoyed the tour
Average in the outside, but STUNNING on the inside!
Kristi S,May 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The exterior is impressive but nothing extraordinary compared to other European cathedrals. The inside is exceptional and the climb to the dome is well worh the extra money and steps for the view alone.
Basilica Tour and Suunday Mass in Budapest
LouSuarez,May 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Very important: The meeting place is to the right of the basilica (as you face the basilica), next to a chimney cake shop (yummy!). The basilica is BEAUTIFUL inside and out. Our tour guide was lovely and very informative. The treasury is not particularly impressive, but the top of the dome offers beautiful views of the area and they have an elevator. I would highly recommend this tour. The best part of the visit (which we had pre-arranged) is that they offer an English Mass at 4pm on Sundays. Perfect combination!!
Great tour with Timea!
munttel,May 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Timea did a fabulous job leading our group around the basilica! She had lots of wonderful details to share with us about St. Stephen. The church is very pretty and I recommend paying the extra to go up on the viewing terrace. The only reason I didn’t give this experience 5 stars is because it was a little difficult to find the office, and the girl inside the office was rather rude and rolling her eyes at people.
Beautiful Cathedral - but check for church service times before booking
Darby T,May 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00The basilica was amazing, however, a service was taking place while we were there so that limited our ability to fully explore the church. I wish we would have known and I would have picked a different time. The dome was amazing though with incredible views of the city.
Our tour guide was...
Kiely P,May 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide was lovely, kind and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the tour. It’s a beautiful church with a ton of history.
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