Dohany street Synagogue & Hungarian Jewish Museum visiting options

Pay only for the admission tickets and participate in a free guided tour (optional) for a complex experience.
Gain deep insight into both past and present - not to be missed, the Dohany street Great synagogue is a must see among the top sights of Budapest. We recommend visiting the synagogue to all those visitors of Budapest who wish to see Europe's largest and most spectacular synagogue, understand the once very large Hungarian Jewish community's history, learn about the Hungarian Holocaust and the most important Righteous Gentiles who helped save lives in the darkest part of the 20th century history of Hungary. Visitors interested in a more personal experience are welcome to book a private tour or even a secret tour, to see the hidden treasures of the Dohany synagogue that remain closed to other visitors or even the members of the Hungarian Jewish Community - please see the details below.

TICKET INCLUDES:
- priority entry into the Dohany Synagogue, Hungarian Jewish Museum and sights located within the building complex
- free & optional 45 minute-long professional guidance by a guide authorized by the Hungarian Jewish Community, expert of the Hungarian history and the Jewish religion and culture. (PLEASE NOTE: only the guides who posess the permission of the Hungarian Jewish Community are allowed to guide in the synagogue. Group leaders, teachers, parents etc. can not guide in the synagogue!) The guided tour covers: the Dohany synagogue, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Weeping Willow Tree of Life Holocaust Memorial, the Heroes' Temple (unless closed), the Circle of Righteous Gentiles Memorial, the Holocaust Cemetery with the Forced Labour Holocaust Memorial
- Hungarian Jewish Museum - can be visited at leisure.
- Ghetto Exhibition - can be visited at leisure.

DEPARTURE TIMES:
Every day - except Saturdays and holidays. Please check the departure times open for online booking here.

LANGUAGE: English is guaranteed (other languages depend on availability)

ADMISSION TICKETS in 2026 (the guided tour is free): 14500 HUF/adults (around 38 EUR); 12000 HUF/students (around 31 EUR) (prices may change without preliminary notice).

PRIVATE TOUR: have a more personal experience while visiting the synagogue, enjoy a guided tour tailored to your interest.
Price: 80 EUR + (admission tickets). Please submit a request for a private tour of the Dohany synagogue, marking your preferred date and time of departure and your preferred language.

SECRET TOUR: have a unique visit of the Dohany synagogue that takes you also to the secret rooms that remain hidden to other visitors and even to the members of the Hungarian Jewish Community. This tour allows you to see among others the Queen's balcony that marvelously opens to the whole sacred space of the synagogue. You can get up close to the unique, 4500 pipe organ that has been in use since 1859 and on the opening ceremony of the Dohany synagogue Franz Liszt played a beautiful piece on it. You can also see the original Torah ark covering curtain, a 1907 version made of Chinese silk, the wedding huppah, the bride's room and many other interesting details. The approximately 90 minute long tour allows you to immerse yourself into learning about the Hungarian Jewish culture, religious life, women's role in the Jewish family, circumcision, holidays, world-famous Jews in culture, science, sports etc. - while you are enjoying a coffee and a flódni, the best known Hungarian Jewish delicacy.
Price: 130 EUR/person (admission tickets included). Please submit a request for a secret tour of the Dohany synagogue, marking your preferred date and time of departure and your preferred language.

GROUP ADMISSION TICKETS in 2026 (above 10 persons booked together, the guided tour is free) : 30.5 EUR/adult, 25.5 EUR/student. These prices are offered for preliminary online booking only and are not available on the spot. Please submit your request for a group visit marking your preferred date and time and your preferred language. An about 30 minute-long guided tour extension is available in the Jewish Museum for 5 EUR/person extra to the group prices detailed above.


PAYMENT METHODS: credit card, bank transfer, PayPal. Priority entrance tickets, private tours and group discounts are NOT AVAILABLE at the Ticket Office of the Dohany synagogue.

IMPORTANT: Please note: book your program in advance to reserve your place, as the SECURITY SERVICE OF THE SYNAGOGUE MAY LIMIT THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS based on the numbers reached by the preliminary reservations.

Budapest's Jewish Quarter - the former Ghetto - visiting options

Pay only for the admission tickets of the Dohany and the Rumbach synagogues and get a free, 2.5 hour long tour that includes the synagogues and the former Budapest Ghetto. This program is recommended for visitors who are short on time but wish to learn about the Dohany and the Rumbach synagogues and to get acquainted with the Jewish district of Budapest that spreads around them. This part of Budapest called Erzsebetvaros (Elisabeth's town) after Queen Elisabeth, became an important commercial and trade town in the medieval times. By the 18th century it attracted hundreds of Jewish families also, from all over Europe to make a living and eventually settle here. By the 19th century one quarter of the population of the area was Jewish - with a strong Hungarian patriotic attitude. They established the Neologue Jewish Community, the movement that dominates the Hungarian Jewish religion even today. The community played a very important role in the development of the Hungarian capital and its members became outstanding figures of the Hungarian political, cultural, educational, sport and scientific life.
After learning about the Dohany synagogue, the Holocaust Cemetery and the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Wheeping Willow Memorial Tree, the tour continues with a walk in the Jewish district and the visit of the beautiful Moorish style Rumbach Synagogue. Learn about the dark part of the history when this territory of Budapest became the ghetto and thousands of people have died here. Walk the path of history to understand the 20th century history of Central - Eastern Europe and see the streets that witnessed so much history but are now reviving into a vibrant commercial and party district of Budapest, bustling again with rich cultural life with a great number of fascinating old buildings.
During the walk you can learn about Jewish memorials, experience the unique, special atmosphere of this multicultural district of Budapest. While walking among the ruined or wounded and already renovated buildings you get to learn about the present day life of the Hungarian Jewry, the history of the Budapest Ghetto the Hungarian Holocaust and so much more. This is a stroll along narrow streets best explored with the help of a professional guide, expert in the Hungarian Jewish history and culture. PLEASE NOTE: between 1 November and 31 March (the dates may vary) the Rumbach synagogue is closed (other than Sundays) and can only be visited on this program.


DETAILS of the JEWISH DISTRICT TOUR

Program includes:
- professional guidance by a guide authorized by the Hungarian Jewish Community, expert of the Hungarian history and the Jewish religion and culture.
- Dohany Synagogue
- Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park
- Weeping Willow Tree of Life Holocaust Memorial
- Heroes' Temple synagogue
- Circle of Righteous Gentiles Memorial
- Holocaust Cemetery
- Forced Labour Holocaust Memorial
- walk in the Jewish district through the former Ghetto of Budapest
- Rumbach Synagogue
- Kazinczy Orthodox street of Budapest (the synagogue is not open for visitors)
- Carl Lutz Memorial
- Gozsdu Courtyard
Duration of program: approximately 2 - 2,5 hours
Departure of program:
Every day - except Saturdays and holidays:
Please check the available departure times for your time of visit here.
Language: English
PRICE (free program, the admission tickets of the synagogues have to be paid only): 20000 HUF/adults (around 52.5 EUR); 17500 HUF/students (around 46 EUR) (prices may change without preliminary notice).

PRICE for private visits: 100 EUR + (admission tickets).
Reservation: Please submit a request for a private tour of the Jewish quarter, marking your preferred time and date of departure and your preferred language.


PRICE for group (above 10 persons) visits: 45.5 EUR/adult, 36.5 EUR/student).
Reservation: Please submit a request for a group visit of the Jewish quarter, marking your preferred time and date of departure and your preferred language. A 30 minute-long guided tour extension is available in the Jewish Museum for 5 EUR/person extra to the prices detailed above.



PAYMENT METHODS: credit card, bank transfer PayPal. Priority entrance tickets, private tours and group discounts are NOT AVAILABLE at the Ticket Office of the Dohany synagogue.

IMPORTANT: Please note: book your program in advance to reserve your place, as the SECURITY SERVICE OF THE SYNAGOGUE MAY LIMIT THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS based on the numbers reached by the preliminary reservations.

Budapest Jewish Heritage visiting options

This program is recommended for visitors who wish to spend half a day in the Budapest Jewish quarter learning about the differences between the major wings of the Hungarian Jewish religion, see the main synagogues of Budapest representing these movements and learn about Hungarian Judaism, explore their Hungarian Jewish roots or are interested in understanding the Hungarian Jewish heritage. The tour offers a deep insight into the Hungarian Jewry's past and present. At the Jewish History Exhibition of Erzsebetvaros visitors get the chance to step into Jewish families' historic homes from the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, learn about the social differences of the Jewish classes, the rites and rituals of the everyday life, Jewish marriage, family traditions, education of children, entertainment, Jewish cooking and so much more.
Jews lived in the Carpathian Basin already in the times of the Roman Empire. Learning about the Hungarian Jewish history is a wonderful travel back in time during which the whole, one thousand year - old European history of multicultural Hungary also unfolds before the visitor.

DETAILS of the EXTENDED JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR
Program includes:
- professional guidance by a guide authorized by the Hungarian Jewish Community, expert of the Hungarian history and the Jewish religion and culture.
- Dohany Synagogue
- Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park
- Weeping Willow Tree of Life Holocaust Memorial
- Heroes' Temple synagogue
- Circle of Righteous Gentiles Memorial
- Holocaust Cemetery
- Forced Labour Holocaust Memorial
- walk in the Jewish district through the former Ghetto of Budapest
- Rumbach Synagogue
- Kazinczy Orthodox street of Budapest (the synagogue is not open to visitors)
- Carl Lutz Memorial
- Gozsdu Courtyard
- Jewish History Exhibition of Erzsebetvaros
Duration of program: approximately 3,5 - 4 hours
Departure of program:
Please check the available departure times for your time of visit here.
Language: English
PRICE for public visits: 29000 HUF/adults (around 75 EUR); 24000 HUF/students (around 63 EUR) (prices may change without preliminary notice).

PRICE for private visits: 160 EUR + (admission tickets).
Reservation: Please submit a request for a private tour of the extended Jewish district, marking your preferred time and date of departure and your preferred language.


PRICE for group (above 10 persons) visits: 60 EUR/adult, 50 EUR/student).
Reservation: Please submit a request for a group visit of the extended Jewish quarter, marking your preferred time and date of departure and your preferred language. A 30 minute-long guided tour extension is available in the Jewish Museum for 3 EUR/person extra to the prices detailed above.



PAYMENT METHODS: PayPal, credit card, bank transfer. Priority entrance tickets, private tours and group discounts are NOT AVAILABLE at the Ticket Office of the Dohany synagogue.

IMPORTANT: Please note: book your program in advance to reserve your place, as the SECURITY SERVICE OF THE SYNAGOGUE MAY LIMIT THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS based on the numbers reached by the preliminary reservations.