BalloonFly
BalloonFly
4
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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- Helena G6 contributionsGreat experience!My recent air balloon ride over Budapest was a spectacular experience. The breathtaking views of the city's iconic landmarks and the serene journey over the Danube River made it unforgettable. I highly recommend this adventure!Visited February 2023Traveled with familyWritten October 20, 2023
- Hannah WTelford, United Kingdom46 contributionsWouldn’t waste your time.Saw the balloon from the baths so decided to walk over as checked out prices online. Very strange ticketing system, queued for around an hour and a half with zero communication. Queue would not move for 30 minutes at a time as nobody in the ticket booth. Paid and again no communication as to when our turn was, ticket just advised how many people in front. Decided to get some food from the cafe while we waited - BIG MISTAKE. Staff were incredibly rude, there was a young boy working who stopped and stared at us until we moved out of his way whilst browsing the menu, instead of walking around us. We ordered and as the food came they called our ticket! We asked if they could place it inside while we went up but was told we just had to leave it on the table and come back to it! Had there been more communication on timings we would not have bothered. The balloon ride was good, staff member didn’t say much about what we were looking at but the views were nice for the short time up there. Wouldn’t recommend really - waisted a good few hours of my birthday queueing and waiting.Visited November 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten November 6, 2023
- Laura BNottingham, United Kingdom67 contributionsLovely views!Lovely views! It is weather permitting & we were going to visit the same day as the baths but it wasn’t operating as it was too windy. We decided to go back another day & glad we did. We got there for 10am & there was only 4 of us on it! Really steady take off & landing, felt really safe throughout. Staff spoke good English & gave safety instructions clearly. Would recommend going early & checking website before you go to see if it’s operating on the day. It was just under £20 & worth the visit! There’s a lovely park, lake & castle nearby too.Visited April 2024Traveled with friendsWritten April 15, 2024
- Marius POslo, Norway2,253 contributionsGreat experienceDecided to fly this hot air baloon. Even though it's tied to the ground, the view and feeling is great. During our visit the time to issue tickets was longer it took to fill the baloon, so baloon flew half full while there were long lines.Visited December 2023Traveled with familyWritten July 1, 2024
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Diblain T
47 contributions
Sep 2024 • Couples
What looks like a fun promising attraction is actually a disaster. For starters, the ticket lady is almost never on the ticket booth…on the day we visited she was either back on the field watching the crew set up the balloon then on another instance she was having lunch, and so on. After a lot of waiting in line she would come out and say the balloon “pilot” was down for a bio break and a smoke and that the balloon would resume in about an hour. Long story short, we made the line in 4 different instances during that same day until we gave up and quit. We spend the entire day on City Park and just could not get in the balloon. It looks like a fun activity but is extremely poorly managed.
Written September 18, 2024
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Adventurer577831
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
Do not buy the ticket in advance, because you cannot reserve your time slot and you have to queue at the ticket office anyway. You don't get a queue number, you can't sit down, you stand there for 1-2 hours if you're unlucky. We were there 2 times and couldn't fly because of the long queue. The staff is not nice.
Written September 15, 2024
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chantal
The Netherlands112 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Fun and a fantastic view over Budapest!
Friendly staff, clear instructions regarding safety.
We were “on board” with 10 people, which was very quiet.
Especially with open sunny weather, a beautiful view from the balloon.
We were there on Monday morning around 11 am and were lucky that there was a reduced rate, which made a difference compared to the normal, relatively "expensive" price 😉
Friendly staff, clear instructions regarding safety.
We were “on board” with 10 people, which was very quiet.
Especially with open sunny weather, a beautiful view from the balloon.
We were there on Monday morning around 11 am and were lucky that there was a reduced rate, which made a difference compared to the normal, relatively "expensive" price 😉
Written June 18, 2024
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Marius P
Oslo, Norway2,253 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
Decided to fly this hot air baloon. Even though it's tied to the ground, the view and feeling is great. During our visit the time to issue tickets was longer it took to fill the baloon, so baloon flew half full while there were long lines.
Written July 1, 2024
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Helena G
6 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
My recent air balloon ride over Budapest was a spectacular experience. The breathtaking views of the city's iconic landmarks and the serene journey over the Danube River made it unforgettable. I highly recommend this adventure!
Written October 20, 2023
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adrianbr2014
Exeter, UK19 contributions
Jun 2022
Had a short wait, then about 8 of us went up in the balloon, about 5 mins rising, 5 mins at the top (150m) and 5 mins to come back down. Amazing and unique views of Budapest as higher than any other access point. Cost approx £30 for 2, so not crazily expensive.
Written June 8, 2022
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ClaireCarys
Maidstone, UK68 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
I was really excited about doing this. It worked out about £20 each. We bought tickets and were pointed to a que and told 40 minutes wait. We queued for almost an hour (we were then told we didn't have to be stood waiting, it was done on ticket numbers so we could have been walking round the park instead of waiting in line ).
We had a walk around the park then asked how long our wait would be and were told 40 mins.
We wouldn't have purchased thickets if we knew it was at least a 2 hour wait!
They did refund us when we asked but still frustrated that we were told a much shorter time frame.
I understand that there were a lot of different languages and it's hard to communicate to all but maybe a board with ticket numbers to show which numbers are going up would be useful.
We had a walk around the park then asked how long our wait would be and were told 40 mins.
We wouldn't have purchased thickets if we knew it was at least a 2 hour wait!
They did refund us when we asked but still frustrated that we were told a much shorter time frame.
I understand that there were a lot of different languages and it's hard to communicate to all but maybe a board with ticket numbers to show which numbers are going up would be useful.
Written April 13, 2023
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Hocico
Frankfurt, Germany25,193 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
It's always nice to see a city from a bird's eye view - you can use the castle hill or this balloon, which is anchored in the city forest. The price is OK, and the time is right. You don't have to do it, but the view is just beautiful. So it's worth it.
Written October 13, 2023
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Marika C
Province of Naples, Italy15 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Let me start by saying that I suffer from vertigo, I found myself having this experience almost forced by my husband 😅, but I must say that I even thanked him afterwards. You can't go to Budapest and not pass by the BallonFly... breathtaking view! The gentleman who guides this enormous balloon is uniquely exquisite... once stopped in the air he also allowed us to rotate in order to give everyone the opportunity to see the various views. I highly recommend!
Written March 13, 2024
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Hannah W
Telford, UK46 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Saw the balloon from the baths so decided to walk over as checked out prices online. Very strange ticketing system, queued for around an hour and a half with zero communication. Queue would not move for 30 minutes at a time as nobody in the ticket booth. Paid and again no communication as to when our turn was, ticket just advised how many people in front. Decided to get some food from the cafe while we waited - BIG MISTAKE. Staff were incredibly rude, there was a young boy working who stopped and stared at us until we moved out of his way whilst browsing the menu, instead of walking around us. We ordered and as the food came they called our ticket! We asked if they could place it inside while we went up but was told we just had to leave it on the table and come back to it! Had there been more communication on timings we would not have bothered. The balloon ride was good, staff member didn’t say much about what we were looking at but the views were nice for the short time up there. Wouldn’t recommend really - waisted a good few hours of my birthday queueing and waiting.
Written November 6, 2023
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