Days · Budapest
Budapest in 3 days
The Basilica and Parliament in the morning, the hill on the second day, the Jewish Quarter at the end; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
8km
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Day 1 — Basilica, the Parliament tour, a 13:00 lunch table in Belváros
leave byLeave Hungarian Parliament (guided tour) by 12:05 to keep the 13:00 last seating.Leave Hungarian Parliament (guided tour) by 12:05 PM to keep the 1:00 PM last seating.
28 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at St Stephen's Basilica stays under 33 min.
- 09:00–09:05Walk north to the Basilica
- 09:05–09:40St Stephen's Basilica
- 09:40–09:56Walk along Hercegprímás and Akadémia
- 09:56–11:21Hungarian Parliament (guided tour)
- 11:21–11:37Walk back south
- 11:37–13:00Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Belváros)
- 13:00–14:00Lunch table 13:00 (Belváros)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Shorten St Stephen's Basilica to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Belváros).Shorten St Stephen's Basilica to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 1:00 PM (Belváros).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat St Stephen's Basilica → Café in Belváros (AC) (5′)
- heat Hungarian Parliament (guided tour) → Café by Szabadság tér (AC) (8′, then 13′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 3.8 = PFL 2.8 + OFL 1 · walk 2.8 km (1.7 mi)1.7 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 2.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 28′ · relax L2 · yield 13.1 · option value 1.22
Deadline: last seating 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 26′
β vs α: time risk 4% → 2%; margin +23 min; -HUF 3,000.
trace: generated 16 · rejected none · frontier 7 · seed 1611564329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence high
After: Hotel or AC café 14:00–17:00; a thermal bath or the river walk in the evening.
Day 2 — Castle Hill at opening, then coffee at Gerbeaud
- 08:30–08:56Walk over the Chain Bridge and up the hill
- 08:56–09:46Matthias Church
- 09:46–09:48Walk next door
- 09:48–10:18Fisherman's Bastion
- 10:18–10:40Walk down and over the Chain Bridge
- 10:40–11:40Gerbeaud
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Buda Castle (optional).
Switches if the ground changes
- crowd Matthias Church → Fisherman's Bastion (2′)
- crowd Fisherman's Bastion → Buda Castle (0′)
Why this route?
DFL 4.1 = PFL 3.7 + OFL 0.3 · walk 3.7 km (2.3 mi)2.3 mi (4 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L2 · yield 18 · option value 0.83
trace: generated 48 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 8 · seed 1611564329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: the Danube promenade; the Chain Bridge lights at dusk.
Day 3 — Jewish Quarter, car to the airport at 11:30
leave byLeave Frőhlich Cukrászda by 10:50 to keep the 11:30 boarding.Leave Frőhlich Cukrászda by 10:50 AM to keep the 11:30 AM boarding.
19 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Great Synagogue stays under 29 min.
- 08:30–08:40Walk east along Károly körút
- 08:40–09:35Great Synagogue
- 09:35–09:40Walk to Dob utca
- 09:40–10:20Frőhlich Cukrászda
- 10:20–10:30Walk back to the hotel for the bags
- 10:30–11:30Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Budapest airport
- 11:30–12:30Car to the airport at 11:30hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Shorten Great Synagogue to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:30.Shorten Great Synagogue to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:30 AM.
Why this route?
DFL 2.5 = PFL 1.9 + OFL 0.7 · walk 1.9 km (1.2 mi)1.2 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 2.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 19′ · relax L2 · yield 10 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 11:30 → latest arrival 11:20, slack 20′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 2%; margin -31 min; +HUF 0.
trace: generated 6 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 1611564329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Budapest airport: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure, plus the 40-minute ride.