Ruin Bar Tours in Budapest: the 12 Best Nights

1.Budapest: Guided Pub Tour to Ruin Bars with Games & 6 Shots

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,641 reviews · 5 hours · from $16Our pick

Meet English- or Spanish-speaking guides such as Zizi, Ayush, Antoine, or Kidda for a five-hour crawl through three or four ruin bars and Instant-Fogas club. Expect icebreaker games, six shots, digital photos, skip-the-line entry, and plenty of chances to meet people. An optional one-hour open bar costs an extra €20.

“We had the best time ever, Ayush was the best guide, we met so many people and he took us to the best places! 10/10 experience for sure!”

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2.Budapest: Ruin Bar Pub Crawl with Entry Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,028 reviews · 5 hours · from $11

Meet your English-speaking guide at Becketts Irish Bar, then spend five hours visiting four Budapest bars and clubs. Expect free shots, drinking games, cocktails, new friends, and skip-the-line entry to a major nightclub. Guides including Lumi, Rocky, Mark, Lucas, and Michael are praised for keeping groups together and the night moving.

“Amazing tour with carefully selected popular locations. The friendly guide Mark & his team really helped complete an awesome night!”

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3.Budapest Original Ruin Pub Crawl Including 5 Shots

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 519 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $33Top rated

Join Pub Crawl Budapest for a five-hour night through several ruin-style bars, ending at Instant-Fogas, Budapest’s largest ruin club. Your guide provides five complimentary shots and helps you meet other visitors. Guides such as Obi, Sagar, Lana, Philipp, and Anett have received praise for their energy, though the first bar and the size of the group can vary.

“I highly recommended way to explore the bar and club scene in the new city. Meeting like-minded people and partying with strangers who later become friends is amazing.”

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4.Budapest: Pub Crawl & Ruin Bar Tour – Free Shots & VIP Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 382 reviews · 5 hours · from $11

Join an English-speaking guide such as Usman, Ayza, Aqeel, Rohit, or Philipp for five hours of Budapest bar hopping. Visit quirky ruin pubs, enjoy welcome shots and group games, skip queues, and finish at Instant-Fogas. It suits solo visitors and social groups, but you must be 18 or older and carry photo ID.

“It was great value for money, the first bar was more for the history of the place but it was really good after that. Usman was great and the shots were pretty good. The night club was really good too.”

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5.Budapest Ruin Pub Crawl +6 Shots +VIP Entries +Drinking Games

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 230 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $16

Start at 9 pm on Erzsébet körút for a five-hour night through 2 to 3 ruin pubs, 2 to 3 retro bars, and Instant-Fogas club. Your guide supplies six shots, games, digital photos, and a QR code for the next stop. The route changes nightly, and you can linger when you want.

“Ich mache häufig Städtetrips alleine und dieses Pubcrawl von PartyDeck war super um neue Leute kennenzulernen. Wir hatten einen riesen Spaß in unserer Gruppe :) Unser Guide war großartig und hat uns Bars gezeigt die ich alleine nie gefunden hätte. Wenn ich wieder in Budapest bin, komme ich definitiv wieder.”

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6.All You Can Drink Pub Crawl Through The Ruin Bars in Budapest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $76

Meet near Oktogon for a five-hour walk through Budapest’s famous ruin bars. Your English-speaking local guide leads you to four unusual drinking spots, shares city stories and urban legends, provides a welcome shot at each stop, and finishes with VIP entry to a local nightclub. You must be 18 or older.

“We were 50 people. The guide did not even introduce himself. We walked to three very crowded noisy bars were we got a tiny little drink and coupons which are goot for nothing, paid full price for our drinks ang that's it. We learned nothing an heard nothing about the city, the history not even regarding the places we visited. A waste of time an money.”

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7.Budapest: 5-Hour Pub Crawl through Ruin Bars

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 55 reviews · from $23

Meet your English-speaking guide at Oktogon and walk between four Budapest bars, including distinctive ruin bars. Stay at least 45 minutes at each stop, enjoy a free shot, join games and local stories, then finish with skip-the-line VIP entry to the city’s biggest ruin club. The crawl lasts five hours and is for ages 18 and older.

“it was my first time in Budapest and in a group like that. It was really cool!!! All bars had different styles. It was a kind early so inside there was almost anyone but I don't need it to start the funny. I was in the deep of the first bar and was amazing, I knew people, the party in last bar was really cool too and had a happy and funny starting of 2025.”

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8.Budapest: Guided Ruin Bar Pub Crawl VIP Entry & Free Shots

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 26 reviews · 5 hours · from $8Best value

Meet guides such as Usman, Heliya, Philipp, Aqeel, Rohit, or Filipe at Salvatore Bar for a five-hour night through Budapest’s ruin-bar scene. You’ll visit Humbak Borkapolna, Füge Udvar, La Siesta, Doboz, and Instant-Fogas, with six welcome shots, drinking games, digital photos, and skip-the-line club entry.

“Philipp been absolutely outstanding we loved the night out in Budapest snd we would join anytime again”

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9.Budapest Pub Crawl & Ruin Bar Tour – Free Shots & VIP Entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $28

Start at 9:00 pm with an English-speaking guide and visit five Budapest bars and clubs, from a central pub to Instant Fogas and Stifler Home. Your $28.22 fee includes welcome shots at every stop, admission, and VIP entry. Expect 5 to 6 hours of nightlife, dancing, and a possible finish near 6:00 am.

“Booked on a whim but this was great fun. The guide introduced us to some hidden gems and the company was entertaining.”

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10.Pub Crawl Through The Ruin Bars in Budapest with T-shirt Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $58

Start at 9 pm near Oktogon and follow an English-speaking local guide through four Budapest ruin bars before finishing at Instant-Fogas club. Your $58.85 ticket covers VIP entry, welcome shots at each stop, and a crawl T-shirt. Drinks and food cost extra, and the group can reach 100 people.

“We had a great time with our group. The guide was OK, but the other crawlers made it super.”

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11.Ruin Pub Walking Tour with a Local Hostess in Budapest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $70

Start with local host Eszter or Jeanette at Erzsébet tér, then walk through Budapest’s Party District, Jewish Quarter, and ruin-pub scene. You’ll hear stories about language, empire, communism, and World War II, with an included beer, Hungarian shot, specialty beer, and a guided finale at Szimpla Kert.

“My buddy and I had a fantastic trip with Eszter! We had just arrived in Budapest and were looking forward to a bit of history and culture in between all of our Oktoberfest shenanigans in Munich the days prior. Eszter was super personable and funny, creating a great laid back social environment for all of us. She even let me have a beer after I butchered the pronunciation of a particular building that she had us all try to pronounce in Hungarian! The beer stops were great and perfect for learning a bit and for getting to know the rest of our group (who were awesome!) Her knowledge of the…”

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12.Budapest RUIN Pub Crawl +Open Bar +6 Shots +VIP Access +Games

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $52

Start at 8:45 pm on Rákóczi út and spend about five hours moving through Budapest nightlife. You’ll visit four or five bars, including two or three authentic ruin bars, enjoy up to six shots, one hour of unlimited long drinks, drinking games, and VIP club access. The route changes nightly, and a QR code helps you rejoin the group.

“Perfect tour to get to know the best bars in town and nice, fun new people! I booked the tour on the first evening and it was the best decision for a great start to the short trip.”

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