We accept the following modes of payment: 

• cash (HUF only) 
• card
• OTP and MBH SZÉP card

Tickets can also be purchased online:

• Adult ticket
• Student ticket
• Pensioner ticket

Discounts

Adult single tickets purchased at the Castle Museum, Aquincum Museum or Kiscell Museum also include free admission to one of the other two museums or the Budapest Gallery within 30 days of purchase. The time of purchase can be verified using the receipt, so please do not discard it.

Our museum accepts ÉnBudapestem digital cards. Visitors with the card receive a 20% discount on the full price ticket. 

50% discount

All citizens:

• Students with a valid student card from an EEA member state (without age restriction)

EEA citizens:

• Students with a valid student card (without age restriction)
• Visitors from the age of 6 until the age of 26
• Visitors between the age of 62 and 70 or eligible for receipt of old-age pensions
• (In case of families) maximum 2 adults accompanying at least 2 close relative children (under 18). The children (age 6-18) with a valid student card, can visit the museum with student tickets.

Free entry

All citizens:

• People with a Ukrainian passport or other documents proving their Ukrainian refugee status
• Children under the age of 6
• Disabled visitors and 1 companion per disabled visitor
• Visitors with a valid entry certificate issued by the Minister responsible for culture
• Visitors with a permanent address in Óbuda-Békásmegyer (District 3 of Budapest)
• Students from preschools and schools in Óbuda-Békásmegyer (District 3 of Budapest) and teachers accompanying them as a group
• Teachers (non-tertiary) from schools in the EEA
• Visitors under 26 and maximum 2 adult close relatives accompanying children under 18 on the last Saturday of the month. On account of events, in June and November 2023, the discount will be available on the penultimate Saturday of the given month (17 June and 18 November) 
• All visitors on Hungarian national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October)
• All students and faculty of educational institutions with which the Budapest History Museum has a co-operation agreement regarding the inclusion of cultural heritage in the educational program of the institution
• Holders of the following cards (if valid at the time of entry)
  • Friends of the Budapest History Museum (Castle Museum, Aquincum Museum, Municipal Gallery) card
  • Budapest Card (only at the Aquincum Museum, not the Hercules villa) [the Sziget Citypass by Budapest Card wristband/card is not valid at our museum]
  • ICOM card
  • Press Card from Hungary and abroad
  • KKDSZ and SZAKMA card
  • Official tourist guide card holders only when arriving with a group
  • MIE (Hungarian Tourist Guides’ Association) member card
  • Association of Hungarian Countryside Museums member card
  • Membership card of public collections organisations with a national reach with at least 400 members (Pulszky Society – Hungarian Museum Association, Association of Hungarian Librarians, Association of Hungarian Archivists)

EEA citizens:

• visitors over the age of 70,
• teachers (non-tertiary)

The various discounts cannot be combined.

Eligibility for discounts must in all cases be declared in advance and verified upon request. In case of cards without a photograph, the verification of identity is also required.

The above prices and discounts only apply to the permanent and temporary exhibitions of the museum. During events, separately-advertised admission fees and discounts apply.