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Alfréd Hajós
Hungary's first indoor
swimming pool – designed by the "Hungarian Dolphin", the first
Hungarian Olympic champion and architect, Alfred Hajós – is still mainly a training centre for professional athletes,
synchronised swimmers, and water polo players. Fortunately, amateur swimmers
can also visit the complex, but it's worth checking which indoor and outdoor
pools are available before you go; the website has a list of current lane availability, but for the latest
information, it's worth calling. If you're lucky, you can also relax and watch
the divers as they spin and jump off the towers. And at Hajós, you can not only
swim, but also use the saunas with your ticket. Don't be fooled by the
fact that the outdoor section is called the Széchy Tamás Swimming Pool,
which is also part of the Hajós Stadium.
- Website
- Phone: +361 450 4200
- Pools: one indoor 33 m, two outdoor 50 m, one outdoor 33 m
- General opening hours: weekdays 6:00 am–3:55 pm for swimming, sauna until 5:00 pm, weekends 6:00 am–6:00 pm (depending on seasonal events)
- 2023 prices: adult ticket HUF 2,200, student and pensioner ticket HUF 1,400
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Császár-Komjádi Sports Pool
The Császár–Komjádi Sports
Pool, located on the Buda bank of the Danube, was created by merging two
separate institutions: the classicist Császár Baths, built in the 19th
century, and the Komjádi Swimming Pool, built in 1976. The pool was modernised
in 2017 and is now open to the public. It's also worth checking here before
you go if the pools are full or if there are any sports events going on, as
many of our professional athletes train and compete here. Check the website for the
current lane availability, but if you want to be sure, it's worth calling for
updates. It is important to note that at the moment amateur swimmers can only
use the swimming pool on Saturdays and Sundays, and only the 25-metre
covered outside pool is open, the 50-metre pool is currently closed, the
indoor pools are used by professional athletes and the sauna is closed, as
well.
- Website
- Phone: +361 225 1780
- Pools: an outdoor 50-metre pool and an outdoor 25-metre pool covered with a tent (the indoor, covered pools are for sportsmen only, the outdoor 50-metre pool is temporarily closed)
- General opening hours: 6:00 am–7:00 pm (cash desk closes at 6:00 pm)
- 2023 prices: adult ticket HUF 2,200, student and pensioner ticket HUF 1,500
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MOM spo
Open from 6 am to 10 pm, the
swimming pool with two training pools (not far from BAH csomópont) is the ideal
place to relax before and after work. Thanks to the now ubiquitous wristband
entry system, you'll be in and out in a blink of an eye, and you won't even
need to bother with your keys. There are Finnish and aromatic saunas, as well
as a steam cabin and a massage pool. It's also a good idea to check the website for availability before you
go because if there are trainings, the remaining lanes can easily get crowded.
As in so many pools, there are unwritten rules, such as reserving the inner
lanes for more steady and faster swimmers and following a counter-clockwise
traffic flow to avoid collisions in the lanes.
- Website
- Phone: +36 70 390 0779
- Pools: 25 m indoor pool, training pool, 33 m outdoor pool (covered in winter), leisure pool
- General opening hours: Monday–Friday: 6:00–10:00 pm, Saturday: 8:00 am–8:00 pm, closed on Sundays
- 2023 prices: adult daily ticket HUF 4,950, child, student, and pensioner daily ticket HUF 3,450, 2-hour adult swimming ticket HUF 2,850, 3-hour adult swimming ticket HUF 3,500, 2-hour pensioner swimming ticket (with "Hegyvidék Card", weekdays) HUF 1,750, child, 2-hour student swimming ticket HUF 2,000, 3-hour pensioner swimming ticket HUF 2,000, 3-hour child, student swimming ticket HUF 2,600