how much cash to bring

[Rhonbru]

we are finishing our cruise in budapest, staying extra 2 days, would like to get some hungarin florits ...hotel is already paid for can anyone suggest how much local money to buy....there are two of us will eat cheaply, will need a taxi to the airport...trying not to use a credit card

[nancyevans]

Use your ATM card. See if your hotel has Ann ATM on site.

 

 

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[Capt_BJ]

I too used my ATM throughout our Viking Budapest to Nuremburg trip (with extra days either side) and had NO problems

 

btw, despite the warning that Euro was not recommended in Budapest, I found all prices to be in Euro in rest's and shops and often had to ask what it was in F as that's what I got from the ATM!

 

I'd gotten some EURO from my bank so as to not arrive with nothing but dollars when we flew in, NYC to Warsaw to Budapest via LOT

[Mark_T]

btw, despite the warning that Euro was not recommended in Budapest, I found all prices to be in Euro in rest's and shops and often had to ask what it was in F as that's what I got from the ATM!

 

Usually a good sign that you are in a tourist area and being offered a poor exchange rate, so always a good plan to ask for the local price then decide if you like the exchange rate or not ...

[I_r_a]

Hi R,

 

> can anyone suggest how much local money to buy

 

On day 1, take out $50 in HUF from an ATM.

 

On day 2, you will know how much more you might need.

 

Enjoy your visit.

 

Ira

[Capt_BJ]

Usually a good sign that you are in a tourist area and being offered a poor exchange rate, so always a good plan to ask for the local price then decide if you like the exchange rate or not ...

 

an app on the phone solved that issue

 

but on the other hand

 

what is cash other than dirty paper with no intrinsic value .....

 

the rate I saw was always in line with the ATM rate

 

you appear to be a very suspicious individual

 

 

*****

 

my point remains

 

ignore the warnings that you MUST have F

 

EURO is widely accepted in Hungary .....

[franski]

 

my point remains

 

ignore the warnings that you MUST have F

 

EURO is widely accepted in Hungary .....

 

It is, but in most places the exchange rate won't be in your favour. |At least, it wasn't on any of our 3 trips there.

 

If you have euros, and don't want to take them home with you - use them. If you are getting money out from an ATM anyway, then figure out your transportation costs to the airport and go from there.

 

Meals will be a bit cheaper away from the major tourist areas. If you are going to visit any museums, or the baths - you can look on line ahead to figure out what the costs will be.

 

Fran

[dan4182]

It is, but in most places the exchange rate won't be in your favour. |At least, it wasn't on any of our 3 trips there.

 

If you have euros, and don't want to take them home with you - use them. If you are getting money out from an ATM anyway, then figure out your transportation costs to the airport and go from there.

 

Meals will be a bit cheaper away from the major tourist areas. If you are going to visit any museums, or the baths - you can look on line ahead to figure out what the costs will be.

 

Fran

 

 

We cashed some forints back into USDs at the Budapest airport and actually made about $ 4.00 on the exchange at the end of a cruise in late Summer 2015.

 

 

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