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Budapest Ruin Bars (Szimpla Kert)
Iconic nightlife venues built in abandoned buildings and courtyards of the Jewish Quarter, pioneered by the legendary Szimpla Kert.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Gyál
Pest County, Hungary · Europe
About Gyál
Gyál works well as a base: 5 minutes from Ganzkertváros, 18km from Buda Castle.
Gyál is in Pest County, Hungary, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ganzkertváros, about 4 km away.
Gyál [ɟaːl] is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 22,552. In 1949 it had only 4,104 inhabitants. During the socialist era, Gyál become a garden suburb of Budapest.
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What is there to see near Gyál?
Within an hour or so of Gyál: Budapest Ruin Bars (Szimpla Kert) (17 km), New York Café (17 km), Buda Castle (18 km), Széchenyi Thermal Baths (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Gyál?
The nearest famous roads are Balaton North Shore Drive (Route 71).
Where is Gyál?
Gyál is in Pest County, Hungary, about 4 km from Ganzkertváros.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,937
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Hungary
- Region
- Pest County
- Timezone
- Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.3845, 19.2214
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Essential numbers in Hungary
e-vignette required for motorways. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Gyál
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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New York Café
Budapest's eclectic-renaissance coffee palace of 1894, all gilded twisted columns, frescoes and chandeliers: the literary headquarters of turn-of-the-century Hungary, often called the most beautiful café in the world. Expect a queue.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Buda Castle
The historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings on Castle Hill in Budapest, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Széchenyi Thermal Baths
One of the largest public thermal bath complexes in Europe, a grand neo-baroque palace filled with steaming mineral-rich pools.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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St Stephen's Basilica
Neoclassical basilica in Budapest with a dome offering panoramic city views, housing the mummified right hand of St Stephen.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Budapest's most iconic bridge and the first permanent crossing of the Danube between Buda and Pest, a symbol of Hungarian national pride.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Heroes' Square
Monumental square at the end of Andrassy Avenue in Budapest, with the Millennium Memorial colonnade and two flanking art museums.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Café Gerbeaud
Hungary's grand confectionery institution on Vörösmarty Square, serving cakes since 1858. Its Gerbeaud slice and dobos torte under chandeliered ceilings made it the benchmark of Hungarian pastry art.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Gyál
- 19 kmFisherman's BastionA fairy-tale neo-Romanesque terrace on Castle Hill offering the most iconic panoramic views over Budapest and the Danube.
- 28 kmMegyeri BridgeHungary's longest cable-stayed bridge sweeps the M0 motorway across the Danube north of Budapest, its twin 100 m pylons forming a striking modern gateway to the capital.
Driving in Hungary
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.58/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €16 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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