Zoo
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
🇭🇺 Hungary
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Hungary 293 spp. present
The Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden (Hungarian: Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert, lit. 'Metropolitan Zoo and Botanical Garden') is the oldest zoo in Hungary and one of the oldest in the world. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
47.519° N 19.078° E
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
293
speciesOpened
1866
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Nov–Feb · 9:00–16:00Mar, Oct · Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00Mar, Oct · Sat, Sun · 9:00–17:30Apr, Sep · Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:30Apr, Sep · Sat, Sun · 9:00–18:00May–Aug · Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00May–Aug · Sat, Sun · 9:00–19:00
Getting there
- Address
- Állatkerti körút 6-16, 1146 Budapest
- Phone
- +36 1 273 4900
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Fővárosi Önkormányzat
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden?
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden is a zoo or wildlife park in Budapest, Hungary, at Állatkerti körút 6-16, 1146 Budapest. Its coordinates are 47.519° N, 19.078° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Kiskunság National Park, about 76 km away.
What animals can you see at Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden?
293 species
Citizen-science photos record 293 species at Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden, including Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Pond Slider, Ruddy Shelduck, Emu and Western Grey Kangaroo. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden in the wild?
Black-tailed Prairie Dog: Badlands National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black-tailed Prairie Dog (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Badlands National Park), Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Ruddy Shelduck (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park).
Does Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden open?
Nov–Feb · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden is open Nov–Feb · 9:00–16:00; Mar, Oct · Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00; Mar, Oct · Sat, Sun · 9:00–17:30; Apr, Sep · Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden open and how big is it?
Opened 1866, 16 ha
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden, a zoo or wildlife park in Budapest, Hungary, opened in 1866 and covers about 16 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 293 species are photographed there.
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