- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
Lukács is where Budapest goes to actually take the waters — a working medicinal bath on the Buda side, with a courtyard of marble plaques left by grateful bathers.
Balnevia view
Why visit
It is the least theatrical of the great Budapest baths, and the most used by locals.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Lukács springs
- Mineralisation
- Calcium-magnesium hydrogen carbonate with sulphate
- Character
- Medicinal water prescribed for degenerative joint conditions; also drunk at the pump room.
Facilities
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Massage treatments
History
Bathing on the site goes back to the Knights of St John; the present buildings date from 1894 and its drinking hall still serves the spring.
Practical information
Weekday mornings are quietest. A cabin costs a little more than a locker and is worth it.
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Getting there
Tram 17 or 19 to Szent Lukács Gyógyfürdő, on the Buda bank near Margaret Bridge.
Location
Recommendations
Lukács Baths ticket
Locker or cabin entry
Full-day access to the thermal and swimming pools.
Danube evening cruise
Buda hills and parliament
An hour on the water after the baths.
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Near Margaret Bridge
Quiet stays on the Buda bank, minutes from Lukács.
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