Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, offers significant opportunities for Christian evangelism. With a population of about 1.7 million, it is a major cultural, economic, and historical hub. The city is known for its stunning architecture, including many beautiful churches like St. Stephen’s Basilica and Matthias Church.
Budapest’s lively cultural scene and diverse population provide numerous outreach opportunities. The city hosts various cultural events, festivals and markets. Evangelists can also visit parks, public spaces as well as do pub-ministry, since the city has a very active nightlife scene, ideal for engaging with locals and sharing the Gospel. Its universities attract students from across Hungary and internationally, making campus ministry particularly impactful.
Multiple Christian denominations have a base in Budapest, fostering interdenominational collaboration and community-based initiatives. There are many cross-denominational events in Hungary and its nation is hungry for unity and revival.
Daily Schedule
Each day we will go on the streets for a couple of hours to share the Gospel and see many life-changing encounters, pray for healing and love on people. We will have breaks where you can grab lunch and dinner and regular times to gather for worship, prayer and to hear the amazing testimonies of what God is doing on the streets.
We will send you more specific information on the city you choose after you applied.
All participants are responsible to cover all of their own costs (flights, accommodation, transportation, food etc.) We believe this will be a great investment into the Gospel being spread all over Europe.
Transportation
Airport
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Train Stations
Nyugati pályaudvar, Déli pályaudvar, Keleti pályaudvar, Kelenföld
Public transportation
Budapest has 4 main metro lines, 3 of them meet at “Deak Ferenc ter”, the downtown of the city. The rest of the city has a strong network of buses and trams, the outside suburbs are easily accessible via the fast train called HEV.
Transportation in Budapest is very affordable and we recommend purchasing a 30-day pass as your single tickets lose validity every time you change vehicles.
Cost of a single ticket: 450Ft (around 1.1EUR)
30-day pass: 8950 Ft (around 23 EUR)
30-day pass for EU students: 3450 FT (around 9EUR)
Hungary pass (including all railways and public transportation within Hungary for 30 days): 18900 Ft (48EUR)
You can find out more information here: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
You can purchase your tickets at the counters or local ticket machines. However, we recommend downloading the Budapest go app and purchasing your ticket there. You will only need to scan the QR codes in the local transportation to activate your pass and you’re ready to use it!
https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/budapestgo/
Companies:
- BKK
- Biking: MOL bubi
- Taxi
- City Taxi (+36 1 211 1111)
- Főtaxi (+36 1 222 2222)
- Tele 5 (+36 1 555 5555)
- All cabs are required by law to accept credit cards
- Bolt (like Uber)
- Electric scooters for rent
Accommodation
Downtown Budapest is close to outreach spots
