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Day 6 of 16 · Wednesday
🇭🇺 Kraków → Budapest
Day 7

Kraków → Budapest

Travel day

A free morning in Kraków, then a connecting flight to Budapest via Warsaw.

🇭🇺 HungaryWednesday, September 9, 2026

Today's flight

LOT (via Warsaw)
Route
KRK → BUD
Time
2:55 pm – 7:45 pm
Seats
KRK–WAW 16C/D · WAW–BUD 15C/D
Confirmation
ZGX7HN
Notes
Connecting flight via WAW

Tonight's hotel

Sep 9–11, 2026 · 2 nights
Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center
Confirmation: #92771810

Plans & details

Morning

  • Free time in Kraków before the flight.

Getting to the airport

  • The AC Hotel by Marriott Kraków airport shuttle — let the hotel know in advance.

Flight — Kraków to Budapest (one stop, in Warsaw)

Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Depart
2:55 pm, Kraków (KRK)
Arrive
7:45 pm, Budapest (BUD)
Seats
KRK–WAW 16C & 16D · WAW–BUD 15C & 15D
Confirmation
ZGX7HN
E-tickets
•••• 3354and •••• 3355
Purchased
May 13, 2026 on the Amex Delta SkyMiles Platinum Card
Fare
$144.50 per person ($289.00 total)

Getting to the hotel

  • Options: a taxi / Bolt / Uber ride — 25–35 min, roughly 8,000–12,000 HUF ($22–$33); or a private transfer / miniBUD.

Where you are staying — Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center

Stay
2 nights, Sep 9–11, Budapest
Address
József krt. 5, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
Room
Deluxe Guest King Room
Booking
Confirmed and booked.
Rate
€437.09 (about $505).
Confirmation
Confirmation #92771810.

Dinner — for 6

  • You land around 7:45 pm — probably too late for a reservation. Suggestion: the Time Out Market Budapest, a food hall just steps from the hotel.

Worth knowing — welcome to Budapest

  • Budapest was created in 1873 by merging three cities — hilly Buda and Óbuda on the west bank of the Danube and flat Pest on the east bank.
  • The Danube panorama, the Buda Castle quarter, and Andrássy Avenue together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Still to confirm

2 items
  • Courtyard by Marriott booking confirmation.
  • Arrange the Budapest airport-to-hotel transfer.
🇭🇺 Hungary
Weather
Daytime high 72–76°F · evening / night low 54–57°F.
Note 1
Currency: the Hungarian forint (HUF / Ft) — not the euro for daily purchases. Some tourist spots take euros, but at poor rates.
Note 2
Do not exchange a large amount beforehand. Plan on roughly 30,000–50,000 HUF (about $85–$140).