Dohany Street Synagogue Tickets

A standard entrance ticket gives access to the Great Synagogue, the Hungarian Jewish Museum and the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Tree of Life memorial. A separate child ticket and a family ticket for two adults with at least two children are also available.

• Tickets can be bought online in advance or at the on-site ticket office, though advance booking is recommended on busy days and in high season.
• A family ticket covers two adults and a minimum of two children travelling together.
• Guided tours in several languages can be booked together with your entrance ticket, and an audioguide app is also available.
• Men are required to cover their heads inside the synagogue; a kippah is provided at the entrance if you don't have your own.
• Dress modestly: sleeveless tops, and shorts or skirts above the knee, are not permitted inside.

Our local tip: arrive close to opening time if you can. Dohány Street Synagogue is one of the most visited sites in the Jewish Quarter, and coach groups tend to arrive from mid-morning onwards.

• If you are planning a Friday visit, go earlier in the day, since the synagogue closes ahead of Shabbat.
• Check the calendar for Jewish holiday closures before you book, especially around the autumn High Holidays and Passover in spring.
• Don't worry about bringing a kippah — one is provided free at the entrance for men who need one.
• Photography is welcome in most areas, but flash photography, tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed inside, so a steady hand helps in the dimmer parts of the building.
• The synagogue sits right in the middle of the Jewish Quarter, so it's easy to combine your visit with a walk through the surrounding streets afterwards.

A ticket to Dohány Street Synagogue covers more than the main prayer hall. The complex brings together several historic and memorial sites within the same courtyard.

Inside the complex

• The Great Synagogue itself, built between 1854 and 1859 in a Moorish Revival style, with seating for around 3,000 worshippers.
• The Hungarian Jewish Museum, with permanent exhibitions on Jewish religious life and on the Holocaust period in Hungary.
• The Heroes' Temple, built in 1931 as a memorial to Hungarian Jewish soldiers who died in the First World War.
• The Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park, home to the Tree of Life Holocaust memorial and the cemetery from the wartime ghetto period.

Guided visits

Guided tours are available in several languages and typically take under an hour. An audioguide app is also available for visitors who would rather explore at their own pace.

Most visitors spend around an hour altogether exploring the synagogue, the museum and the memorial park, a little longer if you join a guided tour.

The Hungarian Jewish Museum building has a lift between floors, wheelchair-accessible exhibition spaces and an accessible restroom, with staff on hand to help if needed. The synagogue itself is a historic 19th-century building, so some areas can be harder to navigate independently.

• If you use a wheelchair or have reduced mobility, contact the museum before your visit to check the best route through the complex.
• Staff can offer assistance at the entrance if you let them know when you arrive.
• For detailed mobility-related questions, contact the Hungarian Jewish Museum directly before your visit rather than relying on third-party accessibility descriptions.

Dohány Street Synagogue is an active house of worship as well as a museum, so a few rules help keep the visit respectful for everyone.

• Dress modestly: sleeveless tops, and shorts or skirts above the knee, are not permitted inside.
• Men must cover their heads inside the synagogue; a kippah is provided at the entrance if you don't have your own.
• Bags go through a security check at the entrance, and large bags or suitcases are not allowed inside.
• Flash photography, tripods and selfie sticks are not permitted in the exhibition and memorial areas.
• Food and drink are not allowed inside the synagogue, museum or memorial areas.
• Visitors are asked to leave the exhibition spaces a few minutes before the official closing time.