Tokaj From Budapest: the Train Day, the Car Day, and the Cellars That Welcome Two

Is Tokaj Worth the Trip From Budapest?

Yes, and without a car, as long as you let Tokaj town be the day. A direct train covers the distance in under three hours, two cellars in town run booked tastings that fit around lunch, and a train home at 17:50 still has you in Budapest for a late dinner. Tarcal sits on the local line next to Tokaj town, so a morning tasting there pairs well with an afternoon in town. Mád, the famous vineyard village, is a separate place with its own trains: a good day of its own with one change at Szerencs, and combining it with Tokaj town is what the car or the overnight is for.

The other thing worth knowing before you go: Tokaj is a whole wine region, and Tokaj is also its small namesake town at the meeting of the Bodrog and the Tisza. The region is the reason you are going. The town is where the train stops. For how Tokaj compares with the other regions you can reach from the capital, see our guide to Hungary’s wine regions from Budapest.

📋 At a Glance

📍 Where	Northeast Hungary, Zemplén Hills. Tokaj town sits where the Bodrog meets the Tisza (Google Maps)
🚆 Train	Direct InterCity from Budapest-Keleti, about 2h43 out and 2h57 back. IC seat reservation compulsory
🚗 Car	About 232 km and 2h45 from central Budapest without stops. Hungary has zero tolerance for alcohol at the wheel
🍷 Tasting prices	Glass from 700 Ft, guided flights mostly 6,500 to 10,000 Ft a head, aszú flights up to 50,000 Ft
👫 Walk-in friendly	Hímesudvar by the glass (Tokaj town), Holdvölgy (Mád), no booking needed for either
🏛️ UNESCO	Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape, inscribed 2002
🚫 Skip if	You want five villages in one day without a car or a driver

The Car-Free Day That Works

Built on the direct train and two cellars in Tokaj town. The times below are a weekday example, Tuesday 20 October 2026. Trains change with the season and with track works, so check your own date in the MÁV planner and buy the compulsory IC seat reservation with the ticket.

07:25 Budapest-Keleti, direct InterCity.

10:08 Tokaj station. The walk to Hímesudvar is about 25 minutes, roughly 1.8 km, via Óvár utca, so you are at the gate around 10:33 with time for a coffee.

11:00 Hímesudvar, the guided Classic tasting: six wines from dry to aszú and a cellar visit, about an hour and a half. Booking required.

12:30 Lunch and the old town. Nothing is far.

Afternoon Demeter Zoltán, the tasting with the owners, five wines plus a surprise wine, at the slot you booked in the winery’s online calendar. The tasting lasts 1.5 to 2 hours and the station is about 26 minutes’ walk away, so start by 15:00 if you want the 17:50. Book it before you buy the train ticket.

After the tasting Walk back to the station, about 26 minutes from Demeter.

17:50 Tokaj, direct to Keleti, in at 20:47. If the tasting runs later, the 19:50 is the last direct train of the day and reaches Keleti at 22:47.

Two people doing exactly this pay 33,780 Ft (about $104) in tastings, before train tickets and lunch.

The Tokaj hill seen from Bodrogkeresztúr. Photo by JezW, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized, via Wikimedia Commons.

Getting There: Train, Car or a Tour

The train is the default for a day trip. The direct InterCity runs Budapest-Keleti to Tokaj with no change, about 2 hours 43 minutes out and 2 hours 57 minutes back. IC seat reservation is compulsory, so the seat is part of the ticket, not an optional extra. For example, for travel on 20 October 2026 the direct IC costs 4,600 HUF (about $14) each way for a full-price adult in second class, the 650 HUF seat reservation included, out on the 07:25 and back on either the 17:50 or the 19:50. Fares depend on the ticket type and the day, so check yours when you book. The weekend Tokajbusz is a seasonal service and plays no part in a weekday plan.

Tarcal by train is easy. The 07:25 InterCity from Keleti reaches Szerencs at 09:55, and a local train leaves at 10:16 and arrives in Tarcal at 10:26. Tarcal station, on Vasút út, is about 17 minutes on foot from Basilicus, so the 11:00 tasting fits with time to spare. Basilicus also starts tastings at 13:30 and 16:00. Local trains link Tarcal and Tokaj town in most hours of the day, five or six minutes each way, so a Tarcal tasting pairs easily with an afternoon in Tokaj; check the MÁV planner for your date. After the 13:30 slot, the 15:29 from Tarcal reaches Keleti at 18:47 with one change; after the 16:00 slot, the 18:29 gets you to Keleti at 21:47 via Miskolc, and the 19:29 at 22:47 via Szerencs. Times are from the timetable for Tuesday 20 October 2026.

Mád by train is a day of its own. It is not on the direct line, so you change once at Szerencs. In the timetable for Tuesday 20 October 2026, checked on 15 October, the 07:25 InterCity from Keleti arrives in Szerencs at 09:55, and a local train leaves at 10:18 and arrives in Mád at 10:26, three hours in all. Holdvölgy puts its cellar about 16 minutes’ walk from Mád station, so you are at the door around 10:42; booking is optional but recommended, and the estate aims to answer within a day. Coming back, the 17:29 from Mád arrives in Szerencs at 17:38 for the 18:04 InterCity, into Keleti at 20:47; the later option leaves Mád at 19:29 and reaches Keleti at 22:47. From Tokaj town to Mád the same day, the 11:50 gets in at 12:26, again via Szerencs. Check the MÁV planner for your own date before you travel.

The car makes Mád and Tokaj one day. Central Budapest to Tokaj town is about 232 km and 2 hours 45 minutes without stops; Mád is about 222 km and 2 hours 30. Hímesudvar notes that a 2026 change to Tokaj’s traffic order leaves its gate reachable by one route only, so follow a live navigation app rather than the signs you remember. The rule that decides the day: Hungary has zero tolerance for alcohol at the wheel. Whoever drives does not drink at all, so if you both want to taste, take a taxi, hire a driver or book a transfer. Holdvölgy charges a non-drinking adult 2,500 HUF, all of it redeemable in its wine shop.

A pre-arranged transfer solves the driver problem. Holdvölgy runs its own one-day program from Budapest to Mád, in Hungarian or English: pickup at your Budapest address at 08:30, a private ten-wine tasting in the cellar around midday, lunch at one of the estate’s partner restaurants, and drop-off in Budapest at about 18:30. For two people it costs 320,000 Ft (about $988) in all, 160,000 Ft a head, and that covers the return transfer, the ten-wine tasting and lunch: two courses with a welcome drink, water and coffee. One traveler pays 250,000 Ft, and four or five pay 110,000 Ft a head. Details are on the Holdvölgy Experience page. Cancellation is free up to 48 hours before departure (shuttle@holdvolgy.com). The bookable tastings further down this page start in the region, not in Budapest.

Holdvölgy’s transfer program and prices from holdvolgy.com, read 15 October 2026; the two-person price and what it includes confirmed by Holdvölgy in an email to Hungary Unlocked, 21 October 2026. Train times and the example fare for Tuesday 20 October 2026, including the Tarcal and Mád connections via Szerencs, from MÁV’s own planner, read 15 October 2026; they are an example of a weekday, not a fixed daily timetable. Walking times from Google Maps, read 11 October 2026. Driving distances from the OSRM public router, read 11 October 2026, without traffic or stops. The zero-tolerance rule from the Hungarian police, police.hu.

The Landscape, and Why UNESCO Listed It

The Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape went onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2002, under criteria (iii) and (v): a living wine culture and a landscape shaped by it. The property and its buffer zone together cover 27 settlements. What is listed is the landscape, the vineyards terraced into volcanic hills and the cellars cut under the villages. No individual winery is UNESCO-certified, so a sign that suggests otherwise is marketing.

The region’s own credentials are older. A royal decree of 11 October 1737 fixed its borders, which makes it one of the oldest protected wine origins in the world. Around 5,000 hectares of vineyard spread across the Zemplén Hills, running northeast from Tokaj town towards the Slovak border, and the autumn mist that rises off the Bodrog and the Tisza is what lets botrytis do its work on the grapes. Mád is the region’s vineyard heart, home to famous slopes such as Szent Tamás and Király.

The Wines, in Plain Words

Six grape varieties are permitted: furmint, hárslevelű, sárgamuskotály (yellow muscat), kabar, kövérszőlő and zéta. Furmint does most of the heavy lifting, and much of what you taste will be dry.

• Dry furmint is the region’s everyday white, and the first glass of almost every flight.
• Szamorodni means roughly “as it was grown”: the bunch is picked whole, shrivelled berries included. It comes dry or sweet, and the dry version is the one most visitors have never met.
• Aszú is the famous one: shrivelled, botrytized berries soaked in must or wine. Many labels still carry a puttonyos number, usually 5 or 6. The old 3 to 6 scale measured how many tubs of aszú berries went in; since 2013 the number is no longer compulsory, and an aszú must reach at least 120 g/l of residual sugar.
• Eszencia is the free-run juice of the aszú berries, the rarest and sweetest style of all.

The region also makes late-harvest wines, máslás and fordítás (wines run over aszú lees), and bottle-fermented sparkling. Most flights below walk you from dry to sweet, which is the sensible order.

Region facts from bor.hu, the official Hungarian wine portal, read 11 October 2026. UNESCO name, year, criteria and the 27-settlement figure from the World Heritage Centre’s listing, whc.unesco.org, read the same day. The puttony rule from Dobogó’s page on the puttony, dobogo.hu.

Seven Cellars Worth the Trip

Two in Tokaj town for the direct-train day, one in Tarcal, one in Mezőzombor, one in Bodrogkisfalud and two in Mád. Tarcal and Mád are each one change by train or an easy drive; drivers find Patricius in Bodrogkisfalud by a sign off main road 37, and without a car, sort out how you will get there, or to Disznókő in Mezőzombor, when you book. Every price is per person unless stated, from the winery’s own page or its email to us.

Hímesudvar, Tokaj town

What is it? A cellar five minutes’ walk from the main square, with a wine bar and a garden, where you can simply walk in for a glass.

Why it’s worth it: a good first stop. Expect generous, personal explanations, a warm welcome and the cellar as a bonus. The trade-off is that the Classic is a shared group: arrive on time, because others may join, and skip the strong perfume, which the cellar asks you to.

Insider tip: the by-the-glass list (“Borozz szabadon!”) needs no booking, so it is the fallback when every guided slot is taken.

The facts:

• Bem út 2, 3910 Tokaj. Every day 10:00 to 18:00, closed 24 to 26 December and 1 January.
• By the glass from 700 Ft (about $2), no booking.
• Classic tasting 6,990 Ft (about $22): six wines from dry to aszú, cellar visit, guided in Hungarian or English, about 1.5 hours, daily at 11:00 and 15:00. Booking required.
• Estate visit 34,900 Ft (about $108): seven wines up to Eszencia, a walk in the Malomfeli vineyard, cheese, bread and olives, a bottle of their Kaleidoscope cuvée and a transfer within 10 km, 2.5 to 3 hours, starting at 11:00 or 15:00, minimum two people, advance booking only.
• Book by phone on +36 47 352 416 or +36 20 222 2301. Cash, card and SZÉP card on site.

Demeter Zoltán, Tokaj old town

What is it? A family winery in a listed building at the heart of Tokaj’s old town, where the owners themselves present five wines from sparkling to sweet, plus a surprise wine.

Why it’s worth it: you meet the people who make the wine, on foot from the station, and it is the natural second half of the train day. Expect good wines and a personal, dedicated welcome. The trade-off is availability: popular dates fill up, so book before anything else.

Insider tip: the winery’s tasting sheet lists the flight in advance, from a 2022 extra brut sparkling furmint to the 2023 Eszter szamorodni, so you know what you will taste, and one extra wine stays a surprise.

Photo: Demeter Zoltán, used with permission

The facts:

• Vasvári Pál utca 1-3, 3910 Tokaj. About 26 minutes’ walk from the station and about 6 from Hímesudvar. Arrive at Vasvári Pál utca 1, under the sign that reads Demeter Zoltán Vinoteka.
• If you come by boat, the winery’s own mooring on the right bank of the Bodrog, at river km 0.598, is free to use during your visit.
• The program starts with a cellar visit and moves on to the tasting, a 1.5 to 2 hour masterclass served with fresh house-baked sourdough bread and olive oil. It also runs in English and goes ahead even for a single guest.
• Basic tasting, five wines plus a surprise wine, 9,900 Ft (about $31) a head: Tokaji Pezsgő 2022 extra brut sparkling, Tokaj Furmint 2024, Szerelmi 2024 (a single-vineyard hárslevelű), Tokaj Muscat Blanc 2024 (sárgamuskotály) and Eszter 2023 Tokaji Szamorodni. With local producers’ cheeses, 14,500 Ft (about $45). From four people, with a 2001 Tokaji Aszú and goose liver, or with a 2020 Tokaji sparkling and caviar, 22,500 Ft (about $69); either of those with a 2023 Tokaji Eszencia added, 27,500 Ft (about $85).
• Visitors aged 10 to 17 pay 3,000 Ft (about $9), under-10s nothing, per the winery’s online tasting sheet.
• Pick a free date in the calendar on the winery’s booking page. Other dates and larger groups by arrangement with Anett Demeter, demeteranett@demeterzoltan.hu, +36 70 200 4035.

Demeter Zoltán tasting length, language, group size and meeting point: Demeter Zoltán, email to Hungary Unlocked, 20 October 2026. Wines, prices, program and boat mooring: the winery’s 2026 tasting sheet sent to Hungary Unlocked, 20 October 2026. Prices for young visitors from the winery’s online tasting sheet, read 15 October 2026.

Basilicus, Tarcal

What is it? A certified organic estate with a 200-year-old cellar, and by its own account the only place in the region to taste Purcsin, an old red variety.

Why it’s worth it: for people who want to understand the wine and the region rather than just drink it. Every tasting includes a cellar visit and an introduction to the history of Tokaj-Hegyalja, and the wines do not taste like everybody else’s. The trade-off: Sunday is by request only.

Insider tip: the estate takes groups from 1 to 40 people, and 70 to 100 by arrangement, so it also suits a family gathering or a company trip.

Photo: Basilicus, used with permission

The facts:

• Könyves Kálmán utca 15-17, 3915 Tarcal. About 17 minutes’ walk from Tarcal station.
• Guided tastings Monday to Saturday starting at 11:00, 13:30 or 16:00, in Hungarian, English and German, about 1 to 1.5 hours. Sunday only on request, in the morning, starting at 10:30 or 11:00.
• Standard, five wines 6,500 Ft (about $20); Premium, six wines 8,500 Ft (about $26); Mester, nine wines 15,000 Ft (about $46); Aszú, six aszú wines 16,000 Ft (about $49). Each includes the cellar visit and the history introduction.
• Book ahead at info@basilicus.hu or +36 70 408 2322.

Basilicus times, group sizes and prices: Basilicus, email to Hungary Unlocked, 15 October 2026.

Disznókő, Mezőzombor

What is it? A wine estate in Mezőzombor whose guided tours take in a vineyard walk, the winery and the underground cellar, and end with a tasting in its Yellow Wine House (Sárga Borház).

Why it’s worth it: it opens every day for most of the year, the tours run in English, and the tastings go from three wines to a seven-wine aszú vertical with Eszencia. The trade-off: no start times are published and the estate does not say whether two people make a tour, so book ahead and ask, because guests with a reservation get priority.

Insider tip: each tasting is free when you buy wine above a set amount: 20,000 Ft for the Discovery, 25,000 Ft for the Journey and 120,000 Ft for the aszú vertical. If you were going to take bottles home anyway, the tasting can end up costing nothing.

The facts:

• Disznókő Szőlőbirtok és Pincészet Zrt., lot (hrsz.) 0202, 3931 Mezőzombor. Postal address: 3910 Tokaj, PF. 10.
• Open daily 10:00 to 17:00 from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 23 December, and every day 10:00 to 18:00 from 1 June to 30 September. From 1 January to 28 February by prior appointment only; closed 24 to 31 December. No tour start times are published.
• Guided tours last 1 to 2 hours: vineyard walk, winery, underground cellar, then the tasting in the Yellow Wine House. In English, and in German with prior booking.
• Disznókő Discovery, three wines, 4,500 Ft (about $14); The Disznókő Journey, six wines, 8,000 Ft (about $25); Four Decades of Aszú, a Tokaji Aszú vertical with Eszencia, seven wines, 50,000 Ft (about $154).
• Booking recommended: borbutik@disznoko.hu, +36 47 569 410 or +36 47 569 418, mobile +36 30 289 9449.

Disznókő tastings, tours, opening hours and booking: the estate’s own blog, disznokoblog.hu, page dated 25 August 2026 and updated 21 September 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Patricius, Bodrogkisfalud

What is it? A winery in Bodrogkisfalud whose guided visit follows the wine from a young vineyard through processing and the barrel cellar where the aszú ages, to a professional tasting room.

Why it’s worth it: the whole path from vine to glass in 60 to 80 minutes, guided in English, with no minimum group size, so a couple or a solo traveler can book it. The trade-off: on weekends you come only by prior booking.

Insider tip: the six-wine tasting costs 2,000 Ft more than the five-wine one, and the extra wine is the 6-puttonyos Aszú 2019. For the rarest style, add Eszencia served on a crystal spoon.

The facts:

• Patricius Borház Zrt, Várhegy dűlő, lot (hrsz.) 3357, 3917 Bodrogkisfalud. The address has no street number. By car, leave main road 37 where a sign between km 41 and 42 marks the road to the winery.
• Open weekdays 8:00 to 15:00; weekends and other times by prior booking.
• Guided in English, no minimum group size, 60 to 80 minutes: young vineyard, processing, the barrel cellar where the aszú ages, then the tasting in the professional tasting room.
• Five-wine tasting 10,000 Ft (about $31): Birtok Furmint dry 2025, Furmint Selection dry 2023, Sárgamuskotály dry 2024, Katinka late-harvest sweet 2023 and 5-puttonyos Aszú 2018. Six-wine tasting 12,000 Ft (about $37), adding the 6-puttonyos Aszú 2019. Eszencia on a crystal spoon 5,000 Ft (about $15).
• Book on +36 20 993 8599, the estate center, by WhatsApp or text message; the website also lists +36 47 396 001. Wine is on sale in the estate’s vinotéka.

Patricius program, prices, hours and booking: Patricius, email to Hungary Unlocked, 20 October 2026. Address, car access and phone numbers: patricius.hu, read 20 October 2026.

Holdvölgy, Mád

Photo: Holdvölgy, used with permission

What is it? A modern estate on top of a 500-year-old cellar system 1.8 km long, on three levels, which you explore with a map in its “treasure hunt” tastings.

Why it’s worth it: a walk-in policy made for couples and an underground cellar that is half the experience, with knowledgeable, welcoming guides and wines worth the trip. Two trade-offs: the cellar is reached only by steps and narrow corridors, though the terrace and showroom are wheelchair-accessible, and Sunday to Thursday it closes at 15:00.

Insider tip: tickets are not tied to a time and stay valid for 12 months. Buying online directly needs a Hungarian billing address; otherwise buy at the estate or arrange it by email. The cellar stays around 12°C all year, so bring a layer and sensible shoes.

The facts:

• Árpád utca 13, 3909 Mád. Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 15:00, Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 17:00; closed 1 January, Easter Sunday and Monday, 1 November, 25 and 26 December.
• No booking needed for one or two people; booking recommended to secure your time (visit@holdvolgy.com, +36 70 391 46 43). Guided in Hungarian or English, 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Treasure hunt, six wines 6,900 Ft (about $21); six sweet wines 8,000 Ft (about $25); eight wines with aszú 13,800 Ft (about $43). Aszú experience, six vintages, seated, 28,000 Ft (about $86), over 2 hours.
• A non-drinking adult pays 2,500 Ft, all of it redeemable in the shop.

Barta, Mád

What is it? A winery in the restored Rákóczi-Aspremont mansion in Mád, with the steep, historic Öreg Király vineyard.

Why it’s worth it: the setting, and wines to match. Expect atmosphere, strong wines and friendly, professional people. The catch is that no regular opening hours are published, so this one is booked, never dropped in on.

Insider tip: the vineyard walk takes you by estate minibus to the foot of Öreg Király and then on foot up to the stone terraces, about 45 minutes, and half of its price comes back as credit in the shop.

Photo: Barta Pince, used with permission

The facts:

• Rákóczi utca 83, 3909 Mád.
• Three wines, no cellar walk and no aszú, 4,000 Ft (about $12); four wines without aszú 9,000 Ft (about $28); six wines with an aszú 13,900 Ft (about $43). Vineyard walk 6,500 Ft (about $20) on top of a tasting.
• Book by email or on +36 30 324 2521, or buy the tasting online. The tasting language is not published, so ask for English when you book.

Cellar	Village	Entry flight, per person	Booking
Hímesudvar	Tokaj	Glass from 700 Ft; Classic 6,990 Ft	None for the glass; required for the Classic
Demeter Zoltán	Tokaj	9,900 Ft, five wines plus a surprise wine	Online calendar
Basilicus	Tarcal	6,500 Ft, five wines	Mon to Sat 11:00, 13:30, 16:00; book ahead
Disznókő	Mezőzombor	4,500 Ft, three wines	Recommended, booked guests get priority; January and February by appointment
Patricius	Bodrogkisfalud	10,000 Ft, five wines	WhatsApp or SMS; weekends and outside weekday hours by appointment
Holdvölgy	Mád	6,900 Ft, six wines	Not needed for one or two; recommended
Barta	Mád	4,000 Ft, three wines	Email or phone

Prices, times and booking rules read on each winery’s own pages on 15 October 2026: himesudvar.hu (price list valid from 1 October 2026), demeterzoltan.hu (booking from its visit page, prices for young visitors from its online tasting sheet), holdvolgy.com and bartapince.com. Basilicus: email to Hungary Unlocked, 15 October 2026. Demeter Zoltán (tasting length, language, group size, meeting point) and Patricius: email to Hungary Unlocked, 20 October 2026. Demeter Zoltán prices: the tasting sheet sent to Hungary Unlocked, 20 October 2026. Disznókő: the estate’s blog, disznokoblog.hu, read 20 October 2026.

Where to Eat in Tokaj Town

Galuschka Bistro & Garden, Tokaj town

What is it? A contemporary Hungarian bistro in the center of Tokaj that reworks Hungarian classics with local, seasonal produce, with a garden and a Tokaj wine by the glass suggested for every dish on the menu.

Why it’s worth it: the garden is the draw, and the by-the-glass list keeps the tasting going over lunch, from one Tokaj producer to the next, without booking another cellar.

Insider tip: ask for a garden table in the warm months. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so it fits the car-free day from Wednesday to Sunday, not the Tuesday example above. The 15% service charge is already on the bill.

The facts:

• Bethlen Gábor út 13, 3910 Tokaj.
• Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 22:00, kitchen until 21:30. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
• From the autumn 2026 menu: gulyásleves (goulash soup) with homemade csipetke, small pinched noodles, 3,700 Ft (about $11); csirkepaprikás (chicken paprikash) with galuska dumplings 6,700 Ft (about $21); duck liver terrine marinated in Tokaji Aszú, with quince and walnut, 6,750 Ft (about $21).
• A 15% service charge is added to the bill. Visa, Mastercard and SZÉP card.
• Book online on the booking page or call +36 20 445 2749. Menus and wine list at galuschka.hu.

Hours, menu and prices from galuschka.hu, read 21 October 2026 (autumn 2026 menu).

Day Trip or Overnight

A day trip is the right call if Tokaj town is enough: two tastings, the old town, the river. Most first visits are exactly that.

Give Mád its own day if you go by train: out via Szerencs, Holdvölgy late morning, Barta booked for early afternoon, and the 17:29 back. Holdvölgy closes at 15:00 Sunday to Thursday, so start there.

Or give Tarcal the morning: the 07:25 via Szerencs puts you at Basilicus for the 11:00 tasting, and the 13:29 local train takes you on to Tokaj town in five minutes for Hímesudvar’s 15:00 Classic and the 17:50 home.

Stay the night if you want Tokaj town and Mád together. Barta runs a guesthouse next door to its mansion in Mád, which turns a rushed double day into a slow one.

Bring a car only with a designated driver. The zero-tolerance rule makes a self-drive tasting day a contradiction.

Harvest Days and a Castle on the Way

The Tokaj harvest days, the Tokaj-hegyaljai Szüreti Napok, fill the town in early October; the 2026 edition ran from 2 to 4 October, and the 2027 dates are published on tokaj.hu once they are set.

With a car, Boldogkő castle is the natural pairing: about 40 km and 45 minutes by car from Tokaj, and its views over the vineyards are the reason to go.

What a Tokaj Day Costs

Item	Price	Notes
Train, Keleti to Tokaj and back	9,200 Ft (about $28)	Example for 20 October 2026 travel: 4,600 Ft each way, full-price adult, 2nd class, IC seat reservation included
Hímesudvar, by the glass	from 700 Ft (about $2)	No booking, daily 10:00 to 18:00
Hímesudvar, Classic tasting	6,990 Ft (about $22)	Six wines, about 1.5 hours
Demeter Zoltán, wine tasting	9,900 Ft (about $31)	Five wines plus a surprise wine, with a reservation
Basilicus, Standard	6,500 Ft (about $20)	Five wines, Tarcal
Disznókő, Discovery	4,500 Ft (about $14)	Three wines; six wines 8,000 Ft (about $25), Mezőzombor
Patricius, five-wine tasting	10,000 Ft (about $31)	Six wines with the 2019 aszú 12,000 Ft (about $37), Bodrogkisfalud
Holdvölgy, treasure hunt	6,900 Ft (about $21)	Six wines, no booking, Mád
Barta, six wines with aszú	13,900 Ft (about $43)	From 4,000 Ft for three wines, Mád
Car-free day, two tastings	16,890 Ft a head (about $52)	Hímesudvar Classic plus Demeter

Prices are in HUF, which is what you pay at the cellar. Converted at 1 USD = 324 HUF, the ECB rate on 15 October 2026. Rates move, so treat the converted figures as indicative.

The car-free day comes to 33,780 Ft (about $104) for two in tastings, plus 18,400 Ft of return train tickets for the pair on the example fare, and lunch. Start instead with Basilicus’s Standard flight in Tarcal at 11:00, then take the 13:29 local to Tokaj for Hímesudvar’s 15:00 Classic, and the pair costs 13,490 Ft a head (about $42) on the same trains home.

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