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Great Market Hall, Budapest

Great Market Hall, Budapest

Kerry Kubilius, licensed to About.com
Budapest's Great Market Hall, located in the Pest side of the city, is two floors of food and souvenirs that both locals and visitors love to shop at. Shopping at Budapest's Great Market hall can take an hour or more, so make sure you plan some time for browsing and comparing prices if you choose to visit this 19th century-style mall.

The Great Market Hall consists of two floors that sell very different items: traditional Hungarian crafts and souvenirs on the top floor and food on the ground floor.

The Great Market Hall is called Nagyvasarcsarnok in Hungarian. It is also known as the Central Market Hall and the Great Hall Indoor Market.

Hours of operation for the Great Market Hall
Monday: 6 am to 5 pm
Tuesday through Friday: 6 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 6 am to 3 pm
Sunday: Closed

Paying for Purchases
Vendors at the Great Market Hall accept cash (Hungarian forints). You can also use your credit card, which may come in handy if you spy a more expensive souvenir you can't live without.

Restrooms in the Great Market Hall
A pay restroom is located on the top floor of the Great Market Hall. It will cost you a few forints to enter. Have coins ready.

How to Get to the Great Market Hall
The Great Market Hall is located on Fővám tér at the Pest side of Liberty Bridge.
Trams: 2, 2A, 47, 49, stop Fővám tér
Buses: #15 City-busz and trolleybus #83, stop Fővám tér
Metro: The nearest metro station is at Kálvin tér on the M3 blue line

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