Elegant and sporty with the myvélo folding bike through Budapest and Szeged

Discover Hungary from its most beautiful side is the title of this blog post.

Von Fabian Huber | 3 minutes read time

Elegant und sportlich mit dem myvélo Klapprad durch Budapest und Szeged

About the author Fabian Huber

Fabian founded MYVELO together with Vincent. The two share a long-standing passion for cycling. Together they have cycled thousands of kilometers and fought for victories in the German racing bike league. The idea of founding MYVELO arose from their many years of experience and knowledge of what makes a good bike. Find out more about MYVELO now

Published: July 7, 2021 | Updated: July 11, 2023

Discover Hungary from its most beautiful side is the title of this blog post.

Travel report of the 3rd stage: Bratislava-Budapest-Szeged

The third part of our 8-day intensive trip takes us from Bratislava to Budapest. We cover the 184 km in a short time in the VW Bulli. The battery level of our e-bikes is glad that we are taking the bus, as the route into Budapest is quite hilly. We are visibly excited when we enter Budapest over the Danube Bridge and are rewarded with a unique backdrop.

Despite the fact that we have now traveled to more than 50 countries, Budapest surprises us with its magnificent and majestic beauty. We can hardly wait to pull the myvélo folding bikes out of the trunk and set off on a journey of discovery. In Budapest, too, we are delighted that finding a parking space is easy - thanks to the Pedelecs!

From Heroes' Square, Liberty Bridge, St. Stephen's Basilica, Széchenyi Thermal Baths to the banks of the Danube, the city has a lot to offer, including some architectural highlights. The Buda Castle and the Parliament are particularly worth seeing.

Myvélo E-Bikes - in the footsteps of the Celts and Romans

We still like things classic - even when it comes to Pedelecs. Our photogenic model Zurich on the banks of the Danube Powered by the silent and powerful electric motors, we effortlessly cycle up and down the sometimes hilly streets of the city.

Before we head further inland, we make a detour to the island of Margit-Sziget, where you can choose between a number of great bars and restaurants right on the banks of the Danube. There is also a chic hostel there for backpackers or cyclists. Then it's time to pack up and move on...

myvélo model Zurich in Budapest

With the myvélo Pedelecs in our luggage we head towards Szeged

Driving through the very green Hungarian hinterland, we are impressed by the landscape. Again and again we see lakes and large pastures. To our surprise, even in the hinterland we repeatedly see industrial areas with production companies.

Watch out for >>cloudburst<< When a heavy thunderstorm suddenly starts, we take the opportunity to take care of our bodies and enjoy a wonderful natural shower in summer temperatures. Thanks to the soap, this is also sustainable and environmentally friendly - just like we do with the e-bikes.

Freshly showered and in a good mood, we head towards Hungary's third largest city, Szeged. Since we only reach Szeged after dark, we don't unpack the pedelecs. After a more or less restful night in the center, we notice a parking ticket the next morning... we don't know at the time that this would be our most expensive parking offense.

The ticket arrived weeks later in the mail and cost us €83.00 - not bad for 70 minutes of illegal parking. Interesting facts in numbers: With its 1.7 million inhabitants, Budapest is one of the ten largest and oldest cities in Europe. The forerunners of Budapest were founded in 89 AD as a Roman camp. Before that, the area was settled by a Celtic tribe, the Eravisci.

Since 1873, Budapest has been a city as we know it today; before that, Buda and Pest were two independent cities. In 1780, German was even introduced as the official language under the Habsburgs - not least in order to be able to better control the emergence of revolutions.