School groups
School trip in Budapest
fun for students
real value for teachers
Go beyond the textbooks! Time Machine Budapest makes history accessible, engaging and memorable for students.
Why is it the perfect program?
Students often find traditional museum visits hard to engage with. Here they learn through experience – key moments of the past become understandable and memorable.
School group prices
Discounted prices apply to students and teachers with a Hungarian address card.
International visitors
| Weekdays | Weekend | |
|---|---|---|
| Student + teacher | HUF 6,500 / person | HUF 7,000 / person |
Hungarian residents
| Weekdays | Weekend | |
|---|---|---|
| Student + teacher | HUF 5,500 / person | HUF 6,000 / person |
Packages for school groups
School groups can book Tue–Sun with start times between 10:00 and 18:30 (Mon closed; min. 15 – max. 45 students).
Package 1 – Experience Base
From HUF 5,500 / person
- Exhibition in sessions of max. 15 participants
- Group size: 15–45 students
- Complimentary class photo with the Time Traveler
Package 2 – Experience + add-on
From HUF 5,500 / person + HUF 25,000 / group
- Exhibition in sessions of max. 15 participants
- Optional: forum theatre or interactive class
- Complimentary class photo
Duration by group size
- 1 session = max. 15 people, approx. 80 minutes; sessions start 30 minutes apart
- Up to 15 people: approx. 80 minutes
- 16–30 people: approx. 110 minutes
- 31–45 people: approx. 2 hours 20 minutes
- With an add-on programme, allow an additional approx. 45–60 minutes of shared activity
Optional add-on sessions for school groups
After the exhibition, two optional add-on sessions are available:
Interactive class with a historian
Approx. 45-minute conversational session with one of the historians who reviewed the exhibition. Students can ask questions and reflect on a chosen historical topic.
Our historians and available topics
Csaba Domonkos
– historian-museologist (Chief Museologist, Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport)
1. The Chain Bridge 2. Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda 3. The city as an industrial centre 4. Budapest and Hungary: trade and culture 5. Building Budapest’s bridges before WWI 6. Epidemics and how they were handled 7. Innovative Budapest: inventions and novelties 8. István Széchenyi and Budapest 9. Ödön Széchenyi and Budapest 10. Those who shaped the city
Dr Gábor Dombi
– cultural historian (Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies)
1. The development of Budapest and the history of the metropolis (1703–1914) – urban, economic, social and architectural history 2. The Holocaust in Hungary 3. The Budapest Holocaust and ghetto 4. Jewish history in general and in Hungary – basics: who are Jews?
Gábor Tabajdi
– research historian (1956 Institute Foundation, Office of the Committee of National Remembrance)
1. 1956: the revolution from a generational perspective 2. 1956 – the revolution of youth 3. Virtual city walk: known and lesser-known sites of the 1956 revolution in Budapest 4. Budapest in the web of secret services: political police in the capital 1945–1990 5. State security operations: what did Kádár-era secret services do? 6. The Exam, The Game, Informer – films about state security through a historian’s lens
Forum theatre
Approx. 1-hour interactive session led by a drama pedagogue, developing opinion-forming, debate culture and attentive listening through moral dilemmas.
What is forum theatre and how does it help students?
Forum theatre is an interactive session led by a drama pedagogue. It encourages thinking through everyday yet complex social and moral questions in a safe, guided environment.
It helps students understand different viewpoints, speak up with more confidence, and strengthens class community.
Important notes for add-on programmes
- Add-on programmes should be booked at least 1 week in advance
- For the interactive class, you can indicate a historian preference when booking – the specific topic will be coordinated with you
Practical information
- Location: 1061 Budapest, 26 Király Street -1 level
- Bookable Tue–Sun, start times 10:00–18:30 (Mon closed)
- Advance booking required; max. 15 people per session, approx. 80 minutes
- Sessions start 30 minutes apart — estimated end time shown in the booking form
- 1 accompanying teacher free per session
- Languages: Hungarian; English, German, Spanish or French on request
Detailed directions: Route & Parking
Looking for a full-day school trip?
Time Machine Budapest and Indoor Minigolf are a 1-minute walk apart – easily combined into a full-day program. Custom offer: csoport@timemachinebudapest.hu
Booking, payment & cancellation
- Bookable Tue–Sun, start times 10:00–18:30 (Mon closed)
- Base programme tickets payable on site
- With add-on programmes (class / forum theatre), we request billing details; approx. 30% advance (minimum HUF 25,000), payable within 24 hours of invoice
- Cancellation at least 72 hours before the event; later cancellation forfeits the advance payment
- Remaining balance payable on site or by bank transfer
Booking for school groups
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Private groups are billed for at least 15; fewer may attend.
Questions? We are happy to help you organize your visit! csoport@timemachinebudapest.hu · Contact