Győr is a city in Hungary on Győr-Moson-Sopron county.

The Trinity statue in the old town

Understand

Győr is located in the northwestern part of Hungary, close to the Slovakian and the Austrian border.

Get in

By train

Győr has a fast railway connection with Budapest (the fastest in Hungary): with InterCity trains you can reach it in a bit more than 1 hour 15 minutes.

Győr is also easily reachable by train from the surrounding countries: from Bratislava (Slovakia) and from Vienna (Austria) in a few hours.

By car

The M1 motorway passes next to Győr, if you come from Budapest or Vienna, it's the best choice. From the southern direction (e.g. the Lake Balaton) you can get into Győr via the main roads No.81 or No.82.

By bus

Buses start from Budapest, Nepliget (Central bus station of Budapest) nearly every hour, for example, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00... There is also a bus at least once a day from Vienna.

By boat

Győr lies on the banks of the Mosoni-Duna (Moson-Danube), so it has a waterway connection to Budapest or Vienna.

Canoe tours are preferred to be taken also on Mosoni-Duna.

Get around

See

The main interesting areas are around Baross Street, which can be found in the town centre. It is a walkway, but can be reached from the bus and railway stations very easily (about 1 or 2 minutes by foot), and there are also parking houses near there.

• The reliquary of king Ladislaus I. (Szent László herma). The original of this reliquary was made for the canonization ceremony of the king, but it was destroyed in a fire. The one, which is today stored in the Cathedral of Győr (Győri Székesegyház) was created around the turn of the 14th and 15th century. The gold-plated silver head was escaped from the Turkish invasion to the cathedral in 1606. Address: 9021 Győr, Apor Vilmos tér

• Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, (Pannonhalmi Főapátság). Spend a day visiting the thousand-years-old Pannonhalma which lies approximately 20 km south of Győr. It can be reached by regular buses from the Győr main autobus station within half an hour. It witnessed much of Hungarian history and recalls a number of national diets, peace treaties, a successfully beaten attack of the Tartars, domestic struggles of the Árpád dynasty, Turkish invasion, great fires and restorations. This fortress of Hungarian Benedictines, this illustrated "picture book” of European art history from Romanesque to Classicism was undoubtedly worthy of being registered as World Heritage site by UNESCO. The crypt contains the oldest parts of the church. The first catalogue of its invaluable library dates back to 1090 and today there are over 250,000 volumes in the library. The charter of the cloister from Stephen I dated 1001, and the earliest written record of the Hungarian language, the founder of the Tihany Abbey from 1055 are the most precious pride and joy of the archives.

Do

• Raba Quelle. An Aquapark.

Learn

• Szechenyi University.
• Liszt Ferenc Zeneakademia, a musical college.
• West-Hungarian University Apaczai Csere Janos Teaching Campus, a teacher's college.

Work

Buy

There's a plaza called Gyor Plaza, although a bit far from the center. There's also a TESCO hipermarket and METRO, although they're even more far, near the motorway. Smaller shops can be found everywhere in town.

Eat

Western fast food restaurants can be found, but you are best served looking for local restaurants along the river.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

• Mandala Tea House. Found near the catedral.

Sleep

Several camp sites. Plenty of small and larger hotels and private rooms all over the town. You will not have a problem finding accommodation there.

Budget

Mid-range

• Hotel Kálvária , [1] is located near the baroque citycenter in Győr, and from the highway M1 is easy to approach.

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

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