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Budapest Guidebook vs Central Europe

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Hi! I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions for which guidebook to buy for my trip to Budapest in March. I’ll be in Budapest for a week (I’m debating adding a night or two in Eger or doing day trips from Budapest including going to Vienna for the Easter markets. I’ve already been to Vienna twice prior so I would do a day trip to avoid changing accommodations) I’m wondering which guidebook would be better: the full Budapest one or the Central Europe (I do have plans to eventually do Poland and some other areas). Any help or advice is appreciated!

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If the question is which RS book for Budapest (and the day trips around Budapest), then the Budapest book.

I’ll be in Budapest for a week (I’m debating adding a night or two in
Eger ...

At least a night in Eger. Two if you want to visit some wineries. But you can also do wineries as a day trip out of Budapest.

or doing day trips from Budapest including going to Vienna for the
Easter markets. I’ve already been to Vienna twice prior so I would do
a day trip to avoid changing accommodations ...

There are a few interesting day trips out of Budapest. Szentendre, Esztergom, Visegrad. Some try and do all three in a day. One or two is more enjoyable. You could do Győr and the Archabbey at Pannonhalma as a day trip.

Vienna is a long day trip. But folks do it and to be honest I encourage day trips to Budapest from Vienna. So, gotta work in both directions. Another way to do it might be to take the train to Győr and visit the archabbey and spend the night in Győr. Now you are halfway to Vienna so take an early train. to Vienna, see what you want to see and a late train all the way back to Budapest.

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