Day trips from Debrecen
Hajdúszoboszló is the nearest, Hortobágy next and Tokaj the farthest: all three are reached by train and each takes a full day.
- Hajdúszoboszló
- train, about 15 min
- Hortobágy
- train, 37 min
- Tokaj
- train
Three day trips leave Debrecen by train, from the nearest to the farthest: Hajdúszoboszló, Hortobágy and Tokaj. Each takes a full day, and the order here is the order in which both the ride and the preparation grow.
Hajdúszoboszló
A thermal destination whose main draw is Aqua-Palace, a water complex within Hungarospa. The train ride is train, about 15 min; entry to Aqua-Palace is from €17.66 (Aqua-Palace), cheaper on a weekday than at weekends and in summer.
Hortobágy
Hortobágy is Hungary's first national park, founded in 1973, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999. The puszta is an open grassland, with grey cattle, racka sheep and old sweep wells, and one of its better-known sights is the Kilenclyukú híd, the nine-arched bridge. A train from Debrecen goes there, train, 37 min; count it as a full day.
Tokaj
The centre of a wine region on the UNESCO list since 2002, known for aszú wine. You get there by train, and the trip takes a full day. Tokaj is also a day trip from Eger, so the two towns can be joined into one journey.
How long each takes
Travel time one way; how much of the day the trip takes.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Which day trip from Debrecen is the nearest?
Hajdúszoboszló: train, about 15 min.
How long is the trip to Hortobágy?
The train is train, 37 min one way; count the trip as a full day.
Can Tokaj be done from Debrecen in one day?
Yes, as a full day, by train.
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Eger · 102 km
→A town that held its fortress against the Ottomans in 1552, then handed over the keys anyway 44 years later — so a baroque basilica and a minaret now share the same skyline.
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