Is it difficult to find a free toilet in Budapest?

Is it difficult to find a free toilet in Budapest? There aren't many free toilets in the streets. I mostly opted to go to cafes and restaurants when it was time to eat.

Where can you find toilets in Budapest?

In my experience, in central Budapest, it is difficult to find free toilets in the streets.

There is no shortage of toilets, they're just either paid or inside cafes and restaurants.

In my view, the best option if you're walking around town is just, every once in a while, go and try something in a cafe, or have a meal in a restaurant. These places have free toilets and you can use them, but they obviously they expect you to spend some money.

In my case, I used a strategy I had already described here.

What I did was book a hotel in the center of the city and returned to the hotel if I was close by, and use the toilet in my room.

Using your hotel room as basis for toilet usage is an excellent strategy if your hotel is located near the places you are visiting. If not, just go and buy a coffee!

How clean are the toilets in Budapest?

Most of the bathrooms I used in Budapest were clean.

Fast food restaurants do struggle a little more to keep the toilet clean since there are more people using their toilets, but they were acceptable.

Other local restaurants had free toilets as well and they were kept clean.

In general, my experience was not bad, but I did have to manage the toilet timings to avoid paying, or just pay for it when it was really necessary.

Conclusion

In my experience, in central Budapest, it is difficult to find free toilets in the streets.

Toilets are mostly clean, but you do have to pay or consume something in cafes or restaurants.

My advice is to take the opportunity to use the toilet when you are at a restaurant or a coffee, since they do not usually charge anything.

If you are mostly staying in the same area, you can try and book a hotel in that area and return when necessary.