Beer or prosecco
Electric BeerBus
Drinks, no driving
- Length1 to 2 hours
- DrinksBeer or prosecco
- MeetHeroes' Square
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Budapest beer bike tour: what you can book instead
Budapest E-BeerBus Party City Tour - Unlimited Beer/Prosecco
★ 4.6 · 202 written reviews
Short answer
A Budapest beer bike tour today means the electric BeerBus with beer or prosecco and a driver at the wheel, while the sober fun rides are MonsteRoller e-scooters, monster bike rollers and segways.
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The electric BeerBus
from €28
Beer or prosecco without limit for 1 to 2 hours, and a driver at the wheel.
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A MonsteRoller tour
from €41
Wide-wheel e-scooters up to 25 km/h; drivers from 14.
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Monster bike rollers
from €46
Children under 15 ride behind an adult on this 1.5 to 3 hour tour.
Search for a Budapest beer bike tour and you will mostly find a bus. Here is what the party rides on wheels really are today, from the electric BeerBus to monster scooters and segways, and which one fits your group.
Editorial team, budapestebiketour.click · Updated November 8, 2026 · 8 mins to read
Summary view
- Beer bikesThe BeerBus operator says beer bikes were banned from the city.
- The BeerBus1 to 2 hours, unlimited beer or prosecco, a driver at the wheel.
- Monster ridesMonsteRoller e-scooters for drivers aged 14 and up.
- SegwaysFrom a 1-hour ride to longer guided tours.
- Drinks and drivingHungary's limit for drivers is 0,0 mg/ml.1
What happened to the beer bikes
A Budapest beer bike tour used to mean a long pedal-powered bar rolling slowly through the center while a group drank and pedaled at the same time. Today the company behind the city's BeerBus presents its electric bus as the stand-in for the beer bike, a vehicle it says the city has banned. The drinks-on-wheels rides listed for Budapest today are buses rather than bikes, and this page covers them alongside the sober fun rides.
If your group came for a party ride, the good news is that there is still plenty to choose from. The BeerBus keeps the social, rolling-bar idea, but someone else does the driving. For the thrill of riding something unusual yourself, the city has wide-wheeled electric scooters, monster bike rollers and segways, all sold as guided tours with a briefing first.
The two ideas work best kept apart. Drinking and steering a vehicle through city traffic is a bad combination anywhere, and Hungarian rules allow drivers 0,0 mg/ml of alcohol, in other words nothing.1 The safest plan for a stag party, a birthday or a team outing is a sober ride first and the drinks afterwards, or the bus with the drinks and someone else at the wheel.
Side by side
The fun rides compared
| Ride | Length | Who drives | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeerBus | 1 to 2 hours | A driver | €28 |
| MonsteRoller | 1 to 4 hours | You, from 14 | €41 |
| Monster bike roller | 1.5 to 3 hours | You; under 15 behind | €46 |
| Fun segway | 1.5 hours | You | €46 |
| Express segway | 1 hour | You, from 9 | €36 |
From prices on GetYourGuide; age and length as each listing states them.
Inside the BeerBus
The BeerBus sells a party ride through the city lasting 1 to 2 hours, with beer or prosecco poured without limit, from €28. It is a fully electric bus with a driver, and the crew speaks English and Hungarian. Every guest gets a seat with a seat belt, and there is a toilet break on the way, which matters more than it sounds after an hour of free-flowing drinks.
The ride starts at Heroes' Square, next to the Műcsarnok art hall, and rolls down Andrássy Avenue past the House of Terror, Oktogon and the Opera to Deák Ferenc tér, with City Park on the itinerary too. In other words, it shows you the grand avenue and the park while you drink, a route that stays on the Pest side and needs no hill climbing at all.
A private bus can be booked, and the whole price comes back on cancellations made 24 hours or more ahead. With 202 reviews averaging 4.6, it scores 4.7 for its guide, 4.6 for the transport and 4.4 for value. Read the newest reviews for a feel of the atmosphere on your date: a weekday afternoon and a Saturday night are different parties. Agree on a budget for extras and a time to finish before you board, and nominate someone to keep the group together at the stops.
What riders say
Reviews of the fun rides
- MonsteRoller1,315
- Monster bike roller820
- Fun segway639
- Express segway244
- BeerBus202
Review counts on GetYourGuide for the fun rides compared on this page.
Prosecco on wheels
People also search for a prosecco bike tour in Budapest, and the honest answer is the same bus. The BeerBus pours beer or prosecco, so the bubbly version of the party ride is simply the BeerBus with a different glass in your hand. For a pedal-it-yourself prosecco bike, the listings offer nothing: the bus is the drinks-on-wheels ride the city sells.
If prosecco is the point, the river is the other place the city serves it, on sightseeing cruises with a glass in hand. Those cruises are a separate outing from anything on wheels, and they take you along the Danube rather than through the streets. For a group that wants both, a cruise in the evening and a fun ride in the morning makes a full day without mixing drinks and driving.
A gentler option for wine lovers is a real bike tour with a drink at the end. One 3-hour afternoon ride, by bike or e-bike, ends with a summer drink; it starts from €44 and takes riders from age 12. It is a proper sightseeing ride with a toast as the reward, which suits couples and friends who want to see the city and still enjoy a glass.
Three party picks
Bus, scooter or monster bike
No licence needed
MonsteRoller
Wide-wheel e-scooter
- Length1 to 4 hours
- DriversFrom 14
- Top speed25 km/h
Guided ride
Monster bike roller
Guided city ride
- Length1.5 to 3 hours
- ChildrenUnder 15 ride behind
- Reviews820
Monster bikes and wide-wheel scooters
The rides with the biggest grin factor are the oversized electric scooters. The small-group MonsteRoller tour runs from 1 to 4 hours, needs no driving licence and takes drivers from 14, with back-seat riders from 10. Top speed is 25 km/h, and the route uses bike paths and roads, from €41. It has 1,315 reviews averaging 4.9.
The monster bike tour in Budapest is a cousin of the same idea: a guided city tour on monster bike rollers lasting 1.5 to 3 hours, from €46. Children under 15 ride behind an adult rather than driving their own. It has 820 reviews averaging 4.9. The rollers sit low and wide, which makes them feel stable from the first minute, and the guided format means you never have to work out the route yourself while getting used to the controls.
These machines are heavier and faster than a bicycle, and they take a few minutes to get used to before you head into the streets. Wear flat shoes, leave loose scarves at the hotel and be honest with the guide if you feel unsure after the practice. The tours run on public roads and bike paths, and traffic sense matters as much as balance. For comparison, the city's electric share bikes also top out at 25 km/h, the same ceiling as the MonsteRoller.2
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- Electric BeerBus1 to 2 hours · per visitor from €25
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View - MonsteRoller1 to 4 hours · per visitor from €37
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View - Monster bike roller1.5 to 3 hours · per visitor from €41
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View - Fun segway1.5 hours · per visitor from €41
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Figures are GetYourGuide from-prices, translated at the ECB reference rate. The booking step shows what you pay exactly.
A BeerBus evening
How the party ride unfolds
Meet
Heroes' Square
Next to the Műcsarnok.
Roll out
Andrássy Avenue
Past the House of Terror and Oktogon.
Break
Toilet stop
A pause on the way.
Downtown
Opera and Deák tér
The grand end of the avenue.
Finish
City Park
Back near the start.
Segways for a smoother ride
A segway is the calmest of the fun rides: no pedaling, no gears and a slow, gliding pace that lets you look around rather than at the road. It feels strange for the first few minutes and natural soon after. The 1.5-hour fun segway tour starts from €46 and has 639 reviews averaging 4.9. For a short taste, an express segway ride of 1 hour costs from €36.
Segway operators set firm limits. The 1-hour ride accepts riders from age 9 who weigh between 29 kg and 129 kg, insists on the helmets it provides, and asks everyone to sign a liability waiver. It is not open to pregnant women. A longer city highlights segway tour of 2.5 hours offers raincoats in light rain and can be rescheduled in heavy rain.
For a mixed-age group, a segway is often a good compromise: younger teenagers can join, nobody gets tired and the guide controls the speed. It is less of a party than the BeerBus and less of a rush than a MonsteRoller, but it covers a good stretch of the center in a short time and leaves energy for the evening. Ask the operator about the route before you book; some segway tours stay in Pest while others climb toward the castle.
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Before the party ride
Checklist for a fun ride in Budapest
Booking3
- Check age and weight limits for everyone
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead
- Ride first, drink later
On the day4
- Wear the helmet where it is required
- Flat shoes, no loose scarves
- No alcohol before you drive anything1
- Plan the ride home without a bike
Keep the drinks off the handlebars
Every fun ride on this page that you steer yourself is a vehicle in city traffic. For anyone behind a wheel the Hungarian figure is 0,0 mg/ml, and the European Union's summary of the rules gives no separate allowance for riders.1 Do not treat a scooter or a bike as a loophole. Book the ride for the morning or early afternoon and save the drinks for when the wheels are parked. If a ride does run late, remember that Hungarian rules require front and rear lights on any bike.3
Operators set their own conditions too. Segway rides require helmets and a signed liability waiver, and they set age and weight limits for every rider. Read the conditions of any ride before you book, and assume that a guide will refuse anyone who arrives in no state to steer. Arriving tipsy is the quickest way to lose both your place and your money.
The BeerBus solves the problem by design: a driver drives and you drink. If the group wants both a drink and a ride on the same day, book the BeerBus or a cruise for the evening and the scooters or segways for earlier. Walk or take public transport back to the hotel at night rather than renting a share bike after a session in the ruin bars. Some streets of the party district were reserved for pedestrians and cyclists as a summer 2025 trial, and on a busy night walking is the better choice there anyway.4
Party ride or real bike tour?
A fun ride and a sightseeing bike tour do different jobs. Our downtown e-bike ride takes roughly 3.5 hours in a group capped at 10, led by a guide who fills in the history as you go. It covers far more ground than the BeerBus, including the climb to Castle Hill, but it is a tour first and a party not at all.
Think about what the group will remember. If it is laughter and a shared drink, the BeerBus wins. If it is speed and a ride nobody has tried before, the MonsteRoller or the monster bikes. If it is the city itself, a proper bike or e-bike tour, perhaps one that ends with a drink, gives the most for the time. Mixed groups can split up for an hour and meet again at the end, with each person doing the ride that suits them.
Whatever you pick, book early for weekends and larger groups, read the age and weight limits before you pay and check the cancellation terms. With both the BeerBus and the MonsteRoller tour you get your money back for plans dropped 24 hours or more ahead, a useful margin when the forecast wobbles. Then enjoy it: Budapest is a city that rewards a little mischief, done safely.
FAQ
Fast answers to common questions.
Are beer bikes allowed in Budapest?
The BeerBus operator says no.
Its listing presents the electric BeerBus as the stand-in for beer bikes, which it says the city has banned.
How long is the BeerBus tour?
1 to 2 hours.
It is a 1 to 2 hour party city tour with unlimited beer or prosecco.
Can you pedal a bike that serves prosecco?
Not as a pedal bike.
The BeerBus serves beer or prosecco on an electric bus with a driver.
What is the minimum age for driving a MonsteRoller?
14.
Drivers must be 14 or older; back-seat riders from 10.
How fast do MonsteRollers go?
Up to 25 km/h.
The maximum speed is 25 km/h on bike paths and roads.
What are the limits for a segway ride?
Age, weight, health.
Riders must be 9 or older, over 29 kg and under 129 kg; not open to pregnant women.
Can I drink and ride an e-scooter in Hungary?
Do not.
Drivers in Hungary must stay at 0,0 mg/ml; plan drinks after the ride.1
Sources
- European Union (Your Europe) · Road rules and safety: Hungary ↩
- BKK Centre for Budapest Transport (bkk.hu) · MOL Bubi: the new generation and its prices ↩
- European Union (Your Europe) · Road rules and safety: Hungary ↩
- BKK Centre for Budapest Transport (bkk.hu) · New traffic pattern in Inner Erzsébetváros ↩
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