Hungary's brand new national arena replacing the iconic stadium named after the same legendary Hungarian football player. The arena is scheduled to be completed in 2020 and will seat up to 55,000 people.

History & description

The Puskás Arená is a recently opened new national station of Hungary that replaced the old Puskas Ferenc Stadion. This station was the home of the Hungary national team since 1953. First plans for a new stadium were made in the mid 2000s, when Hungary bid to organise the Euro 2012 Championships. Even though the bid ultimately failed, the Hungarian government kept developing plans to build a new modern stadium, though it took until 2012 for the first concrete plans to be presented.

After much debate and negotiations, construction finally got underway in Budapest in 2018. Despite little progress being made until 2014, when Budapest was selected as one of the host cities for the Euro 2020 Championships, construction finally got underway in 2018.

New plans were made for the construction of an entirely new 68,000 all-seater stadium, more than in previous plans. The plans meant that the old Ferenc Puskas Stadion would have to get demolished.

The construction process for the new stadium took two more years, but by early 2017 most of the old stadium had been demolished.

On 15 November 2019, the Puskas Arena officially opened with a friendly match between Hungary and Uruguay. It cost 415 million euros to build.

The stadium will be one of the playing venues of the 2020 European Championships, hosting three first stage group matches and one round of sixteen match.

The Puskas Arena has been selected to host the 2022 Europa League final.

How to get to the Puskas Arena

The Puskas Arena is located east of central Budapest, just a kilometer from Budepest Keleti central railway station (or 10 minutes walking). The city's historic center is about two kilometers further west. The stadium is reachable with metro line 2, which runs from the historic center in eastern direction. To take the metro, for example, at Kossuth Lajos, Deak Ferenc, Astoria, or Keleti in the direction of Ors Vezer. Get off at stop Puskas Ferenc Stadion.

Address: Puskas Arena, Budapest, 1146 Hungary

Eat, drink, and sleep near the Puskas Arena

The Puskás Arena is located in an area that is made up of other sports facilities, offices, residential buildings, and some retail. While you may find the odd place to eat or drink, it is best to do this in central Budapest as this is only a short metro ride or walk away. There are a number of hotels in the vicinity of Puskás Ferenc Stadion. The Danubius Hotel Arena and Green Hotel Budapest are good options right near the metro stop. The Híd Hotel is a cheaper budget alternative.

The Lions Garden Hotel is located in a higher end area and is farther away from the Keleti railway station. There are other reasonable hotels near Keleti railway station that are within walking distance.

For a detailed overview of all hotels near the Puskas Arena, and additional options in central Budapest, please click here.

Photos of the Puskas Arena

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Useful Internet link

Budapestinfo.hu is the official website of Budapest tourism. Bkv.hu is the public transport information website for Budapest.