Zalakaros Spa
Zalakaros Spa opened its first indoor building in 1975 and has been officially recognised as a spa by the Ministry of Health since 1978; its medicinal water is an alkali chloride, bicarbonate, iodide and bromide water with hydrogen sulphide. The day ticket covers an indoor thermal bath and an indoor and outdoor adventure pool with more than 20 water attractions, while a domed Spa and Thermal World costs extra.
Getting in
- Parking
- Several car parks around the spa in the town centre
- Address
- Termál utca 4, 8749 Zalakaros
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Adult day ticket, off-peak (Felnőtt napi belépőjegy, nem kiemelt ár. Off-peak is Mon to Thu outside school holidays, long weekends and public holidays)HUF 6,700about €18
- Adult day ticket, peak (Felnőtt napi belépőjegy, kiemelt ár. Peak is every Fri, Sat and Sun, school holidays, long weekends and public holidays, and 19 June to 30 August 2026)HUF 7,400about €20
- Adult afternoon ticket (Felnőtt délutáni belépő. Mon to Thu after 16:00, not on public holidays or school holidays)HUF 5,100about €14
- Student day ticket, off-peak (Diák belépő. Ages 6 to 17.99, with ID and student card)HUF 5,700about €15
- Student day ticket, peak (Ages 6 to 17.99)HUF 6,300about €17
- Pensioner ticket, off-peak only (Nyugdíjas belépő. Over 65 with a valid Hungarian identity card and Hungarian pension card; at peak times pensioners pay the adult ticket)HUF 5,700about €15
- Child day ticket, off-peak (Gyermek belépő. Ages 3 to 5.99)HUF 3,900about €11
- Child day ticket, peak (Ages 3 to 5.99)HUF 4,400about €12
- Baby day ticket (Baba belépőjegy. Ages 0 to 2.99)HUF 400about €1
- Spa and Thermal World additional ticket (Gyógy- és Termálvilág belépő, on top of a day ticket)HUF 2,300about €6
- Sauna World additional ticket (Szaunavilág, 3 saunas with infusions, on top of a day ticket; Sauna World opens Fri to Sun; 18 and over)HUF 3,700about €10
- Two entries per day, adult (Supplement to the day ticket)HUF 1,800about €5
- Two entries per day, children, students, pensioners (Supplement to the day ticket)HUF 1,070about €3
- Hours
- Mon09:00-19:00
- Tue09:00-19:00
- Wed09:00-19:00
- Thu09:00-19:00
- Fri09:00-20:00
- Sat09:00-20:00
- Sun09:00-20:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swimwear only in the pools, no other clothing or jewellery. Swimwear may reach no lower than the knee and no higher than the shoulder. Saunas in Sauna World are entered without a swimsuit, on a sheet; the sauna in the adventure bath requires a swimsuit.
- Children
- No minimum age for the baths. Under 14s must be with an adult and may not use the medicinal pools or pools above 35 °C (medicinal water only on medical instruction). Under 6s may not use massage pools or whirlpools. Sauna World is for over 18s only. The adventure bath pools are for swimmers.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- zkf.hu
- Facilities
- Changing roomsLockersRestaurantSaunaOutdoor poolIndoor poolParkingTowel hireSteam room
About Zalakaros Spa
The covered building let the bath stay open all year, and the indoor section is still called the Fedett (Covered) bath after it. Under its fan-shaped roof are two medicinal pools, and a 2013 refit added a rest area with loungers and a cool pool for easy laps. The spa says the sulphur in the water is used for joint and skin complaints, psoriasis among them. In the sauna world, sauna masters run 12 to 15 minute infusions set to well-known tunes in a Finnish sauna that seats 60.
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