The Zánka beach is a 27,000 square meter grassy service complex with two entrances. It can be reached on foot from the train station and several bus stops in Zánka in 5 minutes. It can be reached from the main road number 71 by driving along Rákóczi street. The Balaton bicycle tour also passes in front of the beach.
As a result of several developments within the beach, the two sandy playgrounds, sidewalks, the row of changing cabins, washrooms and showers, and the sandy sport field have now been renewed. The sandy beach is a great joy for families with small children, and we also provide free parking and wireless Internet (WiFi) services to our guests. The safety of bathers is supervised by the Balaton Water Rescue Service.
Security and asset protection:
- There is a camera surveillance system on the beach area, regarding which the data protection information can be found on our website.
Our free services:
- parking opportunity,
- wireless Internet (WiFi) in the beach area,
- outdoor showers,
- outdoor changing rooms,
- shaded sandy playgrounds,
- sandy sports fields,
- water rescue service,
- medical service,
- washroom and toilet use.
Our special services:
- barrier-free accessibility,
- tactile guide bar,
- sound information board,
- Braille written information boards,
- outdoor changing room for disabled people,
- disabled toilet,
- outdoor shower with limited mobility,
- baby-mom room,
- family outdoor dressing room,
- disabled parking.
Opening hours:
Our beach is a paying beach from June 14 to August 31, 2025. Tickets must be exchanged during ticket office hours (8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) at the two available ticket offices. It functions as a promenade and free beach before and after opening hours.
We inform our guests that the ticket redeemed is valid for the entire day on the day of redemption and can be used multiple times if you have validated (scanned) your ticket at the exit terminal upon exit.
Beach ticket office contact:
- +36-30-369-6192 (during business hours – with limited availability)
- E-mail:
| Entrance tickets | Price |
| Child ticket From 6 to 14 years of age, the bather is entitled to exchange a child’s ticket. The bather must prove his age with a personal or other photo ID. | HUF 900 |
| Nivegy valley ticket Permanent residents of the villages of Szentantalfa, Szentjakabfa, Tagyon, Balatoncsicsó, Óbudavár and Monoszló are entitled to exchange a Nivegy Valley ticket, the condition of which is that the bather proves his address by presenting a residence card. | HUF 900 |
| Youth ticket Up to the age of 18, the bather is entitled to exchange a youth ticket. The bather must prove his age with a personal or other photo ID. | HUF 1100 |
| Retired ticket In addition to presenting a pensioner’s ID card, the bather is entitled to exchange a pensioner’s ticket. | HUF 1100 |
| Adult ticket | HUF 1600 |
It is also possible to pay by credit card and SZÉP card.
Free entry:
- A child under the age of six is entitled to free entry, accompanied by an accompanying person; otherwise, bathers are entitled to free entry to the beach area only by presenting a photo pass that entitles them to do so.
- the permanent resident of Zánka, if he is subject to municipal tax and has paid the local taxes due for the first half of the current year in full, and has no outstanding tax debt to the municipality;
- a student of Bozzay Pál Primary School, upon presentation of a student ID card and the teacher’s employer certificate;
- the employee of the municipality and its institutions upon presentation of an employer’s certificate;
- on presentation of a beach employee’s employer’s certificate;
- the operator and employee of the beach commercial establishment;
- the disabled person upon presentation of a public document certifying his disability;
- for the purpose of performance of tasks, the person performing public cleaning, utility tasks, repair, service provider, performing official authority activities, as well as the representative of the body entitled to control, is entitled to enter the beach without changing a ticket for the purpose of control.
| Passes Price | Price |
| Season pass | HUF 30000 |
| Discounted pass | HUF 12000 |
The one-time production fee for the new pass is HUF 4000. If the bather has kept the pass issued in the previous bathing season, it can be validated for the current year upon payment of an activation fee of HUF 2000, provided that the entitlements are proven.
Attention! It is only possible to get a new pass or validate a pass issued in a previous bathing season on Saturday and Sunday between 8:00 am and 10:00 am. The application for the issuance of the holiday pass can be downloaded from our website. Please send the completed documents and the local property ownership form to by May 31st.
| Cabin tickets | Price |
| Daily cabin ticket | HUF 2000 |
| 7-day cabin ticket | HUF 10000 |
| Seasonal cabin ticket | HUF 45000 |
| Cabin deposit | HUF 7500 |
| Luggage locker ticket | Price |
| Daily locker ticket | HUF 800 |
| Wardrobe deposit | HUF 1500 |
| Other fees | Price |
| Fishing spot daily rental fee | HUF 20000 |
| Weekly SUP storage fee | HUF 8000 |
| Season SUP storage fee | HUF 30000 |
Medical service:
- Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Water rescue service:
- During operating hours 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Events:
- If you want to know more about the annual events in Zánka, visit our events page.
- As part of „Mozdulj Balaton”, sports events are held on the beach sports fields every Saturday. You can apply on site every time. Participation in the games is free for everyone. More information about sports events.
Fishing site
- Outside the beach season, there is a possibility to rent a fishing site where you can pitch a tent. The request for the use of the fishing site should be sent to the e-mail address . The rental fee for the fishing site is 20,000 HUF / day, which fee is payable in advance. The application for use of the fishing site can be downloaded from our website.
