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Onboard the famous trans-European Budapest Express, you are with Karine Peaufiner, a famous French detective from Paris. You are traveling to Budapest to meet with other detectives showcasing the latest developments in crime scene forensics. It is nighttime and you are passing slowly through the heart of Europe during a heavy snowstorm. You are reviewing case notes in your cabin with Karine and your colleagues. Suddenly there is a knock at the door, it is the train manager. He looks worried and asks you to come quickly to the First Class dining coach. When you arrive, you see a man slumped over a restaurant table. He was Sir Clarence Hayden and he has been murdered! The manager informs you that in one hour the train will stop at the next station, if the killer hasn’t been apprehended, they will be free to escape into the night and get away with this horrible crime! Your reputation as brilliant detectives precedes you, he asks you to solve the crime so the murderer can be caught and brought to justice. You’re able to narrow down 5 suspects who were seen in the dining car around the time Sir Clarence was murdered. Moving through the cabins and gathering evidence, the killer knows you are hot on their trail and has decided you are their next target. With you out of the picture, they would be free to escape when the train stops. Solve the riddles and puzzles, gather the evidence and solve the murder before it’s too late! Do you have what it takes to find the killer before they find you? Time is of the essence!
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Expert
- Not scary
Book experience
Reviews
steven1148
61 escape rooms
Nice room. I wanted to like it more, but it was really confusing at the beginning. The flow wasn’t very smooth. I felt like it was a bit all over the place, which is what makes the room more of an expert level. Bayne was a really nice host and GM.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Expert
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
EscapologyMemphis (Owner)
Budapest Express is definitely one of our more challenging rooms. One of the puzzles in this room has multiple moving parts and requires a combination of searching and finding, process of elimination, and sequencing all at once, which does make it very intricate. We’re always looking for ways to improve the experience while keeping the difficulty level engaging. We’re glad to hear Bayne took great care of you—our game masters are a huge part of making each escape memorable! We’d love to have you back to try another room that might be a better fit for your play style. All of rooms vary in difficulty and types of puzzles. Thank you for your feedback.
Mar 30, 2025
Ayoitsash
4 escape rooms
This room was definitely more difficult than some rooms I have done before, me and my friends came the day before and played 7 deadly sins and antidote. This room was like playing the game clue irl. When I first stepped into this room it really looked like you were in a train car.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Easy to find location
Yes
EscapologyMemphis (Owner)
Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you and your friends enjoyed Budapest Express and found it to be a challenging experience. It's always great when the theme and puzzles come together to create an immersive atmosphere—just like stepping into a real train car! Wow, three escape rooms in two days is impressive! We appreciate that you also had fun with 7 Deadly Sins and Antidote, and we hope to see you back for more exciting challenges soon!
Mar 30, 2025
Conundrings
76 escape rooms
This room is overall very fun, I loved the puzzle at the end! It's cool to see how it all ties together, and we really liked the elements. It's pretty basic, but flows well for the most part. We did get hung up on a few things or at a few dead ends, but overall it was fine. It did break a core escape room rule in one part, which was how we were stuck for a bit, but once we figure it out we were back on track.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Open and bright for the most part
Easy to find location
Yes
Out of the way from Memphis, but worth it.
Parking
Easy
EscapologyMemphis (Owner)
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you had fun and especially enjoyed the final puzzle—it’s always great when everything clicks into place! We strive to create rooms that flow well while still offering a challenge, so we appreciate your thoughts on the design. We’d love to hear more about the part that felt like it broke a core escape room rule. We are unaware of anything in the room that could relate to that. Feel free to email us at memphis@escapology.com with any details—we truly value your input! That said, we’re happy you enjoying the room tie all the clues together! Hope to see you back for another adventure soon!
Mar 30, 2025
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