Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme.
European routes passing through Hungary: E60; E65; E66; E68; E71; E73; E75; E77; E79 (Class A); E573; E653; E661 (Class B).
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h. According to the Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013. [1] The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with M7, which finished in 1975 between Budapest and Lake Balaton. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.
Road signs are white shield on blue and the abbreviation for both types of highways is M.
The main differences are that motorways feature emergency lanes and the maximum allowed speed limit is 130 km/h (81 mph), while expressways may be built without them and the speed limit is 110 km/h (68 mph).
Development of the overall length (at the end of):
Year | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | dec 2023 |
Length [km] | 7 | 85 | 132 | 213 | 302 | 347 | 384 | 531 | 777 | 1,241 | 1,399 | 1,745 | 1,880 |
M1 |
M3 |
M4 |
M5 |
M6 |
M7 |
M8 |
M15 |
M30 |
M31 |
M35 |
M43 |
M60 |
M70
M0 |
M2 |
M4 |
M9 |
M19 |
M25 |
M44 |
M49 |
M51 |
M76 |
M85 |
M86
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.
Roads categorized as state roads, primary main roads are 2,169 km in total length as of December 2022. [2] The routes are marked with one, two, or three-digit numbers.
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 4,849 km in total length as of December 2022. [2] The routes are marked with two or three-digit numbers.
Designation | Route | Length | |
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![]() | Hegyeshalom (Main road 1) - M1 motorway | km | 1|
![]() | Herceghalom (Main road 1) - Zsámbék - Pilisjászfalu (Main road 10) | km | 23|
![]() | Óbuda (Main road 10) - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 117 | km | 72|
![]() | Esztergom (Main road 11) - Dorog (Main road 10) | km | 8|
![]() | Bypass of Dorog | km | 16|
![]() | Vác (M2 epressway) - Nagymaros - Szob | km | 27|
![]() | Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 29|
132 | Old Komárom section of Main road 13 (Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 4|
![]() | Győr (Main road 81) - Vámosszabadi / Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 13|
![]() | Old Salgótarján section of Main road 21 | km | 3|
![]() | Rétság (Main road 2) - Balassagyarmat - Szécsény - Salgótarján (Main road 21) Old section of Main road 2 | km | 67|
![]() | Balassagyarmat (Main road 22) / Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 2|
![]() | Bátonyterenye (Main road 21) - Pétervására - Tarnalelesz (Main road 25) | km | 33|
![]() | Gyöngyös (Main road 3) - Recsk - Sirok - Eger (Main road 25) | km | 60|
![]() | Kerecsend (Main road 3) - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Bánréve (Main road 26) | km | 82|
251 | Maklár (M25 expressway) - Füzesabony (Main road 3) | km | 4|
![]() | Part of the southern bypass of Eger (Main road 25 - M25 expressway) | km | 1|
![]() | Mezőkövesd (Main road 3) - Andornaktálya (M25 expressway) Old section of Side road 2502 | km | 12|
![]() | Miskolc (Main road 3) - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Bánréve / Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 45|
260 | Bypass of Sajószentpéter and Berente | km | 11|
![]() | Sajószentpéter (Main road 26) - Edelény - Szendrő - Tornanádaska / Border with Slovakia | km | 55|
![]() | Emőd (Main road 3) - M3 motorway | km | 8|
![]() | Southern bypass of Miskolc (Main road 3 - M30 motorway) | km | 4|
![]() | Northern bypass of Miskolc (M30 motorway - Main road 26) | km | 6|
![]() | Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Main road 33) | 126 km | |
![]() | Nagykáta (Main road 31) - Farmos - Cegléd (Main road 4) | km | 34|
![]() | Hatvan (M3 motorway) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok (Main road 4) | km | 80|
![]() | Füzesabony (Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen (Main road 4) | 111 km | |
![]() | Western bypass of Mezőkövesd (Main road 3 - M30 motorway) | km | 6|
![]() | Western bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 38) | km | 7|
![]() | Tiszafüred (Main road 33) - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Main road 4) | km | 55|
![]() | Nyékládháza (Main road 3) - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen (Main road 4) | km | 86|
351 | Introduction road of Tiszaújváros (Main road 35 - M3 motorway) | km | 8|
![]() | Polgár Main road Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza (Main road 38) | km | 50|
![]() | Felsőzsolca (Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Sátoraljaújhely / Border with Slovakia ![]() | km | 76|
![]() | Tarcal (Main road Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza (Main road 4) | km | 37|
![]() | Sátoraljaújhely (Main road 37) - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Main road 4) | km | 47|
![]() | Encs (Main road 3) - Abaújszántó - Mezőzombor (Main road 37) | km | 36|
![]() | M4 expressway - Main road 4 near Abony | km | 1|
![]() | Southern Introduction road of Szolnok (Main road 4 - Main road 32) | km | 6|
404 | Eastern bypass of Üllő (M4 expressway – Main road 4); Old section of Main road 4 | km | 2|
![]() | Abony (M4 expressway) – Szolnok (Main road 4-32) | km | 4|
![]() | Berettyóújfalu Old section of Main road 42 | km | 3|
![]() | Eastern bypass of Makó (M43 motorway - Main road 43) | km | 8|
![]() | Kiszombor (Main road 43) / Border with Romania ![]() | km | 6|
![]() | Cegléd (Main road 4) - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét (Main road 5) | km | 31|
![]() | Szolnok (Main road 4) - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) | km | 43|
![]() | Szarvas (Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd (Main road 46) | km | 19|
![]() | Western bypass and Southern Introduction road of Békéscsaba | km | 2|
![]() | Northeastern bypass of Kecskemét (Main road 44 - Hetényegyháza) | km | 13|
446 | Old Békéscsaba section of Main road 44 | km | 2|
![]() | Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely (Main road 47) | km | 53|
![]() | Szentes (Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Main road 5) | km | 42|
![]() | Törökszentmiklós (Main road 4) - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény (Main road 47) | km | 66|
![]() | Debrecen (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged (Main road 5) | 215 km | |
![]() | Mezőberény (Main road 47) - Békés - Békéscsaba (Main road 446) Old section of Main road 47 | km | 21|
![]() | Debrecen (Main road 4) - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka (Main road 49) | km | 73|
472 | Old Hódmezővásárhely section of Main road 47 | km | 7|
![]() | Old Orosháza section of Main road 47 | km | 13|
![]() | Debrecen (Main road 4) - Vámospércs - Nyírbátor / Border with Romania ![]() | km | 30|
![]() | Southern bypass of Debrecen (Main road 47 - M35 motorway) | km | 6|
![]() | Vaja (Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Csenger - Csengersima / Border with Romania ![]() | km | 57|
![]() | Győrtelek (Main road 49) - Fehérgyarmat - Tiszabecs / Border with Ukraina | km | 20|
![]() | Baktalórántháza (Main road 41) - Nyírbátor (Main road 471) | km | 20|
![]() | Soroksár (M0 expressway) - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Hercegszántó / Border with Serbia ![]() | 191 km | |
![]() | Old Soroskár, Dunaharaszti and Taksony section of Main road 51 | km | 11|
![]() | East bypass of Baja (Main road 51 - Main road 55) | km | 4|
![]() | Western bypass of Kalocsa | km | 4|
![]() | Old Dunavecse and Apostag section of Main road 51 | km | 8|
![]() | Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Solt - Dunaföldvár (Main road 6) | km | 64|
![]() | Solt (Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Tompa / Border with Serbia ![]() | km | 89|
![]() | Kecskemét (Main roads 5-44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd (Main road 51) | km | 92|
![]() | Southern Introduction road of Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54) | km | 4|
![]() | Western bypass of Kiskunfélegyháza | km | 9|
![]() | Szeged (Main road 5) - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (M6 motorway) | 122 km | |
![]() | Introduction road of Baja (Old section of Main Road 55) | km | 2|
![]() | Szekszárd (Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Udvar / Border with Croatia ![]() | km | 61|
![]() | Pécs (Main road 6) - Bóly - Mohács | km | 38|
![]() | Eastern bypass of Pécs (Main road 6 - M60 motorway) | km | 9|
![]() | Pécs (Main road 6) - Harkány - Drávaszabolcs / Border with Croatia ![]() | km | 33|
Sign | Number | Route | Length |
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![]() | 61 | Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7) | 195 km |
![]() | 610 | Kaposvár (old section of Main road 61) | km | 16
![]() | 611 | Dombóvár - Sásd | km | 14
![]() | 62 | Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road 6) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár | km | 47
![]() | 63 | Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7) | km | 90
631 | Motorway M6 - Main road 63 | km | 5|
![]() | 64 | Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road 7) | km | 37
![]() | 65 | Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Tamási - Siófok | km | 85
651 | Tamási bypass (Main road 65 - Main road 61) | km | 10|
![]() | 66 | Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads 61 and 610) | km | 54
![]() | 67 | Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle | km | 90
![]() | 68 | Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 76) | km | 95
681 | Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road 68) - Border with Croatia ![]() | km | 24|
682 | Marcali (old section of Main road 68) | km | 6|
![]() | 71 | Lepsény (Intersection with Main road 7) - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Balatonfüred - Balatonederics - Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 76) | 116 km |
![]() | 710 | Balatonakarattya (Intersection with Main road 71) - Balatonfűzfő (Intersection with Main road 72) | km | 17
![]() | 72 | Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) | km | 7
![]() | 73 | Csopak (Intersection with Main road 71) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) | km | 13
![]() | 74 | Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road 7) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road 8) | km | 75
![]() | 75 | Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 71) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics | km | 69
![]() | 76 | Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 68) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road 86) | km | 82
760 | Main road 75 - Hévíz - Main road 76 | - km | |
![]() | 761 | Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road 74 - Main road 76) | - km |
762 | Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road 76) | - km | |
![]() | 77 | Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 71) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road 84) | km | 54
![]() | 81 | Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road 8) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr | km | 81
![]() | 811 | Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road 1) | km | 42
![]() | 813 | Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14) | km | 13
![]() | 82 | Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr | km | 80
![]() | 821 | Győr (Main road 83 - Main road 1) | km | 3
![]() | 83 | Városlőd (Intersection with Main road 8) - Pápa - Tét - Győr | km | 76
![]() | 830 | Veszprém north bypass (Main road 82 – Main road 8) | km | 7
832 | Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road 82) | km | 30|
![]() | 834 | Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road 84) | km | 41
![]() | 84 | Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road 71) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria ![]() | 132 km |
![]() | 85 | Győr (Intersection with Main road 1) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road 84) | km | 72
![]() | 86 | Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia ![]() | 159 km |
![]() | 861 | Border with Austria ![]() | km | 2
![]() | 87 | Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria ![]() | km | 49
![]() | 88 | Sárvár (Intersection with Main road 84) - Vát (Intersection with Main road 86) | km | 12
![]() | 89 | Szombathely (Intersection with Main road 87) - Torony - Border with Austria ![]() | km | 18
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
The following European routes pass through Hungary:
Transport in Hungary relies on several main modes, including transport by road, rail, air and water.
Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
European route E 60 is the second-longest road in the International E-road network and runs 8,200 km (5,100 mi), from Brest, France, to Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan.
European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms include throughway or thruway and parkway. Some of these may be limited-access highways, although this term can also refer to a class of highways with somewhat less isolation from other traffic.
European route E65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chania, Greece. The road is about 4,400 km (2,700 mi) in length.
The M1 motorway is a toll motorway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.
The M7 motorway is a Hungarian motorway which runs from Budapest towards the Croatian border at Letenye, reaching Székesfehérvár, then Siófok, a town on Lake Balaton, and the city of Nagykanizsa in the southwest of the country.
Controlled-access highways in Hungary are dual carriageways, grade separated with controlled-access, designed for high speeds. The legislation amendments define two types of highways: motorways and expressways.
The M30 motorway is a Hungarian motorway that connects the M3 motorway to the Slovak R4 expressway near the border town of Tornyosnémeti via Miskolc, forming part of European routes E71 and E79. The first section opened to the public in 2002, and reached the border area in October 2021.
European route E 79 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Miskolc, Hungary and ends in Thessaloniki, Greece, also running through Romania and Bulgaria. The road is 1,300 km (810 mi) long.
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The Zrinski Bridge or Zrínyi Bridge connects the Croatian A4 and the Hungarian M7 motorways, spanning the Mura River. As it also spans Hungarian–Croatian border, a joint border checkpoint is located north of the bridge. The bridge is located between Goričan interchange of the A4 motorway and the M70 motorway interchange of the M7. The bridge is a part of a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and Hungary and a part of European routes E65 and E71 as well as the Pan-European corridor Vb.
The M70 motorway is a motorway in Hungary, connecting the M7 motorway to the A5 motorway in Slovenia. The road is 21 km long and has a speed limit of 130 km/h. The last section was completed in 2006. After the opening of the last missing sections of the M7 on August 19, 2008, there is a direct motorway link from Budapest to Slovenia. The expressway originally consisted of two lanes between Letenye and Tornyiszentmiklós interchanges. As a four-lane, full profile motorway, it opened on December 13, 2019. It was built by the Colas Group.
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