Roads in Hungary

Border road sign with general speed-limits in Hungary.

Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:

• controlled-access highway (gyorsforgalmi út – pl. gyorsforgalmi utak) – colour: blue; designation: M followed by one or two digits. It has two categories: motorways and expressways.
  • motorways (autópálya – pl. autópályák): 2+2 travel lanes and emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections
  • expressway (autóút – pl. autóutak): mostly 2+2 travel lanes without emergency line, central reservation, some at-grade intersections
• main roads (főút – pl. főutak) – colour: green; designation: one, two or three digits
  • primary main roads (elsődrendű főút – pl. elsőrendű főutak): national importance roads
  • secondary main roads (másodrendű főút – pl. másodrendű főutak): regional importance roads
• side roads (mellékút - pl. mellékutak) – colour: green; designation: with four or five digits
• municipal roads (önkormányzati út- pl. önkormányzati utak)

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).

Highways

Highways in Hungary in December 2023.

  in service

  under construction or proposed

M7 motorway near Balatonfőkajár junction.

Main article: Highways in Hungary

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).

• Motorways are public roads with controlled access which are designated for motor vehicles only, and feature two carriageways with at least two continuous lanes each with paved emergency lanes, divided by a median. They have no one-level intersections with any roads or other forms of land and water transport. They are equipped with roadside rest areas, which are intended only for the users of the motorway.
• Expressways share most of the characteristics of motorways, differing mainly in that:

1. Expressways may be built without paved emergency lanes.
2. Expressways are designated for lower speed than motorways. For example, the road curvature can be higher and the lanes are usually narrower (3.5 m vs 3.75 m).
3. Expressways can have a single carriageway on sections with low traffic density.

Development of the overall length (at the end of):

Total length of highways in use in Hungary

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

List of highways

• Highways in service:

Motorways:

M1 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | M15 | M30 | M31 | M35 | M43 | M60 | M70

Expressways:

M0 | M2 | M4 | M9 | M19 | M25 | M44 | M49 | M51 | M76 | M85 | M86

• Proposed Highways:

M10 | M32 | M34 | M71 | M87 | M100 | M200

Main roads

Main roads in Hungary.

it symbolizes the starting point of the kilometer numbering of the main roads starting from the capital city.

Main road 3 near Encs.

Main road 21 near Zagyvaszántó.

Main road 22 near Őrhalom.

Main road 31 near Maglód.

Main road 34 in Kunhegyes.

Main road 38 in Rakamaz.

Signs of the main road 45 in Szentes.

Signs of the main road 51 near Apsotag.

They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.

Primary main roads

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.

Designation	Route	Length
1	Budapest - Budaörs - Bicske - Tatabánya - Tata - Komárom - Győr - Mosonmagyaróvár - Hegyeshalom / Border with Austria	177 km
2	Budapest - Dunakeszi - Vác - Rétság - Parassapuszta (Hont) / Border with Slovakia	078 km
3	Budapest - Gödöllő - Aszód - Hatvan - Gyöngyös - Füzesabony - Mezőkövesd - Emőd - Nyékládháza - Miskolc - Szikszó - Encs - Tornyosnémeti / Border with Slovakia	247 km
4	Budapest - Monor - Cegléd - Szolnok - Törökszentmiklós - Kisújszállás - Karcag - Püspökladány - Hajdúszoboszló - Debrecen - Téglás - Hajdúhadház - Újfehértó - Nyíregyháza - Kisvárda - Záhony / Border with Ukraine	352 km
5	Budapest - Dabas - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Röszke / Border with Serbia	185 km
6	Budapest - Érd - Százhalombatta - Dunaújváros - Dunaföldvár - Paks - Tolna - Bonyhád - Pécsvárad - Pécs - Szentlőrinc - Barcs / Border with Croatia	262 km
7	Budapest - Érd - Kápolnásnyék - Székesfehérvár - Siófok - Balatonföldvár - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Zalakomár - Galambok - Nagykanizsa - Letenye / Border with Croatia	233 km
8	Székesfehérvár (M7 motorway) - Várpalota - Veszprém - Herend - Városlőd - Devecser - Jánosháza - Vasvár - Körmend - Rábafüzes (Szentgotthárd) / Border with Austria	190 km
10	Óbuda - Dorog - Tát - Nyergesújfalu (Main road 1)	075 km
15	Mosonmagyaróvár (Main road 1) - Rajka / Border with Slovakia	015 km
21	Hatvan (Main road 3) - Pásztó - Bátonyterenye - Salgótarján (Somoskőújfalu) / Border with Slovakia	065 km
41	Nyíregyháza (Main road 4) - Baktalórántháza - Vásárosnamény - Beregsurány / Border with Ukraine	073 km
42	Püspökladány (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Biharkeresztes - Ártánd / Border with Romania	059 km
43	Szeged (Main road 5) - Makó - Nagylak / Border with Romania	055 km
44	Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Kunszentmárton - Szarvas - Békéscsaba - Gyula / Border with Romania	144 km
354	Northern bypass of Debrecen (M35 motorway - Main road 4)	012 km
403	Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 4)	014 km
405	Albertirsa (M4 expressway) - Újhartyán (M5 motorway)	015 km
502	Western bypass of Szeged	006 km

Secondary main road

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
101	Hegyeshalom (Main road 1) - M1 motorway	001 km
102	Herceghalom (Main road 1) - Zsámbék - Pilisjászfalu (Main road 10)	023 km
11	Óbuda (Main road 10) - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 117	072 km
111	Esztergom (Main road 11) - Dorog (Main road 10)	008 km
117	Bypass of Dorog	016 km
12	Vác (M2 epressway) - Nagymaros - Szob	027 km
13	Border with Slovakia / Bypass of Komárom - Nagyigmánd - Kisbér (Main road 81)	029 km
132	Old Komárom section of Main road 13 (Border with Slovakia / Komárom - Main road 13)	004 km
14	Győr (Main road 81) - Vámosszabadi / Border with Slovakia	013 km
211	Old Salgótarján section of Main road 21	003 km
22	Rétság (Main road 2) - Balassagyarmat - Szécsény - Salgótarján (Main road 21) Old section of Main road 2	067 km
222	Balassagyarmat (Main road 22) / Border with Slovakia	002 km
23	Bátonyterenye (Main road 21) - Pétervására - Tarnalelesz (Main road 25)	033 km
24	Gyöngyös (Main road 3) - Recsk - Sirok - Eger (Main road 25)	060 km
25	Kerecsend (Main road 3) - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Bánréve (Main road 26)	082 km
251	Maklár (M25 expressway) - Füzesabony (Main road 3)	004 km
252	Part of the southern bypass of Eger (Main road 25 - M25 expressway)	001 km
253	Mezőkövesd (Main road 3) - Andornaktálya (M25 expressway) Old section of Side road 2502	012 km
26	Miskolc (Main road 3) - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Bánréve / Border with Slovakia	045 km
260	Bypass of Sajószentpéter and Berente	0011 km
27	Sajószentpéter (Main road 26) - Edelény - Szendrő - Tornanádaska / Border with Slovakia	055 km
302	Emőd (Main road 3) - M3 motorway	008 km
304	Southern bypass of Miskolc (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)	004 km
306	Northern bypass of Miskolc (M30 motorway - Main road 26)	006 km
31	Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Main road 33)	126 km
311	Nagykáta (Main road 31) - Farmos - Cegléd (Main road 4)	034 km
32	Hatvan (M3 motorway) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok (Main road 4)	080 km
33	Füzesabony (Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen (Main road 4)	111 km
331	Western bypass of Mezőkövesd (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)	006 km
338	Western bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 38)	007 km
34	Tiszafüred (Main road 33) - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Main road 4)	055 km
35	Nyékládháza (Main road 3) - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen (Main road 4)	086 km
0000351	Introduction road of Tiszaújváros (Main road 35 - M3 motorway)	008 km
36	Polgár Main road Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza (Main road 38)	050 km
37	Felsőzsolca (Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Sátoraljaújhely / Border with Slovakia	076 km
38	Tarcal (Main road Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza (Main road 4)	037 km
381	Sátoraljaújhely (Main road 37) - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Main road 4)	047 km
39	Encs (Main road 3) - Abaújszántó - Mezőzombor (Main road 37)	036 km
401	M4 expressway - Main road 4 near Abony	001 km
402	Southern Introduction road of Szolnok (Main road 4 - Main road 32)	006 km
0000404	Eastern bypass of Üllő (M4 expressway – Main road 4); Old section of Main road 4	002 km
406	Abony (M4 expressway) – Szolnok (Main road 4-32)	004 km
427	Berettyóújfalu Old section of Main road 42	003 km
430	Eastern bypass of Makó (M43 motorway - Main road 43)	008 km
431	Kiszombor (Main road 43) / Border with Romania	006 km
441	Cegléd (Main road 4) - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét (Main road 5)	031 km
442	Szolnok (Main road 4) - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Main road 44)	043 km
443	Szarvas (Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd (Main road 46)	019 km
444	Western bypass and Southern Introduction road of Békéscsaba	002 km
445	Northeastern bypass of Kecskemét (Main road 44 - Hetényegyháza)	013 km
446	Old Békéscsaba section of Main road 44	002 km
45	Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely (Main road 47)	053 km
451	Szentes (Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Main road 5)	042 km
46	Törökszentmiklós (Main road 4) - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény (Main road 47)	066 km
47	Debrecen (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged (Main road 5)	215 km
470	Mezőberény (Main road 47) - Békés - Békéscsaba (Main road 446) Old section of Main road 47	021 km
471	Debrecen (Main road 4) - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka (Main road 49)	073 km
0000472	Old Hódmezővásárhely section of Main road 47	007 km
474	Old Orosháza section of Main road 47	013 km
48	Debrecen (Main road 4) - Vámospércs - Nyírbátor / Border with Romania	030 km
481	Southern bypass of Debrecen (Main road 47 - M35 motorway)	006 km
49	Vaja (Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Csenger - Csengersima / Border with Romania	057 km
491	Győrtelek (Main road 49) - Fehérgyarmat - Tiszabecs / Border with Ukraina	020 km
493	Baktalórántháza (Main road 41) - Nyírbátor (Main road 471)	020 km
51	Soroksár (M0 expressway) - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Hercegszántó / Border with Serbia	191 km
510	Old Soroskár, Dunaharaszti and Taksony section of Main road 51	011 km
511	East bypass of Baja (Main road 51 - Main road 55)	004 km
512	Western bypass of Kalocsa	004 km
513	Old Dunavecse and Apostag section of Main road 51	008 km
52	Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Solt - Dunaföldvár (Main road 6)	064 km
53	Solt (Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Tompa / Border with Serbia	089 km
54	Kecskemét (Main roads 5-44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd (Main road 51)	092 km
541	Southern Introduction road of Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54)	004 km
542	Western bypass of Kiskunfélegyháza	009 km
55	Szeged (Main road 5) - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (M6 motorway)	122 km
551	Introduction road of Baja (Old section of Main Road 55)	002 km
56	Szekszárd (Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Udvar / Border with Croatia	061 km
57	Pécs (Main road 6) - Bóly - Mohács	038 km
578	Eastern bypass of Pécs (Main road 6 - M60 motorway)	009 km
58	Pécs (Main road 6) - Harkány - Drávaszabolcs / Border with Croatia	033 km

Sign	Number	Route	Length
	61	Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7)	195 km
	610	Kaposvár (old section of Main road 61)	016 km
	611	Dombóvár - Sásd	014 km
	62	Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road 6) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár	047 km
	63	Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7)	090 km
	631	Motorway M6 - Main road 63	05 km
	64	Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road 7)	037 km
	65	Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Tamási - Siófok	085 km
	651	Tamási bypass (Main road 65 - Main road 61)	010 km
	66	Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads 61 and 610)	054 km
	67	Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle	090 km
	68	Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 76)	095 km
	681	Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road 68) - Border with Croatia near Berzence	024 km
	682	Marcali (old section of Main road 68)	006 km
	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)	017 km
	72	Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)	007 km
	73	Csopak (Intersection with Main road 71) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)	013 km
	74	Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road 7) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road 8)	075 km
	75	Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 71) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics	069 km
	76	Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 68) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road 86)	082 km
	760	Main road 75 - Hévíz - Main road 76	00- km
	761	Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road 74 - Main road 76)	00- km
	762	Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road 76)	00- km
	77	Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 71) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road 84)	054 km
	81	Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road 8) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr	081 km
	811	Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road 1)	042 km
	813	Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14)	013 km
	82	Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr	080 km
	821	Győr (Main road 83 - Main road 1)	003 km
	83	Városlőd (Intersection with Main road 8) - Pápa - Tét - Győr	076 km
	830	Veszprém north bypass (Main road 82 – Main road 8)	007 km
	832	Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road 82)	030 km
	834	Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road 84)	041 km
	84	Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road 71) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria near Sopron	132 km
	85	Győr (Intersection with Main road 1) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road 84)	072 km
	86	Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia near Rédics	159 km
	861	Border with Austria near Kópháza	002 km
	87	Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria near Kőszeg	049 km
	88	Sárvár (Intersection with Main road 84) - Vát (Intersection with Main road 86)	012 km
	89	Szombathely (Intersection with Main road 87) - Torony - Border with Austria near Bucsu	018 km

Local roads

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.

European routes

Main article: List of E-roads in Hungary

The following European routes pass through Hungary:

Class A

• E60: (France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Austria) – Hegyeshalom – Mosonmagyaróvár – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Ártánd – (Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China)^[3]
• E65: (Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Csorna – Szombathely – Körmend – Zalaegerszeg – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece)
• E66: (Italy, Austria) – Rábafüzes – Körmend – Ajka – Veszprém – Székesfehérvár – Dunaújváros – Kecskemét – Cegléd
• E68: Szeged – Makó – Csanádpalota – (Romania)
• E71: (Slovakia) – Tornyosnémeti – Miskolc – Füzesabony – Hatvan – Budapest – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia)
• E73: Budapest – Dunaújváros – Paks – Szekszárd – Mohács – Udvar – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• E75: (Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Kecskemét – Szeged – Röszke – (Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece)
• E77: (Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Slovakia) – Parassapuszta – Vác – Budapest
• E79: Miskolc – Polgár – Debrecen – Berettyóújfalu – Ártánd – (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece)

Class B

• E573: Püspökladány – Debrecen – Nyíregyháza – Záhony – (Ukraina)
• E575: (Slovakia) – Vámosszabadi – Győr
• E579: Görbeháza – Nyíregyháza – Vásárosnamény – Beregdaróc
• E653: (Slovenia) – Tornyiszentmiklós – Letenye
• E661: Balatonkeresztúr – Nagyatád – Barcs – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

See also

• Transport in Hungary

References

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