Roads 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 emergeny 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)
Border road sign with general speed-limits in Hungary.

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.

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
Year196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020dec 2023
Length [km]7851322133023473845317771,2411,3991,7451,880

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.

DesignationRouteLength
1Budapest - Budaörs - Bicske - Tatabánya - Tata - Komárom - Győr - Mosonmagyaróvár - Hegyeshalom / Border with Austria 177 km
2Budapest - Dunakeszi - Vác - Rétság - Parassapuszta (Hont) / Border with Slovakia 078 km
3Budapest - Gödöllő - Aszód - Hatvan - Gyöngyös - Füzesabony - Mezőkövesd - Emőd - Nyékládháza - Miskolc - Szikszó - Encs - Tornyosnémeti / Border with Slovakia 247 km
4Budapest - Monor - Cegléd - Szolnok - Törökszentmiklós - Kisújszállás - Karcag - Püspökladány - Hajdúszoboszló - Debrecen - Téglás - Hajdúhadház - Újfehértó - Nyíregyháza - Kisvárda - Záhony / Border with Ukraine 352 km
5Budapest - Dabas - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Röszke / Border with Serbia 185 km
6Budapest - Érd - Százhalombatta - Dunaújváros - Dunaföldvár - Paks - Tolna - Bonyhád - Pécsvárad - Pécs - Szentlőrinc - Barcs / Border with Croatia 262 km
7Budapest - Érd - Kápolnásnyék - Székesfehérvár - Siófok - Balatonföldvár - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Zalakomár - Galambok - Nagykanizsa - Letenye / Border with Croatia 233 km
8Székesfehérvár (M7 motorway) - Várpalota - Veszprém - Herend - Városlőd - Devecser - Jánosháza - Vasvár - Körmend - Rábafüzes (Szentgotthárd) / Border with Austria 190 km
10Óbuda - Dorog - Tát - Nyergesújfalu (Main road 1)075 km
15Mosonmagyaróvár (Main road 1) - Rajka / Border with Slovakia 015 km
21Hatvan (Main road 3) - Pásztó - Bátonyterenye - Salgótarján (Somoskőújfalu) / Border with Slovakia 065 km
41Nyíregyháza (Main road 4) - Baktalórántháza - Vásárosnamény - Beregsurány / Border with Ukraine 073 km
42Püspökladány (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Biharkeresztes - Ártánd / Border with Romania 059 km
43Szeged (Main road 5) - Makó - Nagylak / Border with Romania 055 km
44Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Kunszentmárton - Szarvas - Békéscsaba - Gyula / Border with Romania 144 km
354Northern bypass of Debrecen (M35 motorway - Main road 4)012 km
403Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 4)014 km
405Albertirsa (M4 expressway) - Újhartyán (M5 motorway)015 km
502Western bypass of Szeged006 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.

DesignationRouteLength
101Hegyeshalom (Main road 1) - M1 motorway001 km
102Herceghalom (Main road 1) - Zsámbék - Pilisjászfalu (Main road 10)023 km
11Óbuda (Main road 10) - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 117072 km
111Esztergom (Main road 11) - Dorog (Main road 10)008 km
117Bypass of Dorog016 km
12Vác (M2 epressway) - Nagymaros - Szob027 km
13Border with Slovakia / Bypass of Komárom - Nagyigmánd - Kisbér (Main road 81)029 km
132Old Komárom section of Main road 13 (Border with Slovakia / Komárom - Main road 13)004 km
14Győr (Main road 81) - Vámosszabadi / Border with Slovakia 013 km
211Old Salgótarján section of Main road 21003 km
22Rétság (Main road 2) - Balassagyarmat - Szécsény - Salgótarján (Main road 21)
Old section of Main road 2
067 km
222Balassagyarmat (Main road 22) / Border with Slovakia 002 km
23Bátonyterenye (Main road 21) - Pétervására - Tarnalelesz (Main road 25)033 km
24Gyöngyös (Main road 3) - Recsk - Sirok - Eger (Main road 25)060 km
25Kerecsend (Main road 3) - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Bánréve (Main road 26)082 km
251Maklár (M25 expressway) - Füzesabony (Main road 3)004 km
252Part of the southern bypass of Eger (Main road 25 - M25 expressway)001 km
253Mezőkövesd (Main road 3) - Andornaktálya (M25 expressway)
Old section of Side road 2502
012 km
26Miskolc (Main road 3) - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Bánréve / Border with Slovakia 045 km
260Bypass of Sajószentpéter and Berente0011 km
27Sajószentpéter (Main road 26) - Edelény - Szendrő - Tornanádaska / Border with Slovakia055 km
302Emőd (Main road 3) - M3 motorway008 km
304Southern bypass of Miskolc (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)004 km
306Northern bypass of Miskolc (M30 motorway - Main road 26)006 km
31Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Main road 33)126 km
311Nagykáta (Main road 31) - Farmos - Cegléd (Main road 4)034 km
32Hatvan (M3 motorway) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok (Main road 4)080 km
33Füzesabony (Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen (Main road 4)111 km
331Western bypass of Mezőkövesd (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)006 km
338Western bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 38)007 km
34Tiszafüred (Main road 33) - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Main road 4)055 km
35Nyékládháza (Main road 3) - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen (Main road 4)086 km
0000351Introduction road of Tiszaújváros (Main road 35 - M3 motorway)008 km
36Polgár Main road Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza (Main road 38)050 km
37Felsőzsolca (Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Sátoraljaújhely / Border with Slovakia 076 km
38Tarcal (Main road Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza (Main road 4)037 km
381Sátoraljaújhely (Main road 37) - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Main road 4)047 km
39Encs (Main road 3) - Abaújszántó - Mezőzombor (Main road 37)036 km
401M4 expressway - Main road 4 near Abony001 km
402Southern Introduction road of Szolnok (Main road 4 - Main road 32)006 km
0000404Eastern bypass of Üllő (M4 expressway – Main road 4); Old section of Main road 4002 km
406Abony (M4 expressway) – Szolnok (Main road 4-32)004 km
427Berettyóújfalu
Old section of Main road 42
003 km
430Eastern bypass of Makó (M43 motorway - Main road 43)008 km
431Kiszombor (Main road 43) / Border with Romania 006 km
441Cegléd (Main road 4) - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét (Main road 5)031 km
442Szolnok (Main road 4) - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Main road 44)043 km
443Szarvas (Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd (Main road 46)019 km
444Western bypass and Southern Introduction road of Békéscsaba002 km
445Northeastern bypass of Kecskemét (Main road 44 - Hetényegyháza)013 km
446Old Békéscsaba section of Main road 44002 km
45Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely (Main road 47)053 km
451Szentes (Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Main road 5)042 km
46Törökszentmiklós (Main road 4) - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény (Main road 47)066 km
47Debrecen (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged (Main road 5)215 km
470Mezőberény (Main road 47) - Békés - Békéscsaba (Main road 446)
Old section of Main road 47
021 km
471Debrecen (Main road 4) - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka (Main road 49)073 km
0000472Old Hódmezővásárhely section of Main road 47007 km
474Old Orosháza section of Main road 47013 km
48Debrecen (Main road 4) - Vámospércs - Nyírbátor / Border with Romania 030 km
481Southern bypass of Debrecen (Main road 47 - M35 motorway)006 km
49Vaja (Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Csenger - Csengersima / Border with Romania 057 km
491Győrtelek (Main road 49) - Fehérgyarmat - Tiszabecs / Border with Ukraina020 km
493Baktalórántháza (Main road 41) - Nyírbátor (Main road 471)020 km
51Soroksár (M0 expressway) - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Hercegszántó / Border with Serbia 191 km
510Old Soroskár, Dunaharaszti and Taksony section of Main road 51011 km
511East bypass of Baja (Main road 51 - Main road 55)004 km
512Western bypass of Kalocsa004 km
513Old Dunavecse and Apostag section of Main road 51008 km
52Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Solt - Dunaföldvár (Main road 6)064 km
53Solt (Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Tompa / Border with Serbia 089 km
54Kecskemét (Main roads 5-44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd (Main road 51)092 km
541Southern Introduction road of Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54)004 km
542Western bypass of Kiskunfélegyháza009 km
55Szeged (Main road 5) - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (M6 motorway)122 km
551Introduction road of Baja (Old section of Main Road 55)002 km
56Szekszárd (Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Udvar / Border with Croatia 061 km
57Pécs (Main road 6) - Bóly - Mohács038 km
578Eastern bypass of Pécs (Main road 6 - M60 motorway)009 km
58Pécs (Main road 6) - Harkány - Drávaszabolcs / Border with Croatia 033 km
SignNumberRouteLength
61Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7)195 km
610Kaposvár (old section of Main road 61)016 km
611Dombóvár - Sásd014 km
62Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road 6) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár047 km
63Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7)090 km
631Motorway M6 - Main road 6305 km
64Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road 7)037 km
65Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Tamási - Siófok085 km
651Tamási bypass (Main road 65 - Main road 61)010 km
66Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads 61 and 610)054 km
67Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle090 km
68Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 76)095 km
681Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road 68) - Border with Croatia near Berzence024 km
682Marcali (old section of Main road 68)006 km
71Lepsény (Intersection with Main road 7) - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Balatonfüred - Balatonederics - Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 76)116 km
710Balatonakarattya (Intersection with Main road 71) - Balatonfűzfő (Intersection with Main road 72)017 km
72Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)007 km
73Csopak (Intersection with Main road 71) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)013 km
74Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road 7) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road 8)075 km
75Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 71) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics069 km
76Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 68) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road 86)082 km
760Main road 75 - Hévíz - Main road 7600- km
761Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road 74 - Main road 76)00- km
762Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road 76)00- km
77Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 71) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road 84)054 km
81Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road 8) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr081 km
811Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road 1)042 km
813Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14)013 km
82Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr080 km
821Győr (Main road 83 - Main road 1)003 km
83Városlőd (Intersection with Main road 8) - Pápa - Tét - Győr076 km
830Veszprém north bypass (Main road 82 – Main road 8)007 km
832Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road 82)030 km
834Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road 84)041 km
84Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road 71) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria near Sopron132 km
85Győr (Intersection with Main road 1) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road 84)072 km
86Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia near Rédics159 km
861Border with Austria near Kópháza002 km
87Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria near Kőszeg049 km
88Sárvár (Intersection with Main road 84) - Vát (Intersection with Main road 86)012 km
89Szombathely (Intersection with Main road 87) - Torony - Border with Austria near Bucsu018 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

The following European routes pass through Hungary:

Class A

Class B

See also

References