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Roads in Hungary
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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)
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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).

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Highways

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Highways in Hungary in December 2023.
  in service
  under construction or proposed
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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

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Main roads

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Main roads in Hungary.
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it symbolizes the starting point of the kilometer numbering of the main roads starting from the capital city.
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Main road 3 near Encs.
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Main road 21 near Zagyvaszántó.
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Main road 22 near Őrhalom.
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Main road 31 near Maglód.
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Main road 34 in Kunhegyes.
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Main road 38 in Rakamaz.
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Signs of the main road 45 in Szentes.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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European routes

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The following European routes pass through Hungary:

Class A

Class B

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