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
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. 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 , while expressways may be built without them and the speed limit is .
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: Expressways may be built without paved emergency lanes. Expressways are designated for lower speed than motorways. For example, the road curvature can be higher and the lanes are usually narrower (3.5m vs 3.75m). 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 2025 Length [km] 7 85 132 213 302 347 384 531 777 1,241 1,399 1,745 1,938
List of highways Highways in service: Motorways:
Expressways:
Proposed Highways: M10 | M32 | M34 | M71 | M87 | M100 | M200
Main roads
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. The routes are marked with one, two, or three-digit numbers.
Designation Route Length Budapest - Budaörs - Bicske - Tatabánya - Tata - Komárom - Győr - Mosonmagyaróvár - Hegyeshalom / Border with Austria 177 km Budapest - Dunakeszi - Vác - Rétság - Parassapuszta (Hont) / Border with Slovakia 78 km Budapest - Gödöllő - Aszód - Hatvan - Gyöngyös - Füzesabony - Mezőkövesd - Emőd - Nyékládháza - Miskolc - Szikszó - Encs - Tornyosnémeti / Border with Slovakia 247 km Budapest - Monor - Cegléd - Szolnok - Törökszentmiklós - Kisújszállás - Karcag - Püspökladány - Hajdúszoboszló - Debrecen - Téglás - Hajdúhadház - Újfehértó - Nyíregyháza - Kisvárda - Záhony / Border with Ukraine 352 km Budapest - Dabas - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Röszke / Border with Serbia 185 km Budapest - Érd - Százhalombatta - Dunaújváros - Dunaföldvár - Paks - Tolna - Bonyhád - Pécsvárad - Pécs - Szentlőrinc - Barcs / Border with Croatia 262 km Budapest - Érd - Kápolnásnyék - Székesfehérvár - Siófok - Balatonföldvár - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Zalakomár - Galambok - Nagykanizsa - Letenye / Border with Croatia 233 km Székesfehérvár (M7 motorway) - Várpalota - Veszprém - Herend - Városlőd - Devecser - Jánosháza - Vasvár - Körmend - Rábafüzes (Szentgotthárd) / Border with Austria 190 km Óbuda - Dorog - Tát - Nyergesújfalu (Main road 1) 75 km Mosonmagyaróvár (Main road 1) - Rajka / Border with Slovakia 15 km Hatvan (Main road 3) - Pásztó - Bátonyterenye - Salgótarján (Somoskőújfalu) / Border with Slovakia 65 km Nyíregyháza (Main road 4) - Baktalórántháza - Vásárosnamény - Beregsurány / Border with Ukraine 73 km Püspökladány (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Biharkeresztes - Ártánd / Border with Romania 59 km Szeged (Main road 5) - Makó - Nagylak / Border with Romania 55 km Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Kunszentmárton - Szarvas - Békéscsaba - Gyula / Border with Romania 144 km Northern bypass of Debrecen (M35 motorway - Main road 4) 12 km Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 4) 14 km Albertirsa (M4 expressway) - Újhartyán (M5 motorway) 15 km Western bypass of Szeged6 km
Secondary main road Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 4,849 km in total length as of December 2022. The routes are marked with two or three-digit numbers.
Designation Route Length Hegyeshalom (Main road 1) - M1 motorway1 km Herceghalom (Main road 1) - Zsámbék - Pilisjászfalu (Main road 10)23 km Óbuda (Main road 10) - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 11772 km Esztergom (Main road 11) - Dorog (Main road 10) 8 km Bypass of Dorog 16 km Vác (M2 epressway) - Nagymaros - Szob27 km Border with Slovakia / Bypass of Komárom - Nagyigmánd - Kisbér (Main road 81)29 km132 Old Komárom section of Main road 13 (Border with Slovakia / Komárom - Main road 13)4 km Győr (Main road 81) - Vámosszabadi / Border with Slovakia 13 km Old Salgótarján section of Main road 213 km Rétság (Main road 2) - Balassagyarmat - Szécsény - Salgótarján (Main road 21)Old section of Main road 267 km Balassagyarmat (Main road 22) / Border with Slovakia 2 km Bátonyterenye (Main road 21) - Pétervására - Tarnalelesz (Main road 25)33 km Gyöngyös (Main road 3) - Recsk - Sirok - Eger (Main road 25)60 km Kerecsend (Main road 3) - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Bánréve (Main road 26)82 km251 Maklár (M25 expressway) - Füzesabony (Main road 3)4 km Part of the southern bypass of Eger (Main road 25 - M25 expressway)1 km Mezőkövesd (Main road 3) - Andornaktálya (M25 expressway)Old section of Side road 250212 km Miskolc (Main road 3) - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Bánréve / Border with Slovakia 45 km260 Bypass of Sajószentpéter and Berente11 km Sajószentpéter (Main road 26) - Edelény - Szendrő - Tornanádaska / Border with Slovakia55 km Emőd (Main road 3) - M3 motorway8 km Southern bypass of Miskolc (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)4 km Northern bypass of Miskolc (M30 motorway - Main road 26)6 kmBudapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Main road 33) 126 km Nagykáta (Main road 31) - Farmos - Cegléd (Main road 4)34 km Hatvan (M3 motorway) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok (Main road 4)80 km Füzesabony (Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen (Main road 4) 111 km Western bypass of Mezőkövesd (Main road 3 - M30 motorway)6 km Western bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 38)7 km Tiszafüred (Main road 33) - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Main road 4)55 km Nyékládháza (Main road 3) - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen (Main road 4)86 km351 Introduction road of Tiszaújváros (Main road 35 - M3 motorway)8 km Polgár Main road Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza (Main road 38)50 km Felsőzsolca (Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Sátoraljaújhely / Border with Slovakia 76 km Tarcal (Main road Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza (Main road 4)37 kmSátoraljaújhely (Main road 37) - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Main road 4)47 kmEncs (Main road 3) - Abaújszántó - Mezőzombor (Main road 37)36 km M4 expressway - Main road 4 near Abony1 km Southern Introduction road of Szolnok (Main road 4 - Main road 32)6 km404 Eastern bypass of Üllő (M4 expressway – Main road 4); Old section of Main road 42 km Abony (M4 expressway) – Szolnok (Main road 4-32)4 km BerettyóújfaluOld section of Main road 423 km Eastern bypass of Makó (M43 motorway - Main road 43)8 km Kiszombor (Main road 43) / Border with Romania 6 km Cegléd (Main road 4) - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét (Main road 5)31 km Szolnok (Main road 4) - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Main road 44)43 km Szarvas (Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd (Main road 46)19 km Western bypass and Southern Introduction road of Békéscsaba2 km Northeastern bypass of Kecskemét (Main road 44 - Hetényegyháza)13 km446 Old Békéscsaba section of Main road 442 km Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely (Main road 47)53 km Szentes (Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Main road 5)42 km Törökszentmiklós (Main road 4) - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény (Main road 47)66 kmDebrecen (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 4721 km Debrecen (Main road 4) - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka (Main road 49)73 km472 Old Hódmezővásárhely section of Main road 477 km Old Orosháza section of Main road 4713 km Debrecen (Main road 4) - Vámospércs - Nyírbátor / Border with Romania 30 km Southern bypass of Debrecen (Main road 47 - M35 motorway) 6 km Vaja (Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Csenger - Csengersima / Border with Romania 57 km Győrtelek (Main road 49) - Fehérgyarmat - Tiszabecs / Border with Ukraine20 km Baktalórántháza (Main road 41) - Nyírbátor (Main road 471)20 km Soroksár (M0 expressway) - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Hercegszántó / Border with Serbia 191 km Old Soroskár, Dunaharaszti and Taksony section of Main road 5111 km East bypass of Baja (Main road 51 - Main road 55)4 km Western bypass of Kalocsa4 km Old Dunavecse and Apostag section of Main road 518 km Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Solt - Dunaföldvár (Main road 6)64 km Solt (Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Tompa / Border with Serbia 89 km Kecskemét (Main roads 5-44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd (Main road 51)92 km Southern Introduction road of Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54)4 km Western bypass of Kiskunfélegyháza9 km Szeged (Main road 5) - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (M6 motorway) 122 km Introduction road of Baja (Old section of Main Road 55)2 km Szekszárd (Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Udvar / Border with Croatia 61 km Pécs (Main road 6) - Bóly - Mohács38 km Eastern bypass of Pécs (Main road 6 - M60 motorway)9 km Pécs (Main road 6) - Harkány - Drávaszabolcs / Border with Croatia 33 km