M3 motorway (Hungary)

The M3 motorway (Hungarian: M3-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway connecting Budapest to Nyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to the Ukrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, the M30 (connecting the M3 to Miskolc) and the M35 (connecting the M3 to Debrecen). The M3 follows the route of route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway, the one between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to the public in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, the one between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény was opened to the public in 2014.[1] The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.

M3 motorway
M3-as autópálya
in use planned other highways
Route information
Part of E71 / E79 / E573 / E579
Length	281 km (175 mi) 307 km (191 mi) planned
Existed	1978–present
Major junctions
From	Budapest
	M0 near Fót M31 in Gödöllő 21, 32 in Hatvan M25, 33 near Füzesabony 331 near Mezőkövesd M30 near Emőd 35 near Polgár M35 near Görbeháza 338, 4, 403 near Nyíregyháza 49 near Őr 41 near Vásárosnamény
To	Barabás M24 border with  Ukraine
Location
Counties	Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major cities	Budapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza
Highway system
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The motorway near Kisbagi rest area

Once junction int the road

Junction (M3-M30) near Emőd

Near Hejőkürt

The main entrance of M3 Archeopark

Openings timeline

• Budapest – Gödöllő (14 km): 1978.10.16.
• Gödöllő – Hatvan (29 km): 1980.10.31.
• Hatvan – Gyöngyös-west (15 km): 1983
• Gyöngyös-west – Füzesabony (44 km): 1998.09.01.
• Füzesabony – Polgár (61 km): 2002
• Polgár – Görbeháza; M35 (11 km): 2004.10.
• Görbeháza; M35 – Nyíregyháza (41 km): 2007.08.31.
• Nyíregyháza bypass (8 km): 2006.08.05.
• Nagykálló – Őr (33,8 km): 2013.01.16.
• Őr – Vásárosnamény (11,9 km): 2014.10.10.

List of junctions, exits and rest area

Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.

• The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

km		Destinations	Route	Notes
10		Budapest		Introductory path of M3
11		Újpalota, Újpest	2102
12		Szilas pihenőhely		Rest area: Shell / Shell +
		Dunakeszi, Vác
13		M3-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass)	M0	Connection to Győr, Székesfehérvár, Pécs, Szeged, Budapest International Airport, Szolnok and Vác.
18		Ring pihenőhely		Temporary rest area, toward to Hungaroring circuit:
19		Mogyoród-nyugat, Fót, Hungaroring	2139	Western connection to Mogyoród
23		Mogyoród-kelet, Hungaroring, Szada	21109
25		Jakabpusztai pihenőhely		Rest area: Lukoil / Lukoil +
27		M3-M31 intechange	M31 E71	Unloading road, connection to M0. The western terminus of European routes E71
		Vác, Gödöllő	30870
32		Babati pihenő		Rest area, towards only Nyíregyháza:
36		Kisbagi pihenőhely		Rest area:
39		Bag, Aszód, Tura	3105
43		Galga pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border of Pest and Heves Counties
51		Kerekharaszti pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
		Kerekharaszt	2134
55		Hatvan-nyugat, Salgótarján, Galyatető	21	Western connection to Hatvan
59		Hatvan-kelet, Szolnok	32	Eastern bypass to Hatvan
60		Horti pihenőhely		Rest area:
66		Ecsédi pihenőhely		Rest area:
70 km		Gyöngyös-nyugat, Hort	3	Access route of Gyöngyös
75		Halászaranyosi pihenőhely		Rest area:
78		Gyöngyös-kelet, Mátrafüred, Adács	3210	Eastern connection to Gyöngyös
82		Borsókúti pihenőhely		Rest area: OMV / OMV +
87		Nagyfügedi pihenőhely		Rest area:
90		Nagyfüged, Heves, Ludas	3206
92		Kisasszonytéri pihenőhely		Rest area:
103		Kál, Erdőtelek	3208
104		Bridge over Railway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás)
106		Rekettyés pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
108		M3-M25 intechange	M25	Access route of Eger
114		Füzesabony, Eger, Jászberény	33
122		Mezőszemerei pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border of Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Counties
128		Mezőkövesd, Borsodivánka	331 3302
139		Mezőnagymihály, Mezőkeresztes	3305
142		Geleji pihenőhely		Rest area: Shell / Shell +
151		M3-M30 intechange	M30 E71 E79	Connection to M30 motorway, towards to  Slovakia, via Miskolc The eastern terminus of European routes E71, and the northern of E79
153		Igrici pihenőhely		Rest area:
156		Mezőcsát, Hejőpapi	3307
164		Hejőkürt, Tiszaújváros	3313
169		Tisza (Bridge - 405.5 m)
Border of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Hajdú-Bihar Counties
171		Polgári pihenőhely		Rest area:
175		Nyékládháza, Polgár	35
		M3 Arcehopark		Archeological and landscape historical skansen
179		Western Main Channel (Bridge - 93 m)
184		Görbeháza pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
187		Görbeháza M3-M35 interchange	M35 E79	Connection to M35 motorway, towards to  Romania, via Debrecen The southern terminus of European routes E79
194		Rétaljai pihenőhely ( E579)		Rest area: . The western terminus of European routes E579
200		Eastern Main Channel (Bridge)
203		Hajdúnánás, Tiszavasvári	3502
206		Hajdúnánási pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties
215		Kálmánházi pihenőhely		Rest area: Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol +
221		Nyíregyháza-nyugat, Kálmánháza	338	Western bypass of Nyíregyháza, toward to Tokaj
227		Nyíregyháza-dél, Debrecen	4 E573	The western terminus of European routes E573
229		Nyíregyházi pihenőhely		Rest area:
234		Nyíregyháza-kelet, Nagykálló	4911
		Nyíregyháza-észak, Záhony	403 E573	Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza, and terminus of European routes E573
244		Mohos pihenőhely		Rest area: ? +
254		Ófehértó	4105	Connection to Nyírbátor or Baktalórántháza
263		Kántorjánosi pihenőhely		Rest area:
267		Vaja, Mátészalka M3-M49 interchange	49 M49
280		Vásárosnamény	41
		Vásárosnamény-észak, Ilk	4108
286		M3-M34 interchange	M34	Connection to Záhony
288		Kisvarsány, Nagyvarsány	4115
289		Tisza (Bridge - 210 m)
292		Tiszaszalka, Gergelyiugurnya	4113
		Vámosatyai pihenőhely		Rest area:
301		Gelénes, Barabás	4124
307		Beregdaróc (H) – Luzhanka (UA) border crossing
M24 highway → to Mukachevo, Ukraine

•      Under construction,      Planned section

Maintenance

The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.

• near Gödöllő, kilometre trench 23
• near Kál, kilometre trench 103
• near Emőd, kilometre trench 151
• near Hajdúnánás, kilometre trench 204
• near Újfehértó, kilometre trench 254

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 days (3500 HUF), 1 month (4780 HUF) or 1 year (42980 HUF).[2]

2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of vignette	Available section
Pest County	between Szentmihályi Street junction and Hatvan west (11 km – 55 km)
Heves County	between Bag and Mezőkövesd (39 km – 128 km)
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County	between Füzesabony and Polgár (114 km – 175 km)
Hajdú-Bihar County	between Hejőkürt and Nyíregyháza west (164 km – 221 km)
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County	between Hajdúnánás and Vásárosnamény (203 km – 280 km)

Significant artifacts

From Budapest to the Ukrainian border, the M3 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts:

Bridge

• Tisza Bridge of Polgár (Polgári Tisza-híd; 405.5 m or 1,330 ft) over Tisza river

Landscape history memorial park

• M3 Arcehopark – Open-air museum near this motorway

Outlet center

• M3 Outlet Center

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	124 km	Emőd (151) – Gödöllő (27)
	89 km	Rétaljai pihenőhely (191) – Vásárosnamény (280)
	36 km	Emőd (151) – Görbeháza (187)
	7 km	Nyíregyháza-south (227) – Nyíregyháza-north (234)

See also

• Roads in Hungary
• Transport in Hungary
• International E-road network

References

2. "National Toll Payment Services PLC". toll-charge.hu.

External links

• National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
• Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)
• National Infrastructure Developer Ltd.