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
Length281 km (175 mi)
307 km (191 mi) planned
Existed1978–present
Major junctions
FromBudapest
 
  • 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
ToBarabás
M24 border with  Ukraine
Location
CountiesPest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major citiesBudapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza
Highway system
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

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.

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 vignetteAvailable 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 kmRétaljai pihenőhely (191) – Vásárosnamény (280)
36 km Emőd (151) – Görbeháza (187)
7 km Nyíregyháza-south (227) – Nyíregyháza-north (234)

See also

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