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 route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to traffic in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény, was opened to the public in 2014.^[1] The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.

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Quick Facts Route information, Length ...

M3 motorway
M3-as autópálya
in use planned
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
Major intersections	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 M49, 49 near Őr 41 near Vásárosnamény
To	Barabás M 24 border with Ukraine

Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major cities	Budapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza

Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

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

Summarize

Perspective

This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021)

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

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

More information km, Destinations ...

km	Destinations	Route	Notes
10	Budapest		Introductory path of M3
11	Újpalota, Újpest	2102
12	Szilas pihenőhely		Rest area: Shell / Shell +
12	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 interchange	M31 E71	Unloading road, connection to M0. The western terminus of European routes E71
27	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 +
51	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 interchange	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 interchange	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
175	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
234	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:

More information Type of vignette, Available section ...

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)