M43 motorway (Hungary)

The M43 motorway (M43-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.

Route description

 * The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130 km/h, with 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

{| class="wikitable" !scope="col"|County !scope="col"|km !scope="col"|Type !scope="col"|Destination !scope="col"|Notes
 * rowspan=15; align=center|HU Csongrád megye COA.svg Csongrád-Csanád
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center | 0
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center |AB-Kreuz-blau.svg
 * style="background:#dfd;"| – Budapest, Kecskemét
 * style="background:#dfd;"| – Budapest, Kecskemét

– Röszke → Belgrade (SRB)
 * style="background:#dfd;"|The western terminus of the Hungary road sign E-016.svg motorway, and E68 route.

Kilometrage starting point

trumpet interchange
 * align=center | 4
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * 5 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Main road 5 – Szeged-Rókus / Kistelek
 * align=center | 5
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Szegedi pihenőhely
 * parking, and wc
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Szegedi pihenőhely
 * parking, and wc

pihenőhely means Rest area
 * align=center | 8
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * Szeged észak / Sándorfalva
 * észak means North
 * align=center | 11
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * 47 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Main road 47 – Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely
 * align=center | 16
 * align=center |AB-Fluss.svg
 * Móra Ferenc híd (over Tisza)
 * Length: 661 m
 * align=center | 16
 * align=center |AB-Fluss.svg
 * Móra Ferenc híd (over Tisza)
 * Length: 661 m

híd means Bridge
 * align=center | 19
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * Rákóczi telep
 * align=center | 24
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * Maroslele
 * align=center | 31
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Kéthalmi pihenőhely
 * parking, wc, and weigh in motion (trafic controll)
 * align=center | 35
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * 430 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Main road 430 – Makó / Hódmezővásárhely, Földeák
 * align=center | 47
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * Apátfalva / Királyhegyes, Kövegy
 * align=center | 49
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Kövegyi Szent Gellért pihenőhely
 * parking, petrol station (MOL), café, restaurant, and shower facilities
 * align=center | 55
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * 448 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Main road 448 – Nagylak / Tótkomlós, Csanádpalota
 * align=center | 57
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Krak-éri pihenőhely
 * parking, and wc
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center| 59
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center|Hungary road sign C-038.svg
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac II. (RO) border crossing – Arad, Timișoara towards to Bucharest
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota border crossing to Romania → A1 motorway.
 * align=center | 55
 * align=center |AB-AS-blau.svg
 * 448 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Main road 448 – Nagylak / Tótkomlós, Csanádpalota
 * align=center | 57
 * align=center |Hungary road sign E-046.svg
 * Krak-éri pihenőhely
 * parking, and wc
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center| 59
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center|Hungary road sign C-038.svg
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac II. (RO) border crossing – Arad, Timișoara towards to Bucharest
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota border crossing to Romania → A1 motorway.
 * style="background:#dfd;" align=center|Hungary road sign C-038.svg
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac II. (RO) border crossing – Arad, Timișoara towards to Bucharest
 * style="background:#dfd;"|Csanádpalota border crossing to Romania → A1 motorway.

The eastern terminus of the motorway, and E68 concurrency.

Maintenance
The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer.
 * near Makó, kilometre trench 35

Payment
From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);
 * Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.

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

Significant artifacts

 * Bridge
 * Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m) over Tisza river