M5 motorway (Hungary)

The M5 motorway (M5-ös autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway which connects Budapest with the south-eastern regions of the country, the cities of Kecskemét, Szeged, and finally Röszke on the Serbian border. The motorway reached the city of Szeged in December 2005, while the remaining portion (between Szeged and Röszke) was completed in April 2006.

The M5 continues as the A1 motorway in Serbia from the Serbian side of the border at Horgoš. It is also the main route from Budapest to Bucharest via the M43 motorway and Romania's A1 motorway, as the link has been opened to traffic since July 2015.

Openings timeline

 * Budapest – Ócsa (30 km): 1985.11.22.
 * Ócsa – Örkény (23 km): 1985.11.22. - half profile; (this section was extended in 1986 and 1990)
 * Örkény – Kecskemét-north (30 km): 1989 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1996)
 * Kecskemét-north – Kecskemét-south (16 km): 1997.12.06.
 * Kecskemét-south – Kiskunfélegyháza (19 km): 1998.06.09.
 * Kiskunfélegyháza – Szeged; M43 (51 km): 2005.12.10.
 * Szeged; M43 – Röszke (🇷🇸 border) (14 km): 2006.03.11.

Junctions, exits and rest area
Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.
 * Hungary road sign E-016.svg The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with 2 active lanes and 1 emergency.svg (2x2 lane road with stop lane).


 * Planned section

Maintenance
The operation and maintenance of the road by Intertoll. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.
 * near Újhartyán, kilometre trench 43
 * near Kiskunfélegyháza, kilometre trench 108
 * near Balástya, kilometre trench 146

Payment
From February 1, 2015, the motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Toll-free section

 * The collection and distribution circuits leading to Megapark-Tesco, Soroksár-Pestszentlőrinc-Nagybani market and Auchan shopping malls are free of charge (Bevásárlóközpontok junction).