Roads in Hungary

Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
 * controlled-access highway (gyorsforgalmi út – pl. gyorsforgalmi utak) – colour: blue; designation: M followed by one or two digits. It has two categories: motorways and expressways.
 * motorways (autópálya – pl. autópályák): 2+2 travel lanes and emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections
 * expressway (autóút – pl. autóutak): mostly 2+2 travel lanes without emergeny line, central reservation, some at-grade intersections
 * main roads (főút – pl. főutak) – colour: green; designation: one, two or three digits
 * primary main roads (elsődrendű főút – pl. elsőrendű főutak): national importance roads
 * secondary main roads (másodrendű főút – pl. másodrendű főutak): regional importance roads
 * side roads (mellékút - pl. mellékutak) – colour: green; designation: with four or five digits
 * municipal roads (önkormányzati út- pl. önkormányzati utak)

Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Hungary: E60; E65; E66; E68; E71; E73; E75; E77; E79 (Class A); E573; E653; E661 (Class B).

Highways


They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h. According to the Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013. The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with M7, which finished in 1975 between Budapest and Lake Balaton. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.

Road signs are white shield on blue and the abbreviation for both types of highways is M.

The main differences are that motorways feature emergency lanes and the maximum allowed speed limit is 130 km/h, while expressways may be built without them and the speed limit is 110 km/h.


 * Motorways are public roads with controlled access which are designated for motor vehicles only, and feature two carriageways with at least two continuous lanes each with paved emergency lanes, divided by a median. They have no one-level intersections with any roads or other forms of land and water transport. They are equipped with roadside rest areas, which are intended only for the users of the motorway.
 * Expressways share most of the characteristics of motorways, differing mainly in that:
 * 1) Expressways may be built without paved emergency lanes.
 * 2) Expressways are designated for lower speed than motorways. For example, the road curvature can be higher and the lanes are usually narrower (3.5m vs 3.75m).
 * 3) Expressways can have a single carriageway on sections with low traffic density.

Development of the overall length (at the end of):

List of highways

 * Highways in service:
 * [[Image:Hungary road sign E-016.svg|20px|left]] Motorways:

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 * [[Image:Hungary road sign E-018.svg|20px|left]] Expressways:

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M10 | M32 | M34 | M71 | M87 | M100 | M200''
 * Proposed Highways:

Main roads
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.

Primary main roads
Roads categorized as state roads, primary main roads are 2,169 km in total length as of December 2022. The routes are marked with one, two, or three-digit numbers.

Secondary main road
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 4,849 km in total length as of December 2022. The routes are marked with two or three-digit numbers.

Local roads
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.

European routes
The following European routes pass through Hungary:

Class A

 * : (France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Austria) – Hegyeshalom – Mosonmagyaróvár – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Ártánd – (Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China)
 * : (Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Csorna – Szombathely – Körmend – Zalaegerszeg – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece)
 * : (Italy, Austria) – Rábafüzes – Körmend – Ajka – Veszprém – Székesfehérvár – Dunaújváros – Kecskemét – Cegléd
 * : Szeged – Makó – Csanádpalota – (Romania)
 * : (Slovakia) – Tornyosnémeti – Miskolc – Füzesabony – Hatvan – Budapest – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia)
 * : Budapest – Dunaújváros – Paks – Szekszárd – Mohács – Udvar – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
 * : (Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Kecskemét – Szeged – Röszke – (Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece)
 * : (Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Slovakia) – Parassapuszta – Vác – Budapest
 * : Miskolc – Polgár – Debrecen – Berettyóújfalu – Ártánd – (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece)

Class B

 * : Püspökladány – Debrecen – Nyíregyháza – Záhony – (Ukraina)
 * : (Slovakia) – Vámosszabadi – Győr
 * : Görbeháza – Nyíregyháza – Vásárosnamény – Beregdaróc
 * : (Slovenia) – Tornyiszentmiklós – Letenye
 * : Balatonkeresztúr – Nagyatád – Barcs – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)