M5 motorway (Hungary)
The M5 motorway 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 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 : 1985.11.22.
- Ócsa – Örkény : 1985.11.22. - half profile;
- Örkény – Kecskemét-north : 1989 - half profile;
- Kecskemét-north – Kecskemét-south : 1997.12.06.
- Kecskemét-south – Kiskunfélegyháza : 1998.06.09.
- Kiskunfélegyháza – Szeged; M43 : 2005.12.10.
- Szeged; M43 – Röszke : 2006.03.11.
Junctions, exits and rest area
- The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with .
- Planned section
Maintenance
- near Újhartyán, kilometre trench 43
- near Kiskunfélegyháza, kilometre trench 108
- near Balástya, kilometre trench 146
Payment
Type of vignette | Available section |
Pest County | between Bevásárlóközpontok junction and Lajosmizse |
Bács-Kiskun County | between Örkény and Kistelek |
Csongrád County | between Kiskunfélegyháza south and Röszke |
Toll-free section
- The collection and distribution circuits leading to Megapark-Tesco, Soroksár-Pestszentlőrinc-Nagybani market and Auchan shopping malls are free of charge.
European Route(s)