M3 motorway (Hungary)

M3 motorway
M3 autópálya
in use planned other highways
Route information
Part of
Length	281 km (175 mi) 307 km (191 mi) planned
Major junctions
From	Budapest
	M0 near Budapest M31 near Gödöllő M30 near Emőd M35 near Görbeháza
To	Barabás M06 border with  Ukraine
Location
Counties	Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major cities	Budapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza
Highway system
Highways in Hungary Motorways Expressways (Fast roads)

near Kisbagi rest area

motorway once exit

- junction near Emőd

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

Municipalities

The M3 motorway runs through the following municipalities:

• Budapest, Fót, Mogyoród, Szada, Gödöllő, Domony, Bag, Hévízgyörk, Galgahévíz
• Kerekharaszt, Hatvan, Hort, Ecséd, Atkár, Gyöngyöshalász, Karácsond, Nagyfüged, Ludas, Nagyút, Kompolt, Kál, Füzesabony, Szihalom, Mezőszemere
• Mezőkövesd, Mezőkeresztes, Mezőnagymihály, Gelej, Csincse, Emőd, Mezőcsát, Igrici, Hejőpapi, Nemesbikk, Hejőkürt, Oszlár
• Polgár, Folyás, Görbeháza, Hajdúböszörmény, Hajdúnánás, Hajdúdorog
• Kálmánháza, Nyíregyháza, Nagykálló, Napkor, Kállósemjén, Magy, Pócspetri, Ófehértó, Kántorjánosi, Őr, Papos, Nyírparasznya, Vásárosnamény

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.

Junctions, exits and rest area

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

Budapest – Beregdaróc (307 km)
	10 km	Budapest-Rákospalota
	11 km	Bp.-Újplaota / Bp.-Újpest
	12 km	Szilas rest area		Shell / Shell +
		Dunakeszi, Vác
	13 km	Hegyeshalom, Letenye, Pécs, Röszke Budapest International Airport		Budapest bypass
	18 km	Hungaroring, Aquaréna	301
		Ring rest area
	23 km	Mogyoród / Szada	2101
	25 km	Jakabpuszta rest area		Lukoil / Lukoil +
	27 km	M0 connection		Transit road to M0
		Vác / Gödöllő	2104
	32 km	Babati rest area
	36 km	Kisbagi rest area
	39 km	Bag, Tura / Aszód	3105
	43 km	Galga rest area
Border of Pest and Heves Counties
	51 km	Kerekharaszt	2134	MOL / MOL +
		Kerekharaszti rest area
	55 km	Hatvan west / Salgótarján, Somoskőújfalu
	59 km	Hatvan east / Szolnok		Hatvan bypass
	60 km	Horti rest area
	66 km	Ecsédi rest area
	70 km	Gyöngyös west / Hort
	75 km	Halászaranyosi rest area
	78 km	Gyöngyös east, Mátrafüred / Adács	3210
	82 km	Borsókúti rest area		OMV / OMV +
	87 km	Nagyfügedi rest area
	90 km	Nagyfüged, Heves / Ludas	3206
	92 km	Kisasszonytéri rest area
	103 km	Kál / Erdőtelek	3208
	104 km	Railway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás)
	106 km	Rekettyés rest area		MOL +
	114 km	Füzesabony, Eger / Tiszafüred
	122 km	Mezőszemerei rest area
Border of Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Counties
	128 km	Mezőkövesd / Borsodivánka	3302
	139 km	Mezőnagymihály / Mezőkeresztes	3305
	142 km	Geleji rest area		Shell / Shell +
	151 km	Miskolc, Tornyosnémeti → to Košice		M30 turns toward ->
	153 km	Igrici rest area
	156 km	Mezőcsát / Hejőpapi	3307
	164 km	Hejőkürt / Tiszaújváros	3313
	169 km	Tisza River		Bridge - 405.5 m
Border of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Hajdú-Bihar Counties
	171 km	Polgári rest area
	175 km	Nyékládháza, Polgár / Görbeháza		M3 Outlet Center
		M3 Arcehopark
	179 km	Western Main Channel		Bridge - 93 m
	184 km	Görbeháza rest area		MOL / MOL +
	187 km	Hajdúböszörmény, Debrecen, Berettyóújfalu		M35 turns toward ->
	194 km	Rétaljai rest area
	200 km	Eastern Main Channel
	203 km	Hajdúnánás / Tiszavasvári	3502
	206 km	Hajdúnánási rest area
Border of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties
	215 km	Kálmánházi rest area		Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol +
	221 km	Nyíregyháza west, Tokaj		Nyíregyháza west bypass
	227 km	Nyíregyháza south / Újfehértó
	229 km	Nyíregyházi rest area
	234 km	Nyíregyháza east / Nagykálló	4911
		Nyíregyháza north, Kisvárda		Nyíregyháza east bypass
	244 km	Mohos rest area		+
	254 km	Nyírbátor / Ófehértó, Baktalórántháza	4105
	263 km	Kántorjánosi rest area
	267 km	Őr, Rohod / Mátészalka
	280 km	Vásárosnamény

Toll

From February 1, 2015, the M3 motorway is fully charged. The motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

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)
	36 km	Emőd (151) – Görbeháza (187)
	7 km	Nyíregyháza-south (227) – Nyíregyháza-north (234)

See also

• Roads in Hungary
• Transport in Hungary
• International E-road network

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Autópálya M3.

• National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
• National Infrastructure Developer Ltd. (in Hungarian)
• Exit list of M3 in motorways-exitlists.com