M7 motorway (Hungary)

M7 motorway shield

M7 motorway
M7 autópálya
Map key - blue in use Map key - grey other highways
Route information
Part of
Length 233 km (145 mi)
Major junctions
From Budapest
  M1 in Budapest
M0 near Budapest
M8 near Székesfehérvár
M70 near Letenye
To Letenye
A4 border with  Croatia
Location
Counties Pest, Fejér, Veszprém, Somogy, Zala
Major cities Budapest, Érd, Székesfehérvár, Siófok, Nagykanizsa
Highway system
- common phase, near Budapest
between, Budapest and Székesfehérvár
motorway in Köröshegyi völgyhíd
Köröshegyi völgyhíd from Balaton
near Nagykanizsa
- / Hungarian-Croatian border

The M7 motorway (Hungarian: M7-es autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway which runs from Budapest towards the Croatian border at Letenye, reaching Székesfehérvár, then Siófok, a town on Lake Balaton, and the city of Nagykanizsa in the southwest of the country.

The motorway connects with the Croatian motorway A4 at Goričan and forms part of the Pan-European corridor Vb, connecting Budapest with Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and Rijeka, the largest Croatian seaport. Since the completion of the M7 it is possible to travel on motorway from Budapest to the Adriatic Sea, a popular tourist destination for Hungarians.

The last portion of the motorway to the Croatian border, including the Zrinski Bridge on the river Mura, was completed on 22 October 2008. The road's first sections were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The completion of the last sections was undertaken since 2001.

Municipalities

The M7 motorway runs through the following municipalities:

Openings timeline

  • Budapest – Budaörs (7 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
  • Budaörs – Martonvásár (18 km): 1966 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1972; 2x3 lane in 2001)
  • Martonvásár – Velence (15 km): 1967 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
  • Martonvásár – Székesfehérvár (12 km): 1968 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
  • Székesfehérvár – Balatonaliga (33 km): 1970 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1975)
  • Balatonaliga – Zamárdi (22 km): 1971 - half profile; (this section was extended in 2001)
  • Zamárdi – Balatonkeresztúr with Kőröshegy Viaduct (14,2 km): 2007.08.08.
  • Balatonszárszó – Ordacsehi (20 km): 2005.06.
  • Ordacsehi – Balatonkeresztúr (25,7 km): 2006.03.27.
  • Balatonkeresztúr – Zalakomár (21 km): 2008.06.26.
  • Zalakomár – Nagykanizsa (15 km): 2008.08.19.
  • Nagykanizsa – Sormás (11,3 km): 2007.08.24.
  • Sormás (Eszteregnye) – Becsehely (4,5 km): 2006.12.11.
  • Becsehely – Letenye (6,5 km): 2004.09.18.
  • Letenye (Croatia border) with Zrínyi Bridge (800 m): 2008.10.22.

Junctions, exits and rest area

Budapest – Letenye (229 km)
6 km Budapest, Budaörsi út The M1 motorway starts with the M7
Bp.-Őrmező
7 km Budaörs
10 km Budaörsi rest area81101 Auchan / MOL +
Budaörs east
11 km Budaörs west8105
12 km Tatabánya, Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár → to Vienna M1 turns toward -> Austria
14 km Törökbálint
16 km Hegyeshalom / Pécs, Röszke, Nyíregyháza
Budapest International Airport		 Budapest bypass
18 km Érd8103
19 km Érdi rest area
23 km Tárnok / Sóskút, Pusztazámor8107 Regionális Hulladékkezelő Központ
26 km Tárnoki rest area Agip +
Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
30 km Martonvásár / Gyúró81108
33 km Váli-völgyi rest area8111 OMV / OMV +
Baracska / Vál
42 km Kápolnásnyék, Velence / Pázmánd, Lovasberény8117
45 km Velencei rest area8119 MOL / MOL +
Velence / Nadap, Tata
50 km Pákozd / Sukoró8116
Pákozdi rest area
57 km Székesfehérvár east / Gárdony-Agárd
60 km Székesfehérvár south / Dunaújváros Shell / Shell +
Fehérvári rest area
64 km Székesfehérvár-centrum, Szentgotthárd /
Sárbogárd, Szekszárd		 Székesfehérvár west bypass
70 km Szabadbattyán / Tác-Gorsium6307
Gorsium rest area
80 km Lepsény / Polgárdi
83 km Lepsényi rest area MOL / MOL +
Border of Fejér and Veszprém Counties
90 km Balatonfüred / Enying
Border of Veszprém and Somogy Counties
95 km Sóstói rest area Agip / Agip +
98 km Siófok east
101 km Szabadi rest area
Sió Channel
105 km Siófok-centrum / Szekszárd
109 km Töreki rest area
112 km Siófok west / Zamárdi-felső, Szántód
115 km Balatonendréd / Zamárdi-alsó6501
121 km Balatonföldvár / Bálványos6505
121-22 km Kőröshegy Viaduct Longest Bridge in Hungary - 1872 m
126 km Balatonszárszó
130 km Balatonőszöd / Szólád6524
135 km Balatonszemes, Balatonlelle / Kaposvár
138 km Balatonlellei rest area MOL / MOL +
143 km Balatonboglár / Lengyeltóti6711
145 km Ordacsehi67101
150 km Fonyód6701
156 km Táskai rest area
160 km Balatonfenyves
168 km Keresztúri rest area Shell / Shell +
170 km Balatonszentgyörgy / Kéthely, Marcali
175 km Hollád7501
177 km Szegerdői rest area
183 km Sávoly
Border of Somogy and Zala Counties
191 km Zalakomár, Zalakaros
194 km Zalakomári rest area INA / INA +
206 km Nagykanizsa east / Kaposvár Nagykanizsa east bypass
211 km Nagykanizsa-centrum, Gyékényes / Zalaegerszeg
215 km Sormási rest area
219 km Sormás / Eszteregnye
224 km Becsehely7536
232 km Letenye, Tornyiszentmiklós → to Maribor M70 turns toward -> Slovenia
233 km Letenye (H) – Goričan (HR) border crossing
Mura River Zrínyi Bridge - 216 m
A4 motorway → to Zagreb, Croatia Croatia

Toll

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

Type of vignetteAvailable section
Pest County between Egér Street junction and Martonvásár (7 km – 30 km)
Fejér County between Pusztazámor and Balatonvilágos (23 km – 90 km)
Veszprém County between Polgárdi and Siófok east (80 km – 98 km)
Somogy County between Balatonvilágos and Zalakomár (90 km – 191 km)
Zala County between Sávoly and Letenye [state border] (183 km – 234 km)

Toll-free section

  • From Border of Budapest to Egér Street section (5 km – 7 km) can be used free of charge.

Significant artifacts

From Budapest to the Croatian border, the M7 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts:

Bridge
Viaduct
  • Köröshegy Viaduct (Kőröshegyi völgyhíd; 1,872 m or 6,142 ft) – Longest bridge in Hungary

European Routes

Name Route
217 km junction (16) – Croatia Autocesta A4
22 km Nagykanizsa-centrum (211) – Croatia Autocesta A4

See also

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