M5 motorway (Hungary)

M5 motorway
M5 motorway
M5-ös autópálya
	in use other highways
Route information
	Part of E75
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Major junctions
From	Budapest
	M51 in Budapest-Soroksár; M0 near Gyál; 405 near Újhartyán; M8 in Kecskemét-észak (planned); 445 in Kecskemét elkerülő; 52 in Kecskemét-nyugat; 54 in Kecskemét-dél; M43 in Szeged-észak; 55 in Szeged-nyugat;
To	Röszke; A1 border with Serbia
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest, Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád
Major cities	Budapest, Kecskemét, Kiskunfélegyháza, Szeged
Highway system
	Roads in Hungary; Highways; Main roads; Local roads;

The M5 motorway (Hungarian: 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.

The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

km	Destinations	Route	Notes
11	Budapest, Nagykőrösi út		The northern terminus of the motorway.
13	Budapest-Soroksár
15	Bevásárlóközpontok		Shopping centers
17	M5-M51 interchange	M51	Connection to M0. Part of old bypass of Budapest.
23	Alsónémedi, Gyál	4602
23	M5-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass)	M0 E60 E71 E75	Connection to Győr, Székesfehérvár, Pécs and Budapest International Airport, Nyíregyháza, Vác The northern terminus of European routes E75
30	Ócsa, Üllő	4603
35	Inárcs Inárcsi rest area		OMV / OMV +
44	Dabas, Albertirsa	405 4606
53	Pusztavacs, Örkény	4607	Geographical centre of Hungary
54	Örkény rest area
Border of Pest and Bács-Kiskun Counties
67	Lajosmizse Lajosmizse rest area	4608	Shell / Shell +
	M5-M8 interchange	M8
74	Kecskemét-észak	5	Northern connection to Kecskemét
81	Kecskemét északi elkerüő	445	Northern bypass to Kecskemét toward Békéscsaba
85	Kecskemét-nyugat, Dunaföldvár	52	Western connection to Kecskemét
91	Kecskemét-dél, Baja Kecskeméti rest area	54	Southern connection to Kecskemét MOL / MOL +
102	Kunszállás	5401
109	Kiskunfélegyháza-észak	5302	Northern connection to Kecskemét
114	Kiskunfélegyháza-dél	5402	Southern connection to Kiskunfélegyháza
122	Petőfiszállás rest area		Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol +
Border of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád Counties
129	Csengele rest area
140	Kistelek	5411 / 5421
147	Balástya	5422
151	Szatmaz rest area		MOL / MOL +
159	Szeged-észak	M43 / E68	Northern connection to Szeged, towards to Romania via Makó The western terminus of European routes E68
166	Szeged-nyugat, Domaszék	55	Western connection to Szeged
173	Szeged-dél, Röszke Röszkei rest area	5	Southern connection to Szeged OMV / Agip +
174	Röszke (H) – Horgoš (SRB) border crossing
A1 motorway → to Belgrade, Serbia

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:

Type of vignette	Available section
Pest County	between Bevásárlóközpontok junction and Lajosmizse (14 km – 67 km)
Bács-Kiskun County	between Örkény and Kistelek (53 km – 140 km)
Csongrád County	between Kiskunfélegyháza south and Röszke [state border] (114 km – 174 km)

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).

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	151 km	junction (23) – Autoput A1

External links

National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)
National Infrastructure Developer Ltd.