M1 (Hungary)

This article is about the highway in Hungary. For other M1 highways, see List of M1 roads.

M1
in use other highways
Route information
Part of E 60 / E 65 / E 75
Length	171 km (106 mi)
Existed	1964–present
History	Completed: 1996
Major junctions
From	Budapest
Major intersections	M7 near Budaörs M0 near Biatorbágy 102 near Zsámbék 13 near Komárom M19, 813, 81, 82, 83, M85 near Győr 86 in Mosonmagyaróvár M15 near Lébény
To	Hegyeshalom A 4 border with Austria
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest, Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom, Győr-Moson-Sopron
Major cities	Budapest, Tatabánya, Tata, Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár
Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

Junction near Budapest

The motorway between Vértes and Gerecse Mountains

Road near Tatabánya-Óváros

Near Kisigmánd

Near Győr-nyugat (M85 interchange)

Hungarian-Austrian border

The M1 motorway (Hungarian: M1-es autópálya) is a toll motorway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.

Openings timeline

• Budapest – Budaörs (7 and 12 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
• Budaörs – Budakeszi (4 km): 1981 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1986)
• Budakeszi – Zsámbék (9 km): 1986
• Zsámbék – Bicske (13 km): 1985
• Bicske – Tatabánya-north (28 km): 1982
• Tatabánya-north – Komárom (20 km): 1975 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
• Komárom – Győr-east (19 km): 1977 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
• Győr-east – Győr-Ménfőcsanak (8 km): 1994
• Győr-Ménfőcsanak – Győr-west (14 km): 1994
• Győr-west – Hegyeshalom-east (42 km): 1996
• Hegyeshalom-east – Border station of Austria (6 km): 1982 - half profile; this section operated as part of road 1 until 1996

List of junctions, exits and rest area

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

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

km	Exit	Name	Destination	Notes
6		Budapest, Budaörsi út	1 7	Connection to the center of Budapest, via Budaörsi út. The eastern terminus of the motorway. The eastern side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
7		Budaörs
9		Budaörs-centrum	81101	Drive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers
10		Törökbálint Depo, Budaörs		Eastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca.
		Budaörsi pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
11		Budaörs-nyugat	8105	Western connection of Budaörs and Shopping centers.
12		M1-M7 intersection	M7	Connection to M7 motorway towards to Croatia via Székesfehérvár, Nagykanizsa. The western side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
14		Törökbálint, Budakeszi	8102
15		Tópark		Premier Outlet Center
16		M1-M0 interchange	M0 E 60 E 75	Connection to Budapest bypass. The eastern terminus of European routes E60/E75 concurrency.
17		Biatorbágy	1	Drive only towards Budapest. Eastern part Biatorbágy.
22		Sasfészek-tó pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
		Biatorbágy, Páty	1	Western part of Biatorbágy and Business park.
27		Zsámbék, Herceghalom	102 1101	Connection to Pilisjászfalu
28		Zsámbéki pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
39		Óbarok-Nagyegyháza, Bicske	1
43		Óbarok pihenőhely		Rest area: OMV / OMV +
			8101	Not marked with a traffic sign
		Szárliget Bicske M1 Ipari Park	8113
Border of Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom Counties
54		Harkályos pihenőhely		Rest area:
56		Tatabánya-Óváros	1	Connection to Óváros part of Tatabánya
57		Turul pihenőhely		Rest area:
61		Tatabánya-Centrum	1	Connection to Downtown of Tatabánya
64		Remeteségi pihenőhely		Rest area: Shell / Shell +
		Tata-Remeteségpuszta		Not marked with a traffic sign
67		Tata, Környe	8119	Connection to Csákvár
72		Grébics pihenőhely		Rest area:
83		Igmánd pihenőhely		Rest area:
85		Komárom, Kisbér	13
94		Ács, Bana, Bábolna	8151
		Concó pihenőhely		Rest area: OMV / OMV +
Border of Komárom-Esztergom and Győr-Moson-Sopron Counties
101		Nagyszentjános, Bőny	8152
107		Győr-kelet	M19	Access route of Győr. Eastern connection to the city
112		Győrszentiván	813 8136	Eastern bypass to Győr, towards Vámosszabadi and Audi factory.
115		Győr-iparterület	81	Industrial area of Győr.
119		Győr-Szabadhegy	82	Szabadhegy district of Győr and Pannonhalma, Veszprém.
		Arrabona pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / OMV +
123		Győr-Ménfőcsanak	83	Connection to Ménfőcsanak district of Győr and Pápa
		Rába (Bridge - 355 m)
129		Győr, Csorna	M85 85	Western connection to Szeged, towards to Austria via Sopron and Szombathely
135		Börcs pihenő		Rest area:
142		Lébény, Mecsér	8417
144		Lébény pihenő		Rest area:
150		Hanság pihenő		Rest area:
158		Lajta pihenőhely		Rest area:
160		Mosonmagyaróvár, Szombathely	86 E 65	The eastern terminus of European routes E65
162		Mosoni pihenőhely		Rest area: MOL / MOL +
166		M1-M15 interchange	M15 E 65 E 75	Connection to M15 motorway, towards to Bratislava, Slovakia The western terminus of European routes E65/E75
168		Hegyeshalom-kelet	101	Eastern connection to Hegyeshalom.
171		Hegyeshalom
172		Hegyeshalom border crossing	A 4 E 60	Connection to border crossing to Austria as the A4 motorway towards Vienna. The western terminus of the motorway and of the E60 concurrency.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Maintenance

The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.

• near Bicske, kilometre trench 38
• near Komárom, kilometre trench 85
• near Lébény, kilometre trench 142

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 days (3500 HUF), 1 month (4780 HUF) or 1 year (42980 HUF).

2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of county vignette	Available section
Pest County	between Egér Street junction and Bicske (7 km – 39 km)
Fejér County	between Herceghalom and Tatabánya-Óváros (27 km – 56 km)
Komárom-Esztergom County	between Bicske and Győrszentiván (39 km – 112 km)
Győr-Moson-Sopron County	between Bábolna and Hegyeshalom [state border] (94 km – 172 km)

Toll-free section

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

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	155 km	Ost Autobahn – junction (16)
	150 km	junction (166) – junction (16)
	6 km	junction (166) – Mosonmagyaróvár (160)

See also

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

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.