M5 (Hungary)

M5
M5-ös autópálya (Hungarian)
in use other highways
Route information
Part of E 75
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Major junctions
From	Budapest
Major intersections	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 motorway near Lajosmizse

Old toll plaza in the motorway

The road near Kecskemét

Hungarian-Serbian border

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
		M5-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass)	M0 E 60 E 71 E 75	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 / E 68	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

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.