# M2 expressway (Hungary)

The M2 expressway (Hungarian: M2-es autóút) is a toll highway in northern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Vác and Banská Bystrica. The first section of the highway opened in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 2 one-lane highway. The total length of the motorway now is 30 km.

## Timeline

| Section | Length | Opened | Notes |
| Budapest (M0) – Vác észak | 30.0 km (18.64 mi) | Single carriageway: 1998 Second carriageway: 1 October 2019 | Built between 1996 – 1998. Originally the name of the route was 2A, and 2B. Both carriageways were fully built between 2017 – 2019 until Vác dél junction. |
| Vác észak – Hont-Parassapuszta (border) | 41 km (25.48 mi) | | Planned |

## Route description

* The route is expressway. The maximum speed limit is 110km/h, with (2x2 lane road) until Vác dél junction.
| County | km | Type | Destination | Notes |
| Budapest | 17 | | Budapest Ring M0 / E77 – Budapest, towards to M3 / M4 / M5 + / M0 – Main road 2 Újpest, Megyeri Bridge, and Main road 11 Esztergom | The southern terminus of the expressway, and E77 route. Distance is measured from the Zero Kilometre Stone monument in Budapest. trumpet interchange |
| Pest | 21 | | Dunakeszi / Fót | |
| 23 | | Dunakeszi-Tóváros / Fót-Kisalag | |
| 25 | | Main road 2 – Dunakeszi-Révdűlő | |
| | Alagi pihenőhely | parking, petrol station (Shell), motel, café and restaurant pihenőhely means Rest area |
| 27 | | Göd-Iparterület | Ipaterület means Industrial area |
| 29 | | Göd | |
| 34 | | Sződliget / Sződ | |
| 37 | | Vác dél / Gödöllő, Vácrátót | The northern terminus of the expressway. dél means South |
| 39 | | Vác-Alsóváros, toward to Tahitótfalu / Rád, Vácduka | 1-lane expressway, planned expansion |
| 42 | | Vác-Centrum, Deákvár / Kosd | Centrum means center |
| 48 | | Vác észak, toward to Tahitótfalu / Main road 12 – Szob | Northern side of the road. észak means North 1-lane expressway, planned expansion |
| Nógrád | 56 | | Nőtincs / Nógrád | Planned |
| 59 | | Main road 2 – Rétság dél | dél means South |
| 61 | | Rétsági pihenőhely | |
| 65 | | Main road 22 – Rétság észak / Balassagyarmat, Érsekvadkert | észak means South |
| 83 | | Drégelypalánki pihenőhely | planned petrol station |
| | | Main road 2 – Drégelypalánk | |
| 88 | | Hont-Parassauszta (H) – Šahy (SK) border crossing R3 / E77 – Banská Bystrica towards to Kraków (PL) | Planned |
| 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 this highway engineer.
* near Gödöllő (M3), kilometre trench 27

## Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:
1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica)1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);
* Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.
2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:
    Type of county vignetteAvailable section Pest full length (17 km – 48 km)

## European Route(s)

| Name | Route | Route |
| | 71 km | Rýchlostná cesta R3 – junction (16) |