# M43 motorway (Hungary)

The M43 motorway (Hungarian: M43-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.

## Timeline

| Section | Length | Opened | Notes |
| Szeged (M5) – Szeged-Rókus | 3.0 km (1.86 mi) | 10 December 2005 | Segment 1, built between 2003 – 2005. |
| Szeged-Rókus – Szeged észak (Sándorfalva) | 4.4 km (2.73 mi) | 1 April 2010 | Segment 2/A, built between 2008 – 2010. |
| Szeged észak (Sándorfalva) – Szeged-Felsőváros (Hódmezővásárhely) | 3.3 km (2.05 mi) | 7 October 2010 | Segment 2/B, built between 2008 – 2010. |
| Szeged-Felsőváros (Hódmezővásárhely) – Makó | 23.9 km (14.85 mi) | 9 April 2011 | Segment 2/C, built between 2008 – 2011, with the Tisza Bridge. |
| Makó – Csanádpalota (border) | 23.1 km (14.35 mi) | 11 July 2015 | Segment 3, built between 2013 – 2015. |

## Route description

* The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130 km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane).
| County | km | Type | Destination | Notes |
| Csongrád-Csanád | 0 | | M5 / E75 – Budapest, Kecskemét M5 / E75 – Röszke → Belgrade (SRB) | The western terminus of the motorway, and E68 route. Kilometrage starting point trumpet interchange |
| 4 | | Main road 5 – Szeged-Rókus / Kistelek | |
| 5 | | Szegedi pihenőhely | parking, and wc pihenőhely means Rest area |
| 8 | | Szeged észak / Sándorfalva | észak means North |
| 11 | | Main road 47 – Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely | |
| 16 | | Móra Ferenc híd (over Tisza) | Length: 661 m híd means Bridge |
| 19 | | Rákóczi telep | |
| 24 | | Maroslele | |
| 31 | | Kéthalmi pihenőhely | parking, wc, and weigh in motion (traffic control) |
| 35 | | Main road 430 – Makó / Hódmezővásárhely, Földeák | |
| 47 | | Apátfalva / Királyhegyes, Kövegy | |
| 49 | | Kövegyi Szent Gellért pihenőhely | parking, petrol station (MOL), café, restaurant, and shower facilities |
| 55 | | Main road 448 – Nagylak / Tótkomlós, Csanádpalota | |
| 57 | | Krak-éri pihenőhely | parking, and wc |
| 59 | | Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac II. (RO) border crossing A 1 / E68 – Arad, Timișoara towards to Bucharest | Csanádpalota border crossing to Romania → A1 motorway. The eastern terminus of the motorway, and E68 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 this highway engineer.
* near Makó, kilometre trench 35

## Payment

From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:
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 (vármegyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:
| Type of county vignette | Available section |
| Csongrád-Csanád | full length (0 km – 59 km) |

## European Route(s)

| Name | Route | Route |
| | 59 km | junction (0) – Autostrada A1 |

## Significant artifacts
### Bridge

* Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m or 2,169 ft) over Tisza river