# M3 motorway (Hungary)

The M3 motorway (Hungarian: M3-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway connecting Budapest to Nyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to the Ukrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, the M30 (connecting the M3 to Miskolc) and the M35 (connecting the M3 to Debrecen). The M3 follows the route of route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to the public in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, the one between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény was opened to the public in 2014. The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.

## Openings timeline

* Budapest – Gödöllő (14 km): 1978.10.16.
* Gödöllő – Hatvan (29 km): 1980.10.31.
* Hatvan – Gyöngyös-west (15 km): 1983
* Gyöngyös-west – Füzesabony (44 km): 1998.09.01.
* Füzesabony – Polgár (61 km): 2002
* Polgár – Görbeháza; M35 (11 km): 2004.10.
* Görbeháza; M35 – Nyíregyháza (41 km): 2007.08.31.
* Nyíregyháza bypass (8 km): 2006.08.05.
* Nagykálló – Őr (33,8 km): 2013.01.16.
* Őr – Vásárosnamény (11,9 km): 2014.10.10.

## List of 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 130 km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane).
| km | Destinations | Route | Notes |
| 10 | Budapest | | Introductory path of M3 |
| 11 | Újpalota, Újpest | 2102 | |
| 12 | Szilas pihenőhely | Szilas pihenőhely | Rest area: Shell / Shell + |
| 12 | Dunakeszi, Vác | |
| 13 | M3-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass) | M0 | Connection to Győr, Székesfehérvár, Pécs, Szeged, Budapest International Airport, Szolnok and Vác. |
| 18 | Ring pihenőhely | Ring pihenőhely | Temporary rest area, toward to Hungaroring circuit: |
| 19 | Mogyoród-nyugat, Fót, Hungaroring | 2139 | Western connection to Mogyoród |
| 23 | Mogyoród-kelet, Hungaroring, Szada | 21109 | |
| 25 | Jakabpusztai pihenőhely | Jakabpusztai pihenőhely | Rest area: Lukoil / Lukoil + |
| 27 | M3-M31 interchange | M31 E71 | Unloading road, connection to M0. The western terminus of European routes E71 |
| 27 | Vác, Gödöllő | 30870 | |
| 32 | Babati pihenő | Babati pihenő | Rest area, towards only Nyíregyháza: |
| 36 | Kisbagi pihenőhely | Kisbagi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 39 | Bag, Aszód, Tura | 3105 | |
| 43 | Galga pihenőhely | Galga pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| Border of Pest and Heves Counties |||||
| 51 | Kerekharaszti pihenőhely | Kerekharaszti pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + |
| 51 | Kerekharaszt | 2134 | |
| 55 | Hatvan-nyugat, Salgótarján, Galyatető | 21 | Western connection to Hatvan |
| 59 | Hatvan-kelet, Szolnok | 32 | Eastern bypass to Hatvan |
| 60 | Horti pihenőhely | Horti pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 66 | Ecsédi pihenőhely | Ecsédi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 70 km | Gyöngyös-nyugat, Hort | 3 | Access route of Gyöngyös |
| 75 | Halászaranyosi pihenőhely | Halászaranyosi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 78 | Gyöngyös-kelet, Mátrafüred, Adács | 3210 | Eastern connection to Gyöngyös |
| 82 | Borsókúti pihenőhely | Borsókúti pihenőhely | Rest area: OMV / OMV + |
| 87 | Nagyfügedi pihenőhely | Nagyfügedi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 90 | Nagyfüged, Heves, Ludas | 3206 | |
| 92 | Kisasszonytéri pihenőhely | Kisasszonytéri pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 103 | Kál, Erdőtelek | 3208 | |
| 104 | Bridge over Railway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás) | Bridge over Railway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás) | Bridge over Railway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás) |
| 106 | Rekettyés pihenőhely | Rekettyés pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + |
| 108 | M3-M25 interchange | M25 | Access route of Eger |
| 114 | Füzesabony, Eger, Jászberény | 33 | |
| 122 | Mezőszemerei pihenőhely | Mezőszemerei pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| Border of Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Counties |||||
| 128 | Mezőkövesd, Borsodivánka | 331 3302 | |
| 139 | Mezőnagymihály, Mezőkeresztes | 3305 | |
| 142 | Geleji pihenőhely | Geleji pihenőhely | Rest area: Shell / Shell + |
| 151 | M3-M30 interchange | M30 E71 E79 | Connection to M30 motorway, towards to Slovakia, via Miskolc The eastern terminus of European routes E71, and the northern of E79 |
| 153 | Igrici pihenőhely | Igrici pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 156 | Mezőcsát, Hejőpapi | 3307 | |
| 164 | Hejőkürt, Tiszaújváros | 3313 | |
| 169 | Tisza (Bridge - 405.5 m) | Tisza (Bridge - 405.5 m) | Tisza (Bridge - 405.5 m) |
| Border of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Hajdú-Bihar Counties |||||
| 171 | Polgári pihenőhely | Polgári pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 175 | Nyékládháza, Polgár | 35 | |
| 175 | M3 Arcehopark | M3 Arcehopark | Archeological and landscape historical skansen |
| 179 | Western Main Channel (Bridge - 93 m) | Western Main Channel (Bridge - 93 m) | Western Main Channel (Bridge - 93 m) |
| 184 | Görbeháza pihenőhely | Görbeháza pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + |
| 187 | Görbeháza M3-M35 interchange | M35 E79 | Connection to M35 motorway, towards to Romania, via Debrecen The southern terminus of European routes E79 |
| 194 | Rétaljai pihenőhely ( E579) | Rétaljai pihenőhely ( E579) | Rest area: . The western terminus of European routes E579 |
| 200 | Eastern Main Channel (Bridge) | Eastern Main Channel (Bridge) | Eastern Main Channel (Bridge) |
| 203 | Hajdúnánás, Tiszavasvári | 3502 | |
| 206 | Hajdúnánási pihenőhely | Hajdúnánási pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| Border of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties |||||
| 215 | Kálmánházi pihenőhely | Kálmánházi pihenőhely | Rest area: Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol + |
| 221 | Nyíregyháza-nyugat, Kálmánháza | 338 | Western bypass of Nyíregyháza, toward to Tokaj |
| 227 | Nyíregyháza-dél, Debrecen | 4 E573 | The western terminus of European routes E573 |
| 229 | Nyíregyházi pihenőhely | Nyíregyházi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 234 | Nyíregyháza-kelet, Nagykálló | 4911 | |
| 234 | Nyíregyháza-észak, Záhony | 403 E573 | Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza, and terminus of European routes E573 |
| 244 | Mohos pihenőhely | Mohos pihenőhely | Rest area: ? + |
| 254 | Ófehértó | 4105 | Connection to Nyírbátor or Baktalórántháza |
| 263 | Kántorjánosi pihenőhely | Kántorjánosi pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 267 | Vaja, Mátészalka M3-M49 interchange | 49 M49 | |
| 280 | Vásárosnamény | 41 | |
| | Vásárosnamény-észak, Ilk | 4108 | |
| 286 | M3-M34 interchange | M34 | Connection to Záhony |
| 288 | Kisvarsány, Nagyvarsány | 4115 | |
| 289 | Tisza (Bridge - 210 m) | Tisza (Bridge - 210 m) | Tisza (Bridge - 210 m) |
| 292 | Tiszaszalka, Gergelyiugurnya | 4113 | |
| | Vámosatyai pihenőhely | Vámosatyai pihenőhely | Rest area: |
| 301 | Gelénes, Barabás | 4124 | |
| 307 | Beregdaróc (H) – Luzhanka (UA) border crossing | Beregdaróc (H) – Luzhanka (UA) border crossing | Beregdaróc (H) – Luzhanka (UA) border crossing |
| M24 highway → to Mukachevo, Ukraine |||||
* Under construction, Planned section

## 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 Gödöllő, kilometre trench 23
* near Kál, kilometre trench 103
* near Emőd, kilometre trench 151
* near Hajdúnánás, kilometre trench 204
* near Újfehértó, kilometre trench 254

## 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 vignetteAvailable section Pest County between Szentmihályi Street junction and Hatvan west (11 km – 55 km) Heves County between Bag and Mezőkövesd (39 km – 128 km) Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County between Füzesabony and Polgár (114 km – 175 km) Hajdú-Bihar County between Hejőkürt and Nyíregyháza west (164 km – 221 km) Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County between Hajdúnánás and Vásárosnamény (203 km – 280 km)

## Significant artifacts

From Budapest to the Ukrainian border, the M3 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts:

### Bridge

* Tisza Bridge of Polgár (Polgári Tisza-híd; 405.5 m or 1,330 ft) over Tisza river

### Landscape history memorial park

* M3 Arcehopark – Open-air museum near this motorway

### Outlet center

* M3 Outlet Center

## European Route(s)

| Route | Route |
| 124 km | Emőd (151) – Gödöllő (27) |
| 89 km | Rétaljai pihenőhely (191) – Vásárosnamény (280) |
| 36 km | Emőd (151) – Görbeháza (187) |
| 7 km | Nyíregyháza-south (227) – Nyíregyháza-north (234) |