M7 motorway (Hungary)

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M7 motorway
M7-es autópálya
in use other highways
Route information
Part of E65 / E71
Length	233 km (145 mi)
Existed	1964–present
History	Completed: 2008
Major junctions
From	Budapest
Major intersections	M1 in Budaörs M0 in Érd in Székesfehérvár-ipari zóna  / in Székesfehérvár-dél M8 near Balatonvilágos (planned) in Balatonvilágos in Siófok near Balatonlelle near Balatonkeresztúr near Hollád (planned) in Nagykanizsa-kelet in Nagykanizsa-Centrum M70 near Letenye
To	Letenye A4 border with  Croatia
Location
Counties	Pest, Fejér, Veszprém, Somogy, Zala
Major cities	Budapest, Érd, Székesfehérvár, Siófok, Nagykanizsa
Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

Junction near Budapest

The motorway between Budapest and Székesfehérvár

Köröshegyi völgyhíd

Köröshegyi völgyhíd from Balaton

The road near Nagykanizsa

Hungarian-Croatian border

The M7 motorway (Hungarian: M7-es autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway which runs from Budapest towards the Croatian border at Letenye, reaching Székesfehérvár, then Siófok, a town on Lake Balaton, and the city of Nagykanizsa in the southwest of the country.

The motorway connects with the Croatian motorway A4 at Goričan and forms part of the Pan-European corridor Vb, connecting Budapest with Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and Rijeka, the largest Croatian seaport. Since the completion of the M7 it is possible to travel on motorway from Budapest to the Adriatic Sea, a popular tourist destination for Hungarians.

The last portion of the motorway to the Croatian border, including the Zrinski Bridge on the river Mura, was completed on 22 October 2008. The road's first sections were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The completion of the last sections was undertaken since 2001.

Openings timeline[]

• Budapest – Budaörs (7 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
• Budaörs – Martonvásár (18 km): 1966 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1972; 2x3 lane in 2001)
• Martonvásár – Velence (15 km): 1967 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
• Martonvásár – Székesfehérvár (12 km): 1968 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
• Székesfehérvár – Balatonaliga (33 km): 1970 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1975)
• Balatonaliga – Zamárdi (22 km): 1971 - half profile; (this section was extended in 2001)
• Zamárdi – Balatonkeresztúr with (14,2 km): 2007.08.08.
• Balatonszárszó – Ordacsehi (20 km): 2005.06.
• Ordacsehi – Balatonkeresztúr (25,7 km): 2006.03.27.
• Balatonkeresztúr – Zalakomár (21 km): 2008.06.26.
• Zalakomár – Nagykanizsa (15 km): 2008.08.19.
• Nagykanizsa – Sormás (11,3 km): 2007.08.24.
• Sormás (Eszteregnye) – Becsehely (4,5 km): 2006.12.11.
• Becsehely – Letenye (6,5 km): 2004.09.18.
• Letenye ( border) with Zrínyi Bridge (800 m): 2008.10.22.

Junctions, exits and rest area[]

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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
6		Budapest, Budaörsi út		Connection to Budapest via Budaörsi út. The road has commons section as M7 motorway, Main road and . The eastern terminus of the motorway
7		Budaörs		Connection to the City of Budapest via Egér út and Budaörs.
9		Budaörs		Drive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers
10		Budaörs-kelet Budaörs rest area		Eastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca. MOL / MOL +
11		Budaörs-nuygat		Western connection to Budaörs. Shopping centers
12		M7-M1 intersection	M1	Connection to M1 motorway towards to  Austria via Tatabánya, Győr
14		Törökbálint
16		Érd-észak ()	M0 E60 E71 E75	Connection to Győr and Pécs, Szeged, Budapest International Airport, Szolnok, Nyíregyháza, Vác. The northern terminus of European routes E71 concurrency
18		Érd
19		Érd rest area		Parking only on the side leading to Budapest
23		Tárnok		Connection to Sóskút and Pusztazámor
26		Tárnok rest area		Lukoil / Lukoil +
Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
30		Martonvásár, Gyúró
33		Váli-völgy rest area Baracska, Vál		OMV / OMV +
42		Kápolnásnyék, Vereb, Pázmánd
45		Velencei rest area Velence, Nadap, Tata		MOL / MOL +
50		Pákozd, Sukoró Pákozd rest area
57		Székesfehérvár-kelet, Agárd		Eastern connection to Székesfehérvár
60		Székesfehérvár, Dunaújváros Fehérvár rest area		Connection to Industrial area of Székesfehérvár Shell / Shell +
64		Székesfehérvár-dél, Sárbogárd (Székesfehérvár bypass)	E66	Southern part of Székesfehérvár bypass The eastern terminus of European routes E66
70		Szabadbattyán, Tác-Gorsium Gorsium rest area
80		Lepsény, Polgárdi
83		Lepsény rest area		MOL / MOL +
Border of Fejér and Veszprém Counties
90		M7-M8(710) interchange	M8 E66	Connection to Veszprém towards  Austria or Dunaújváros towards to Szolnok
		Balatonfüred, Enying
Border of Veszprém and Somogy Counties
95		Sóstó rest area		MOL / MOL +
98		Siófok-kelet		Eastern connection to Siófok
101		Szabadi rest area
		Sió (Bridge - 71.6 m)
105		Siófok-Centrum, Szekszárd		Connection to Central part of Siófok
109		Töreki rest area
112		Siófok-nyugat, Zamárdi-felső, Szántód		Western connection to Siófok, and eastern to Zamárdi, toward to
115		Balatonendréd, Zamárdi-alsó		Connection to Tab
121		Balatonföldvár, Bálványos
121-22		(1872 m)		Longest Bridge in Hungary
126		Balatonszárszó
130		Balatonőszöd, Szólád
135		Balatonszemes, Balatonlelle		Connection to Kaposvár and Szigetvár
138		Balatonlelle rest area		MOL / MOL +
143		Balatonboglár, Lengyeltóti
145		Ordacsehi		Connection to Jankovichtelep (Balatonboglár)
150		Fonyód		Connection to Lengyeltóti and Kaposvár
156		Táska rest area
160		Balatonfenyves, Táska
168		Keresztúr rest area		Shell / Shell +
170		Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonszentgyörgy	/ E661 /	Connection to Marcali, Barcs and Zalaegerszeg The northern terminus of European routes E661
175		Hollád	/
177		Szegerdő rest area
183		Sávoly, Balatonring
Border of Somogy and Zala Counties
191		Zalakomár, Zalakaros
194		Zalakomár rest area		INA / INA +
206		Nagykanizsa-kelet, Kaposvár		Eastern bypass to Nagykanizsa toward to Kaposvár
211		Nagykanizsa-Centrum, Gyékényes, Zalaegerszeg	/ E65	Connection to Central part of Nagykanizsa or Zalaegerszeg The eastern terminus of European routes E65
215		Sormás rest area
219		Sormás, Eszteregnye
224		Becsehely
232		Letenye M7-M70 interchange	M70 / E653	Connection to M70 motorway, towards to  Slovenia The eastern terminus of European routes E653
233		Letenye (H) – Goričan (HR) border crossing
		Mura (Zrínyi Bridge - 216 m)
A4 motorway → to Zagreb, Croatia

•   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 Martonvásár, kilometre trench 30
• near Balatonvilágos, kilometre trench 90
• near Fonyód, kilometre trench 150
• near Eszteregnye, kilometre trench 219

Payment[]

From 1 February 2015, the motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Toll-free section[]

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

Significant artifacts[]

From Budapest to the Croatian border, the M7 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts:

Bridge

• Zrinski Bridge (Zrínyi Miklós híd; 216 m or 709 ft) over Mur river

Viaduct

• (Kőröshegyi völgyhíd; 1,872 m or 6,142 ft) – Longest bridge in Hungary

European Routes[]

Name	Route
	217 km	junction (16) – Autocesta A4
	22 km	Nagykanizsa-centrum (211) – Autocesta A4

See also[]

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

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Autópálya M7.

• 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.