Roads in Hungary
Border road sign with general speed-limits in Hungary
Hungarian road categories are as follows:
- Gyorsforgalmi út (controlled-access highway):
- Autópálya (motorway): 2+2 travel lanes and 1+1 emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections, speed limit: 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph)
- Autóút (expressway): 2+2, 2+1 or 1+1 travel lanes, central reservation, some at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
- Gyorsút (high-speed highway): 2+2 travel lanes, central reservation, few at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
- Elsődrendű főút (primary arterial road or primary main road) (with one digit in their name, e.g.: 6-os főút)
- Másodrendű főút (secondary main road) (with two or three digits, e.g.: 57-es főút)
- Helyi út (local road) (with three or more digits)
Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme.
European routes passing through Hungary: E60; E65; E66; E68; E71; E73; E75; E77; E79 (Class A); E573; E653; E661 (Class B).
Highways[]
Hungarian highway network.
in service
planned
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h. According to the Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013.[1] The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with M7, which finished in 1975 between Budapest and Lake Balaton. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.
Motorways in Hungary:
M1 | M3 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | M15 | M19 | M30 | M31 | M35 | M43 | M60
Expressways in Hungary (M - expressways, and R - fast roads):
M0 | M2 | M4 | | | M25 | | M44 | M51 | M70 |
M85 | M86 |
| | | R49 | | |
History[]
Development of the overall length (at the end of):
| Year | 1964 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Length in km | 7 | 85 | 136 | 213 | 302 | 361 | 440 | 638 | 967 | 1.290 | 1.382 | 1.481 |
Main roads[]
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.
Primary main road[]
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIa are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.
| Sign | Number | Route | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Újbuda - Budaörs - Bicske - Tatabánya - Tata - Komárom - Győr - Mosonmagyaróvár - border with Austria northwest of Hegyeshalom | 177 km | |
|
Óbuda - Dorog - Tát - Nyergesújfalu - | 75 km | |
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2 | Újpest - Dunakeszi - Vác - Rétság - Border with Slovakia  north of (Hont)
|
78 km |
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21 | Hatvan - Pásztó - Bátonyterenye - Salgótarján - Border with Slovakia  north of Salgótarján
|
65 km |
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3 | Kőbánya - Gödöllő - Aszód - Hatvan - Gyöngyös - Füzesabony - Mezőkövesd - Emőd - Nyékládháza - Miskolc - Szikszó - Encs - border with Slovakia  north of Tornyosnémeti
|
247 km |
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354 | Debrecen north bypass (Motorway M35 - Main road 4) | 12 km |
|
4 | Kispest - Monor - Cegléd - Szolnok - Törökszentmiklós - Kisújszállás - Karcag - Püspökladány - Hajdúszoboszló - Debrecen - Téglás - Hajdúhadház - Újfehértó - Nyíregyháza - Kisvárda - Záhony - border with Ukraine  north of Záhony
|
352 km |
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403 | Nyíregyháza east bypass (Motorway M3 - Main road 4) | 14 km |
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405 | Motorway M5 - Main road 4 | 15 km |
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41 | Nyíregyháza - Baktalórántháza - Vásárosnamény - border with Ukraine  east of Beregsurány
|
73 km |
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42 | Püspökladány - Berettyóújfalu - Biharkeresztes-Ártánd - border with Romania  east of Ártánd
|
59 km |
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43 | Szeged - Makó - border with Romania  east of Nagylak
|
55 km |
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44 | Kecskemét - Kunszentmárton - Szarvas - Békéscsaba - Gyula - border with Romania  southeast of Gyula
|
144 km |
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5 | Soroksár - Dabas - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Border with Serbia  southwest of Röszke
|
185 km |
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- Százhalombatta - Dunaújváros - Dunaföldvár - Paks - Tolna - Bonyhád - Pécsvárad - Pécs - Szentlőrinc - Barcs - border with Croatia  south of Barcs
|
262 km | |
|
- Kápolnásnyék - Székesfehérvár - Siófok - Balatonföldvár - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Zalakomár - Galambok - Nagykanizsa - Letenye - border with Croatia  west of Letenye
|
233 km | |
|
Székesfehérvár - Várpalota - Veszprém - Herend - Városlőd - Devecser - Jánosháza - Vasvár - Körmend - border with Austria  near (Szentgotthárd)
|
190 km |
Secondary main road[]
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.
| Sign | Number | Route | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
|
- Zsámbék - | 23 km | |
| Óbuda-Angyalföld-Ferencváros- | 17.5 km | ||
|
Óbuda - Szentendre - Esztergom - | 72 km | |
|
Dorog - Esztergom | 8 km | |
|
Dorog bypass | 16 km | |
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Vác - Szob | 27 km | |
|
13 | Kisbér - Border with Slovakia  at Komárom
|
29 km |
|
14 | Győr - Border with Slovakia  at Vámosszabadi
|
13 km |
|
Mosonmagyaróvár - Border with Slovakia  at Rajka
|
15 km | |
|
Salgótarján center - | 3 km | |
|
Rétság - Balassagyarmat - Salgótarján | 67 km | |
|
222 | - Border with Slovakia  at Balassagyarmat
|
2 km |
|
Bátonyterenye - Tarnalelesz | 33 km | |
|
Gyöngyös - Recsk - Eger | 60 km | |
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Main road 3 - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Main road 26 | 82 km | |
| - Motorway M25 | 0.8 km | ||
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26 | Miskolc - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Border with Slovakia  at Bánréve
|
45 km |
|
27 | Sajószentpéter - Szendrő - Border with Slovakia at Tornanádaska | 55 km |
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Motorway M30 - Emőd (Intersection with Main road 3) | 8 km | |
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304 | Miskolc south bypass (Main road 3 - Motorway M30) | 4 km |
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306 | Miskolc north bypass (Motorway M30 - Main road 26) | 6 km |
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31 | Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Intersection with Main road ) | 126 km |
|
311 | Nagykáta - Farmos - Cegléd | 34 km |
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32 | Hatvan (Intersection with Motorway M3) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok | 80 km |
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Füzesabony (Intersection with Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen | 111 km | |
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338 | Nyíregyháza west bypass (Motorway M3 - Main road ) | 7 km |
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34 | Tiszafüred - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Intersection with Main road 4) | 55 km |
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Nyékládháza - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen | 86 km | |
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Polgár (Intersection with Main road ) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza | 50 km | |
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37 | Felsőzsolca (Intersection with Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Border with Slovakia  near Sátoraljaújhely
|
76 km |
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Tarcal (Intersection with Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza | 37 km | |
|
Sátoraljaújhely - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Intersection with Main road 4) | - km | |
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Encs - Abaújszántó - Mád (Intersection with Main road 37) | - km | |
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Main road 4 - Main road | 1 km | |
|
Berettyóújfalu (old section of Main road 42) | - km | |
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Makó - Hódmezővásárhely | - km | |
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431 | Border with Romania  near Kiszombor
|
6 km |
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Cegléd - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét | 31 km | |
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442 | Szolnok - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Intersection with Main road 44) | 43 km |
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Szarvas (Intersection with Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd | 19 km | |
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Békéscsaba (old section of Main road 44) | 2 km | |
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445 | Kecskemét east and north bypass (Main road 44 - Motorway M5) | 13 km |
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45 | Kunszentmárton - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely | 53 km |
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Szentes (Intersection with Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Intersection with Main road 5) | 42 km | |
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46 | Törökszentmiklós - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény | 66 km |
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Debrecen - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged | 215 km | |
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Debrecen - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka | 73 km | |
|
Hódmezővásárhely | - km | |
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Orosháza (old section of Main road ) | 13 km | |
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48 | Debrecen - Vámospércs - Border with Romania  near Nyírábrány
|
30 km |
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49 | Vaja (Intersection with Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Border with Romania  near Csengersima
|
57 km |
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491 | Győrtelek - Fehérgyarmat - Border with Ukraine near Tiszabecs | 38 km |
| 16 km | |||
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502 | Szeged west bypass | - km |
|
Expressway M0 - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Border with Serbia  near Hercegszántó
|
191 km | |
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Budapest - Dunaharaszti - Main road (old section of Main road ) | 11 km | |
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Baja east bypass (Main road - Main road ) | 4 km | |
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Dunavecse (old section of Main road ) | 8 km | |
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Kecskemét - Solt - Dunaföldvár | 64 km | |
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Solt (Intersection with Main road ) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Border with Serbia  near Tompa
|
89 km | |
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Kecskemét (Intersection with Main roads 5 and 44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd | 92 km | |
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Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road ) | 4 km | |
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Kiskunfélegyháza west bypass | 9 km | |
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Szeged - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (Intersection with Motorway M6) | 122 km | |
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Baja east bypass - Main road | 2 km | |
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Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road ) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Border with Croatia  near Udvar
|
61 km | |
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Pécs - Bóly - Mohács | 38 km | |
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578 | Pécs east bypass (Main road - Motorway M6) | - km |
|
Pécs - Harkány - Border with Croatia  near Drávaszabolcs
|
33 km | |
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Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7) | 195 km | |
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Kaposvár (old section of Main road ) | 16 km | |
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Dombóvár - Sásd | 14 km | |
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Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road ) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár | 47 km | |
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Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road ) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7) | 90 km | |
| Motorway M6 - Main road | - km | ||
|
Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road ) | 37 km | |
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Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road ) - Tamási - Siófok | 85 km | |
| Tamási bypass (Main road - Main road ) | - km | ||
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Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads and ) | 54 km | |
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Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle | 90 km | |
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Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads and ) | 95 km | |
Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road ) - Border with Croatia  near Berzence
|
- km | ||
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Lepsény (Intersection with Main road ) - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Balatonfüred - Balatonederics - Keszthely (Intersection with Main road ) | 116 km | |
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Balatonakarattya (Intersection with Main road ) - Balatonfűzfő (Intersection with Main road ) | 17 km | |
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Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road ) | 7 km | |
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Csopak (Intersection with Main road ) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road ) | 13 km | |
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Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road ) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road ) | 75 km | |
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Keszthely (Intersection with Main road ) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics | 69 km | |
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Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads and ) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road ) | 82 km | |
| Main road - Hévíz - Main road | - km | ||
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Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road - Main road ) | - km | |
| Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road ) | - km | ||
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Veszprém (Intersection with Main road ) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road ) | 54 km | |
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Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road ) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr | 81 km | |
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Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road ) | 42 km | |
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813 | Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14) | - km |
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Veszprém (Intersection with Main road ) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr | 80 km | |
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Győr (Main road - Main road ) | 3 km | |
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Városlőd (Intersection with Main road ) - Pápa - Tét - Győr | 76 km | |
| Pápa (Intersection with Main road ) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road ) | - km | ||
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Pápa (Intersection with Main road ) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road ) | 41 km | |
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Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road ) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria  near Sopron
|
132 km | |
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Győr (Intersection with Main road ) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road ) | 72 km | |
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Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia  near Rédics
|
159 km | |
|
Border with Austria  near Kópháza
|
2 km | |
|
Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria  near Kőszeg
|
49 km | |
|
Sárvár (Intersection with Main road ) - Vát (Intersection with Main road ) | 12 km | |
|
Szombathely (Intersection with Main road ) - Torony - Border with Austria  near Bucsu
|
18 km | |
Local roads[]
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
European routes[]
The following European routes pass through Hungary:
Class A:
E60: Nickelsdorf, 
Austria – Hegyeshalom – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Ártánd - Borș, 
Romania
E65: Čunovo, 
Slovakia – Rajka – Csorna – Szombathely – Körmend – Zalaegerszeg – Nagykanizsa – Letenye - Goričan, 
Croatia
E66: Heiligenkreuz, Austria – Rábafüzes – Körmend – Ajka – Veszprém – Székesfehérvár
E68: Szeged – Makó – Csanádpalota – Nădlac, Romania
E71: Milhosť, Slovakia – Tornyosnémeti – Miskolc – Füzesabony – Hatvan – Budapest – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – Goričan, Croatia
E73: Budapest – Dunaújváros – Szekszárd – Mohács – Udvar – Duboševica, Croatia
E75: Čunovo, Slovakia – Rajka – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Kecskemét – Szeged – Röszke - Horgoš, 
Serbia
E77: Šahy, Slovakia – Parassapuszta – Vác – Budapest
E79: Miskolc – Polgár – Debrecen – Berettyóújfalu – Ártánd - Borș, Romania
Class B:
E573: Püspökladány – Debrecen – Nyíregyháza – Záhony – Chop, 
Ukraine- : Medveďov, Slovakia – Vámosszabadi – Győr
- E579: Nyíregyháza – Vásárosnamény – Beregsurány – , Ukraine
E653: Letenye – Tornyiszentmiklós – Pince, 
Slovenia
E661: Lake Balaton – Nagyatád – Barcs – Terezino Polje, Croatia
See also[]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roads in Hungary. |
- ^ Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. (ÁAK) (2013). "Az ÁAK által kezelt úthálózat részletes adatai (2013)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
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