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M3 motorway
M3-as autópálya
in useplanned
Route information
Part ofE71 /E79 /E573 /E579
Length	281 km (175 mi) 307 km (191 mi) planned
Existed	1978–present
Major junctions
From	Budapest
Major intersections	M0 near Fót M31 in Gödöllő 21,32 in Hatvan M25,33 near Füzesabony 331 near Mezőkövesd M30 near Emőd 35 near Polgár M35 near Görbeháza 338,4,403 near Nyíregyháza M49,49 near Őr 41 near Vásárosnamény
To	Barabás M 24 border with Ukraine
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest,Heves,Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén,Hajdú-Bihar,Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major cities	Budapest,Hatvan,Gyöngyös,Füzesabony,Polgár,Nyíregyháza
Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

TheM3 motorway (Hungarian:M3-as autópálya) is a Hungarianmotorway connectingBudapest toNyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to theUkrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, theM30 (connecting the M3 toMiskolc) and theM35 (connecting the M3 toDebrecen). The M3 follows route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to traffic in August 2007. The section of the motorway between Highway 49 andVásárosnamény was opened to the public in 2014.^[1] The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.

• 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.

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Distance fromZero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.

• The route is full lengthmotorway. 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		Rest area:Shell / Shell +
		Dunakeszi,Vác
13		M3-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass)	M0	Connection toGyőr,Székesfehérvár,Pécs,Szeged,Budapest International Airport,Szolnok andVác.
18		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		Rest area:Lukoil / Lukoil +
27		M3-M31 interchange	M31 E71	Unloading road, connection toM0. The western terminus of European routes E71
		Vác,Gödöllő	30870
32		Babati pihenő		Rest area, towards only Nyíregyháza:
36		Kisbagi pihenőhely		Rest area:
39		Bag,Aszód,Tura	3105
43		Galga pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border ofPest andHeves Counties
51		Kerekharaszti pihenőhely		Rest area:MOL / MOL +
		Kerekharaszt	2134
55		Hatvan-nyugat,Salgótarján,Galyatető	21	Western connection to Hatvan
59		Hatvan-kelet,Szolnok	32	Eastern bypass to Hatvan
60		Horti pihenőhely		Rest area:
66		Ecsédi pihenőhely		Rest area:
70 km		Gyöngyös-nyugat,Hort	3	Access route of Gyöngyös
75		Halászaranyosi pihenőhely		Rest area:
78		Gyöngyös-kelet,Mátrafüred,Adács	3210	Eastern connection to Gyöngyös
82		Borsókúti pihenőhely		Rest area:OMV / OMV +
87		Nagyfügedi pihenőhely		Rest area:
90		Nagyfüged,Heves,Ludas	3206
92		Kisasszonytéri pihenőhely		Rest area:
103		Kál,Erdőtelek	3208
104		Bridge overRailway Line 102 (Kál-Kápolna-Kisújszállás)
106		Rekettyés pihenőhely		Rest area:MOL / MOL +
108		M3-M25 interchange	M25	Access route ofEger
114		Füzesabony,Eger,Jászberény	33
122		Mezőszemerei pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border of Heves andBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Counties
128		Mezőkövesd,Borsodivánka	331 3302
139		Mezőnagymihály,Mezőkeresztes	3305
142		Geleji pihenőhely		Rest area:Shell / Shell +
151		M3-M30 interchange	M30 E71 E79	Connection to M30 motorway, towards to Slovakia, viaMiskolc The eastern terminus of European routes E71, and the northern of E79
153		Igrici pihenőhely		Rest area:
156		Mezőcsát,Hejőpapi	3307
164		Hejőkürt,Tiszaújváros	3313
169		Tisza (Bridge - 405.5 m)
Border of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén andHajdú-Bihar Counties
171		Polgári pihenőhely		Rest area:
175		Nyékládháza,Polgár	35
		M3 Arcehopark		Archeological and landscape historical skansen
179		Western Main Channel (Bridge - 93 m)
184		Görbeháza pihenőhely		Rest area:MOL / MOL +
187		Görbeháza M3-M35 interchange	M35 E79	Connection to M35 motorway, towards to Romania, viaDebrecen The southern terminus of European routes E79
194		Rétaljai pihenőhely (E579)		Rest area:. The western terminus of European routes E579
200		Eastern Main Channel (Bridge)
203		Hajdúnánás,Tiszavasvári	3502
206		Hajdúnánási pihenőhely		Rest area:
Border of Hajdú-Bihar andSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties
215		Kálmánházi pihenőhely		Rest area:Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol +
221		Nyíregyháza-nyugat,Kálmánháza	338	Western bypass of Nyíregyháza, toward toTokaj
227		Nyíregyháza-dél,Debrecen	4 E573	The western terminus of European routes E573
229		Nyíregyházi pihenőhely		Rest area:
234		Nyíregyháza-kelet,Nagykálló	4911
		Nyíregyháza-észak,Záhony	403 E573	Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza, and terminus of European routes E573
244		Mohos pihenőhely		Rest area: ? +
254		Ófehértó	4105	Connection toNyírbátor orBaktalórántháza
263		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 toZáhony
288		Kisvarsány,Nagyvarsány	4115
289		Tisza (Bridge - 210 m)
292		Tiszaszalka,Gergelyiugurnya	4113
		Vámosatyai pihenőhely		Rest area:
301		Gelénes,Barabás	4124
307		Beregdaróc (H) –Luzhanka (UA)border crossing
M24 highway → toMukachevo, Ukraine

•  Under construction, Planned section

The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.

• nearGödöllő, kilometre trench 23
• nearKál, kilometre trench 103
• nearEmőd, kilometre trench 151
• nearHajdúnánás, kilometre trench 204
• nearÚjfehértó, kilometre trench 254

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1,time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 days (3500HUF), 1 month (4780 HUF) or 1 year (42980 HUF).^[2]

2,county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of vignette	Available section
Pest County	between Szentmihályi Street junction andHatvan west (11 km – 55 km)
Heves County	betweenBag andMezőkövesd (39 km – 128 km)
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County	betweenFüzesabony andPolgár (114 km – 175 km)
Hajdú-Bihar County	betweenHejőkürt andNyíregyháza west (164 km – 221 km)
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County	betweenHajdúnánás andVásárosnamény (203 km – 280 km)

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

Bridge

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

Landscape history memorial park

• M3 Arcehopark – Open-air museum near this motorway

Outlet center

• M3 Outlet Center

Name	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)

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