M5 motorway (Hungary)

M5 motorway
M5 autópálya
in use other highways
Route information
Part of
Length:	173 km (107 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Budapest
	M0 near Budapest M8 near Kecskemét M43 near Szeged
To:	Röszke A1 border with  Serbia
Location
Counties:	Pest, Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád
Major cities:	Budapest, Kecskemét, Kiskunfélegyháza, Szeged
Highway system
Highways in Hungary Motorways Expressways (Fast roads)

near Lajosmizse

Old toll plaza in motorway

near Kecskemét

near Hungarian-Serbian border

The M5 motorway (Hungarian: M5-ös autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway which connects Budapest with the south-eastern regions of the country, the cities of Kecskemét, Szeged, and finally Röszke on the Serbian border. The motorway reached the city of Szeged in December 2005, while the remaining portion (between Szeged and Röszke) was completed in April 2006.

The M5 continues as the A1 motorway in Serbia from the Serbian side of the border at Horgoš. It is also the main route from Budapest to Bucharest via the M43 motorway and Romania's A1 motorway, as the link has been opened to traffic since July 2015.

Municipalities

The M5 motorway runs through the following municipalities:

• Budapest, Gyál, Ócsa, Inárcs, Kakucs, Újhartyán, Hernád, Örkény, Pusztavacs, Táborfalva
• Lajosmizse, Kecskemét, Városföld, Kunszállás, Kiskunfélegyháza, Petőfiszállás
• Csengele, Kistelek, Balástya, Szatymaz, Szeged, Domaszék, Röszke

Openings timeline

• Budapest – Ócsa (30 km): 1985.11.22.
• Ócsa – Örkény (23 km): 1985.11.22. - half profile; (this section was extended in 1986 and 1990)
• Örkény – Kecskemét-north (30 km): 1989 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1996)
• Kecskemét-north – Kecskemét-south (16 km): 1997.12.06.
• Kecskemét-south – Kiskunfélegyháza (19 km): 1998.06.09.
• Kiskunfélegyháza – Szeged; M43 (51 km): 2005.12.10.
• Szeged; M43 – Röszke ( border) (14 km): 2006.03.11.

Junctions, exits and rest area

• Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.

Budapest – Röszke (173 km)
	11 km	Budapest-Kispest
	13 km	Bp.-Soroksár
	15 km	Bevásárlóközpontok (Shopping Centers)
	16 km	M0 connection		Part of old bypass of Budapest
	22 km	Gyál / Alsónémedi	4602
	23 km	Hegyeshalom, Letenye, Pécs / Nyíregyháza Budapest International Airport		Budapest bypass
	30 km	Üllő / Ócsa	4603
	35 km	Inárcsi rest area		OMV / OMV +
		Inárcs
	44 km	Dabas / Albertirsa	4606
	53 km	Örkény / Albertirsa	4607	Geographical centre of Hungary
	54 km	Örkényi rest area
Border of Pest and Bács-Kiskun Counties
	67 km	Lajosmizse rest area	4608	Shell / Shell +
		Lajosmizse
	74 km	Kecskemét north
	81 km	Nagykőrös, Békéscsaba		Kecskemét north bypass
	85 km	Kecskemét west / Dunaföldvár
	91 km	Kecskemét south / Sükösd, Baja		MOL / MOL +
		Kecskeméti rest area
	102 km	Kunszállás	5401
	109 km	Kiskunfélegyháza north	5302
	114 km	Kiskunfélegyháza south	5402
	122 km	Petőfiszállási rest area		Mobil Petrol +
Border of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád Counties
	129 km	Csengelei rest area
	140 km	Kistelek	5411
	147 km	Balástya	5422
	151 km	Szatmazi rest area		MOL / MOL +
	159 km	Szeged, Makó, Csanádpalota → to Arad		M43 turns toward ->
	166 km	Szeged west / Domaszék
	173 km	Röszkei rest area	5512	OMV / Agip +
		Szeged south, Röszke
	174 km	Röszke (H) – Horgoš (SRB) border crossing
A1 motorway → to Belgrade, Serbia

Toll

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

Toll-free section

• The collection and distribution circuits leading to Megapark-Tesco, Soroksár-Pestszentlőrinc-Nagybani market and Auchan shopping malls are free of charge (Bevásárlóközpontok junction).

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	151 km	junction (23) – Autoput A1

See also

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Autópálya M5.

• National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
• National Infrastructure Developer Ltd. (in Hungarian)
• Exit list of M5 in motorways-exitlists.com