M7 motorway (Hungary)

M7 motorway
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
	M1 in Budaörs; M0 in Érd; 81 in Székesfehérvár-ipari zóna; 8 / 63 in Székesfehérvár-dél; M8 near Balatonvilágos (planned); 71 in Balatonvilágos; 65 in Siófok; 67 near Balatonlelle; 68 near Balatonkeresztúr; M76 near Hollád (planned); 61 in Nagykanizsa-kelet; 74 in Nagykanizsa-Centrum; M70 near Letenye;
To	Letenye; A4 border with Croatia
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest, Fejér, Veszprém, Somogy, Zala
Major cities	Budapest, Érd, Székesfehérvár, Siófok, Nagykanizsa
Highway system
	Roads in Hungary; Highways; Main roads; Local roads;

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 – Balatonszárszó with Kőröshegy Viaduct (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

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	1 7	Connection to Budapest via Budaörsi út. The road has commons section as M7 motorway, Main road 1 and 7. The eastern terminus of the motorway
7	Budaörs		Connection to the City of Budapest via Egér út and Budaörs.
9	Budaörs	81101	Drive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers
10	Budaörs-kelet Budaörs rest area		Eastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca. MOL / MOL +
11	Budaörs-nuygat	8105	Western connection to Budaörs. Shopping centers
12	M7-M1 intersection	M1	Connection to M1 motorway towards to Austria via Tatabánya, Győr
14	Törökbálint	8102
16	Érd-észak (Budapest bypass)	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	8103
19	Érd rest area		Parking only on the side leading to Budapest
23	Tárnok	8107	Connection to Sóskút and Pusztazámor
26	Tárnok rest area		Lukoil / Lukoil +
Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
30	Martonvásár, Gyúró	81108
33	Váli-völgy rest area Baracska, Vál	8111	OMV / OMV +
42	Kápolnásnyék, Vereb, Pázmánd	8117
45	Velencei rest area Velence, Nadap, Tata	8119 8116	MOL / MOL +
50	Pákozd, Sukoró Pákozd rest area	8116
57	Székesfehérvár-kelet, Agárd	7	Eastern connection to Székesfehérvár
60	Székesfehérvár, Dunaújváros Fehérvár rest area	62	Connection to Industrial area of Székesfehérvár Shell / Shell +
64	Székesfehérvár-dél, Sárbogárd (Székesfehérvár bypass)	8 E66 63	Southern part of Székesfehérvár bypass The eastern terminus of European routes E66
70	Szabadbattyán, Tác-Gorsium Gorsium rest area	6307
80	Lepsény, Polgárdi	7
83	Lepsény rest area		MOL / MOL +
Border of Fejér and Veszprém Counties
90	M7-M8(710) interchange	M8 E66 710	Connection to Veszprém towards Austria or Dunaújváros towards to Szolnok
90	Balatonfüred, Enying	71
Border of Veszprém and Somogy Counties
95	Sóstó rest area		MOL / MOL +
98	Siófok-kelet	7	Eastern connection to Siófok
101	Szabadi rest area
	Sió (Bridge - 71.6 m)
105	Siófok-Centrum, Szekszárd	65	Connection to Central part of Siófok
109	Töreki rest area
112	Siófok-nyugat, Zamárdi-felső, Szántód	7	Western connection to Siófok, and eastern to Zamárdi, toward to
115	Balatonendréd, Zamárdi-alsó	6501	Connection to Tab
121	Balatonföldvár, Bálványos	65116
121-22	Kőröshegy Viaduct (1872 m)		Longest Bridge in Hungary
126	Balatonszárszó	7
130	Balatonőszöd, Szólád	6524
135	Balatonszemes, Balatonlelle	67	Connection to Kaposvár and Szigetvár
138	Balatonlelle rest area		MOL / MOL +
143	Balatonboglár, Lengyeltóti	6711
145	Ordacsehi	67101	Connection to Jankovichtelep (Balatonboglár)
150	Fonyód	6701	Connection to Lengyeltóti and Kaposvár
156	Táska rest area
160	Balatonfenyves, Táska	7
168	Keresztúr rest area		Shell / Shell +
170	Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonszentgyörgy	68 / E661 / 76	Connection to Marcali, Barcs and Zalaegerszeg The northern terminus of European routes E661
175	Hollád	M76 / 6803
177	Szegerdő rest area
183	Sávoly, Balatonring	7
Border of Somogy and Zala Counties
191	Zalakomár, Zalakaros	7
194	Zalakomár rest area		INA / INA +
206	Nagykanizsa-kelet, Kaposvár	61	Eastern bypass to Nagykanizsa toward to Kaposvár
211	Nagykanizsa-Centrum, Gyékényes, Zalaegerszeg	74 / E65	Connection to Central part of Nagykanizsa or Zalaegerszeg The eastern terminus of European routes E65
215	Sormás rest area
219	Sormás, Eszteregnye	7
224	Becsehely	7536
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
233	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:

Type of vignette	Available section
Pest County	between Egér Street junction and Martonvásár (7 km – 30 km)
Fejér County	between Pusztazámor and Balatonvilágos (23 km – 90 km)
Veszprém County	between Polgárdi and Siófok east (80 km – 98 km)
Somogy County	between Balatonvilágos and Zalakomár (90 km – 191 km)
Zala County	between Sávoly and Letenye [state border] (183 km – 234 km)

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

Köröshegy 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

External links

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.