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M1 motorway (Hungary)

This article is about the highway in Hungary. For other M1 highways, see List of M1 roads.

The M1 motorway (Hungarian: M1-es autópálya) is a toll motorway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.

M1 motorway shield
M1 motorway
M1-es autópálya
Map key - blue in use Map key - grey other highways
Route information
Part of E60 / E65 / E75
Length171 km (106 mi)
Existed1964–present
HistoryCompleted: 1996
Major junctions
FromBudapest
Major intersections
  • M7 near Budaörs
  • M0 near Biatorbágy
  • 102 near Zsámbék
  • 13 near Komárom
  • M19, 813, 81, 82, 83, M85 near Győr
  • 86 in Mosonmagyaróvár
  • M15 near Lébény
ToHegyeshalom
A 4 border with  Austria
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesPest, Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom, Győr-Moson-Sopron
Major citiesBudapest, Tatabánya, Tata, Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary
Junction near Budapest
The motorway between Vértes and Gerecse Mountains
Road near Tatabánya-Óváros
Near Kisigmánd
Near Győr-nyugat (M85 interchange)
Hungarian-Austrian border

Openings timeline

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  • Budapest – Budaörs (7 and 12 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
  • Budaörs – Budakeszi (4 km): 1981 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1986)
  • Budakeszi – Zsámbék (9 km): 1986
  • Zsámbék – Bicske (13 km): 1985
  • Bicske – Tatabánya-north (28 km): 1982
  • Tatabánya-north – Komárom (20 km): 1975 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
  • Komárom – Győr-east (19 km): 1977 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
  • Győr-east – Győr-Ménfőcsanak (8 km): 1994
  • Győr-Ménfőcsanak – Győr-west (14 km): 1994
  • Győr-west – Hegyeshalom-east (42 km): 1996
  • Hegyeshalom-east – Border station of Austria   (6 km): 1982[1] - half profile; this section operated as part of road 1 until 1996

List of junctions, exits and rest area

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  • The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with   (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

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

km Exit Name Destination Notes
6   Budapest, Budaörsi út   1
  7 		Connection to the center of Budapest, via Budaörsi út.
The eastern terminus of the motorway.
The eastern side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
7   Budaörs
9     Budaörs-centrum   81101 Drive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers
10   Törökbálint Depo,
Budaörs 		Eastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca.
  Budaörsi pihenőhely Rest area:   MOL / MOL +  
11   Budaörs-nyugat   8105 Western connection of Budaörs and Shopping centers.
12   M1-M7 intersection   M7 Connection to M7 motorway towards to   Croatia via Székesfehérvár, Nagykanizsa.
The western side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
14   Törökbálint,
Budakeszi 		  8102
15   Tópark Premier Outlet Center
16   M1-M0 interchange   M0
  E60
  E75 		Connection to Budapest bypass.
The eastern terminus of European routes E60/E75 concurrency.
17   Biatorbágy     1 Drive only towards Budapest. Eastern part Biatorbágy.
22   Sasfészek-tó pihenőhely Rest area:   MOL / MOL +      
  Biatorbágy, Páty   1 Western part of Biatorbágy and Business park.
27   Zsámbék,
Herceghalom 		  102
  1101 		Connection to Pilisjászfalu
28   Zsámbéki pihenőhely Rest area:   MOL / MOL +    
  Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
39   Óbarok-Nagyegyháza,
Bicske 		  1
43   Óbarok pihenőhely Rest area:   OMV / OMV +      
    8101 Not marked with a traffic sign
  Szárliget
Bicske M1 Ipari Park 		  8113
  Border of Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom Counties
54   Harkályos pihenőhely Rest area:    
56   Tatabánya-Óváros   1 Connection to Óváros part of Tatabánya
57   Turul pihenőhely Rest area:    
61   Tatabánya-Centrum   1 Connection to Downtown of Tatabánya
64   Remeteségi pihenőhely Rest area:   Shell / Shell +      
Tata-Remeteségpuszta Not marked with a traffic sign
67   Tata,
Környe 		  8119 Connection to Csákvár
72   Grébics pihenőhely Rest area:    
83   Igmánd pihenőhely Rest area:      
85   Komárom, Kisbér   13
94   Ács,
Bana, Bábolna 		  8151
  Concó pihenőhely Rest area:   OMV / OMV +      
  Border of Komárom-Esztergom and Győr-Moson-Sopron Counties
101   Nagyszentjános,
Bőny 		  8152
107   Győr-kelet   M19 Access route of Győr. Eastern connection to the city
112   Győrszentiván   813
  8136 		Eastern bypass to Győr, towards Vámosszabadi and Audi factory.
115   Győr-iparterület   81 Industrial area of Győr.
119   Győr-Szabadhegy   82 Szabadhegy district of Győr and Pannonhalma, Veszprém.
  Arrabona pihenőhely Rest area:   MOL / OMV +      
123   Győr-Ménfőcsanak   83 Connection to Ménfőcsanak district of Győr and Pápa
  Rába (Bridge - 355 m)
129   Győr,
Csorna 		  M85
  85 		Western connection to Szeged, towards to   Austria via Sopron and Szombathely
135   Börcs pihenő Rest area:  
142   Lébény,
Mecsér 		  8417
144   Lébény pihenő Rest area:  
150   Hanság pihenő Rest area:  
158   Lajta pihenőhely Rest area:  
160   Mosonmagyaróvár,
Szombathely 		  86
  E65 		The eastern terminus of European routes E65
162   Mosoni pihenőhely Rest area:   MOL / MOL +    
166   M1-M15 interchange   M15
  E65
  E75 		Connection to M15 motorway, towards to Bratislava,   Slovakia
The western terminus of European routes E65/E75
168   Hegyeshalom-kelet   101 Eastern connection to Hegyeshalom.
171   Hegyeshalom
172   Hegyeshalom border crossing   A 4
  E60 		Connection to border crossing to Austria as the A4 motorway towards Vienna.
The western terminus of the motorway and of the European route E60 concurrency.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Maintenance

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

Payment

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Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 days (3500 HUF), 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 county vignette Available section
Pest County between Egér Street junction and Bicske (7 km – 39 km)
Fejér County between Herceghalom and Tatabánya-Óváros (27 km – 56 km)
Komárom-Esztergom County between Bicske and Győrszentiván (39 km – 112 km)
Győr-Moson-Sopron County between Bábolna and Hegyeshalom [state border] (94 km – 172 km)

Toll-free section

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

European Route(s)

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Name Route
  155 km     Ost Autobahn –   junction   (16)
  150 km   junction   (166) –   junction   (16)
  6 km   junction   (166) –   Mosonmagyaróvár   (160)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A hegyeshalmi határátkelő". 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ "National Toll Payment Services PLC". toll-charge.hu.
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