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 edit

  • BudapestBudaörs (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 edit

  • 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.

Maintenance edit

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

Payment edit

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 edit

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

European Route(s) edit

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

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit