M43 motorway (Hungary)

The M43 motorway (Hungarian: M43-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.

M43 motorway
M43-as autópálya
in use other highways
M43 near Kiskundorozsma
Route information
Part of E68
Length	57.7 km (35.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end	M5 near Szeged
Major intersections	5 / 47 near Szeged 430 near Makó
East end	border with Romania → A 1
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Csongrád
Major cities	Szeged, Makó
Highway system
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M43 motorway near Szeged

M43 motorway near Sándorfalva

Móra Ferenc bridge over Tisza river

Timeline

Section	Length	Opened	Notes
Szeged (M5) – Szeged-Rókus	3.0 km (1.86 mi)	10 December 2005	Segment 1, built between 2003 – 2005.
Szeged-Rókus – Szeged észak (Sándorfalva)	4.4 km (2.73 mi)	1 April 2010	Segment 2/A, built between 2008 – 2010.
Szeged észak (Sándorfalva) – Szeged-Felsőváros (Hódmezővásárhely)	3.3 km (2.05 mi)	7 October 2010	Segment 2/B, built between 2008 – 2010.
Szeged-Felsőváros (Hódmezővásárhely) – Makó	23.9 km (14.85 mi)	9 April 2011	Segment 2/C, built between 2008 – 2011, with the Tisza Bridge.
Makó – Csanádpalota (border)	23.1 km (14.35 mi)	11 July 2015	Segment 3, built between 2013 – 2015.

Route description

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

County	km	Type	Destination	Notes
Csongrád-Csanád	0		M5 / E75 – Budapest, Kecskemét M5 / E75 – Röszke → Belgrade (SRB)	The western terminus of the motorway, and E68 route. Kilometrage starting point trumpet interchange
4		Main road 5 – Szeged-Rókus / Kistelek
5		Szegedi pihenőhely	parking, and wc pihenőhely means Rest area
8		Szeged észak / Sándorfalva	észak means North
11		Main road 47 – Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely
16		Móra Ferenc híd (over Tisza)	Length: 661 m híd means Bridge
19		Rákóczi telep
24		Maroslele
31		Kéthalmi pihenőhely	parking, wc, and weigh in motion (trafic controll)
35		Main road 430 – Makó / Hódmezővásárhely, Földeák
47		Apátfalva / Királyhegyes, Kövegy
49		Kövegyi Szent Gellért pihenőhely	parking, petrol station (MOL), café, restaurant, and shower facilities
55		Main road 448 – Nagylak / Tótkomlós, Csanádpalota
57		Krak-éri pihenőhely	parking, and wc
59		Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac II. (RO) border crossing A 1 / E68 – Arad, Timișoara towards to Bucharest	Csanádpalota border crossing to Romania → A1 motorway. The eastern terminus of the motorway, and E68 concurrency.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Maintenance

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

• near Makó, kilometre trench 35

Payment

From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);

• Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.

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

Type of county vignette	Available section
Csongrád-Csanád	full length (0 km – 59 km)

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	59 km	junction (0) – Autostrada A1

Significant artifacts

Bridge

• Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m or 2,169 ft) over Tisza river

See also

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

External links

• Exit list of M43
• 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.