M7 motorway (Hungary)
The M7 motorway 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 : 1964 - half profile;
- Budaörs – Martonvásár : 1966 - half profile;
- Martonvásár – Velence : 1967 - half profile;
- Martonvásár – Székesfehérvár : 1968 - half profile;
- Székesfehérvár – Balatonaliga : 1970 - half profile;
- Balatonaliga – Zamárdi : 1971 - half profile;
- Zamárdi – Balatonkeresztúr with Kőröshegy Viaduct : 2007.08.08.
- Balatonszárszó – Ordacsehi : 2005.06.
- Ordacsehi – Balatonkeresztúr : 2006.03.27.
- Balatonkeresztúr – Zalakomár : 2008.06.26.
- Zalakomár – Nagykanizsa : 2008.08.19.
- Nagykanizsa – Sormás : 2007.08.24.
- Sormás – Becsehely : 2006.12.11.
- Becsehely – Letenye : 2004.09.18.
- Letenye with Zrínyi Bridge : 2008.10.22.
Junctions, exits and rest area
- The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with .
- Planned section
Maintenance
- near Martonvásár, kilometre trench 30
- near Balatonvilágos, kilometre trench 90
- near Fonyód, kilometre trench 150
- near Eszteregnye, kilometre trench 219
Payment
Type of vignette | Available section |
Pest County | between Egér Street junction and Martonvásár |
Fejér County | between Pusztazámor and Balatonvilágos |
Veszprém County | between Polgárdi and Siófok east |
Somogy County | between Balatonvilágos and Zalakomár |
Zala County | between Sávoly and Letenye |
Toll-free section
- From Border of Budapest to Egér Street section can be used free of charge.
Significant artifacts
; Bridge
- Zrinski Bridge over Mur river
- Köröshegy Viaduct – Longest bridge in Hungary
European Routes