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This article is about the highway in Hungary. For other M2 highways, see List of M2 roads.
M2 expressway shield M2 expressway
M2-es autóút
Map key - blue in use Map key - green planned Map key - grey other highways
M2 autópálya.jpgM2 near Budapest
Route information
Part of E77
Length30 km (19 mi)71 km (44 mi) planned
Existed1996–present
HistoryExpansion: 2017–19
Major junctions
From M0 near Budapest
Major intersections
  • 12 near Vác
  • 22 near Rétság (planned)
ToParassapuszta (Hont) (planned)
R3 border with  Slovakia
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesPest, Nógrád
Major citiesBudapest, Dunakeszi, Vác
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary

The M2 expressway (Hungarian: M2-es autóút) is a toll highway in northern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Vác and Banská Bystrica. The first section of the highway opened in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 2 one-lane highway. The total length of the motorway now is 30 km.

Timeline

Section Length Opened Notes
Budapest (M0) – Vác észak 30.0 km (18.64 mi) Single carriageway: 1998
Second carriageway: 1 October 2019 		Built between 1996 – 1998.
Originally the name of the route was 2A, and 2B.
Both carriageways were fully built between 2017 – 2019 until Vác dél junction.
Vác észak – Hont-Parassapuszta (border) 41 km (25.48 mi) Planned

Route description

  • The route is expressway. The maximum speed limit is 110km/h, with (2x2 lane road) until Vác dél junction.
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County km Type Destination Notes

Budapest 		17 Interchange Budapest Ring
M0 / E77 – Budapest, towards to M3 / M4 / M5 + /

M0 – Main road 2 Újpest, Megyeri Bridge, and Main road 11 Esztergom

The southern terminus of the Expressway expressway, and E77 route.

Distance is measured from the Zero Kilometre Stone monument in Budapest.

trumpet interchange


Pest 		21 Exit Dunakeszi / Fót
23 Exit Dunakeszi-Tóváros / Fót-Kisalag
25 Exit Main road 2 – Dunakeszi-Révdűlő
Rest area Alagi pihenőhely parking, petrol station (Shell), motel, café and restaurant

pihenőhely means Rest area

27 Exit Göd-Iparterület Ipaterület means Industrial area
29 Exit Göd
34 Exit Sződliget / Sződ
37 Exit Vác dél / Gödöllő, Vácrátót The northern terminus of the expressway.

dél means South

39 Exit Vác-Alsóváros, toward to Tahitótfalu / Rád, Vácduka 1-lane expressway, planned expansion
42 Exit Vác-Centrum, Deákvár / Kosd Centrum means center
48 Exit Vác észak, toward to Tahitótfalu / Main road 12 – Szob Northern side of the road.

észak means North

1-lane expressway, planned expansion


Nógrád 		56 Exit Nőtincs / Nógrád Planned
59 Exit Main road 2 – Rétság dél dél means South
61 Rest area Rétsági pihenőhely
65 Exit Main road 22 – Rétság észak / Balassagyarmat, Érsekvadkert észak means South
83 Rest area Drégelypalánki pihenőhely planned petrol station
Exit Main road 2 – Drégelypalánk
88 Border crossing within the EU Hont-Parassauszta (H) – Šahy (SK) border crossing
R3 / E77 – Banská Bystrica towards to Kraków (PL) 		Planned
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Maintenance

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

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica)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 (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of county vignette Available section
Pest full length (17 km – 48 km)

European Route(s)

Name Route
71 km Slovakia Rýchlostná cesta R3 – junction (16)

See also

References

  1. "National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024". toll-charge.hu.

External links

Highways in Hungary
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Expressways
under construction or planned
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