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. M7 is the first highway of the country, its first section was opened in 1965.

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 (7 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79) Budaörs – Martonvásár (18 km): 1966 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1972; 2x3 lane in 2001) Martonvásár – Velence (15 km): 1967 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001) Martonvásár – Székesfehérvár (12 km): 1968 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001) Székesfehérvár – Balatonaliga (33 km): 1970 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1975) Balatonaliga – Zamárdi (22 km): 1971 - half profile; (this section was extended in 2001) Zamárdi – Balatonszárszó with Kőröshegy Viaduct (14.2 km): 8 August 2007 Balatonszárszó – Ordacsehi (20 km): June 2005 Ordacsehi – Balatonkeresztúr (25.7 km): 27 March 2006 Balatonkeresztúr – Zalakomár (21 km): 26 June 2008 Zalakomár – Nagykanizsa (15 km): 19 August 2008 Nagykanizsa – Sormás (11.3 km): 24 August 2007 Sormás (Eszteregnye) – Becsehely (4.5 km): 11 December 2006 Becsehely – Letenye (6.5 km): 18 September 2004 Letenye ( border) with Zrínyi Bridge (800 m): 22 October 2008

Junctions, exits and rest area Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.

The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130 km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane). kmDestinationsRouteNotes6Budapest, Budaörsi útConnection to Budapest via Budaörsi út. The road has commons section as M7 motorway, Main road 1 and 7. The eastern terminus of the motorway7BudaörsConnection to the City of Budapest via Egér út and Budaörs.9 BudaörsDrive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers10Budaörs-kelet Budaörs rest areaEastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca. MOL / MOL + 11Budaörs-nuygatWestern connection to Budaörs. Shopping centers12M7-M1 intersectionConnection to M1 motorway towards to via Tatabánya, Győr14Törökbálint16Érd-észak (Budapest bypass)Connection to Győr and Pécs, Szeged, Budapest International Airport, Szolnok, Nyíregyháza, Vác. The northern terminus of European routes E71 concurrency18Érd19 Érd rest areaParking only on the side leading to Budapest 23TárnokConnection to Sóskút and Pusztazámor26Tárnok rest area Lukoil / Lukoil + Border of Pest and Fejér Counties30Martonvásár, Gyúró33Váli-völgy rest area Baracska, Vál OMV / OMV + 42Kápolnásnyék, Vereb, Pázmánd45Velencei rest area Velence, Nadap, Tata MOL / MOL + 50Pákozd, Sukoró Pákozd rest area 57Székesfehérvár-kelet, AgárdEastern connection to Székesfehérvár60Székesfehérvár-centrum, Dunaújváros Fehérvár rest areaConnection to Industrial area of Székesfehérvár Shell / Shell + 64Székesfehérvár-dél, Sárbogárd (Székesfehérvár bypass)Southern part of Székesfehérvár bypass The eastern terminus of European routes E6670Szabadbattyán, Tác-Gorsium Gorsium rest area80Lepsény, Polgárdi83Lepsény rest area MOL / MOL + Border of Fejér and Veszprém Counties90M7-M8(710) interchangeConnection to Veszprém towards or Dunaújváros towards to SzolnokBalatonfüred, Enying Border of Veszprém and Somogy Counties95Sóstó rest area MOL / MOL + 98Siófok-keletEastern connection to Siófok101Szabadi rest area Sió ()105Siófok-Centrum, SzekszárdConnection to Central part of Siófok109Töreki rest area112Siófok-nyugat, Zamárdi-felső, SzántódWestern connection to Siófok, and eastern to Zamárdi, toward to 115Balatonendréd, Zamárdi-alsóConnection to Tab121Balatonföldvár, Bálványos121-22Kőröshegy Viaduct ()Longest Bridge in Hungary126Balatonszárszó130Balatonőszöd, Szólád135Balatonszemes, BalatonlelleConnection to Kaposvár and Szigetvár138Balatonlelle rest area MOL / MOL + 143Balatonboglár, Lengyeltóti145OrdacsehiConnection to Jankovichtelep (Balatonboglár)150FonyódConnection to Lengyeltóti and Kaposvár156Táska rest area160Balatonfenyves, Táska168Keresztúr rest area Shell / Shell + 170Balatonkeresztúr, BalatonszentgyörgyConnection to Marcali, Barcs and Zalaegerszeg The northern terminus of European routes E661175Hollád177Szegerdő rest area183Sávoly, Balatonring Border of Somogy and Zala Counties191Zalakomár, Zalakaros194Zalakomár rest area ORLEN / ORLEN + 206Nagykanizsa-kelet, KaposvárEastern bypass to Nagykanizsa toward to Kaposvár211Nagykanizsa-Centrum, Gyékényes, ZalaegerszegConnection to Central part of Nagykanizsa or Zalaegerszeg The eastern terminus of European routes E65215Sormás rest area219Sormás, Eszteregnye224Becsehely232Letenye M7-M70 interchangeConnection to M70 motorway, towards to The eastern terminus of European routes E653233Letenye (H) – Goričan (HR) border crossingMura () A4 motorway → to Zagreb, Croatia Planned section

Maintenance The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by these highway engineers. near Martonvásár, kilometre trench 30 near Balatonvilágos, kilometre trench 90 near Fonyód, kilometre trench 150 near Eszteregnye, kilometre trench 219

Payment From 1 February 2015, the motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of vignette Available sectionPest County between Egér Street junction and Martonvásár (7 km – 30 km)Fejér County between Pusztazámor and Balatonvilágos (23 km – 90 km)Veszprém County between Polgárdi and Siófok east (80 km – 98 km)Somogy County between Balatonvilágos and Zalakomár (90 km – 191 km)Zala County between Sávoly and Letenye [state border] (183 km – 234 km)

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

Significant artifacts From Budapest to the Croatian border, the M7 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts:

Bridge Zrinski Bridge (; ) over Mur river Viaduct Köröshegy Viaduct (; ) – Longest bridge in Hungary

European Routes Name Route217 km junction (16) – Autocesta A422 km Nagykanizsa-centrum (211) – Autocesta A4

See also

Roads in Hungary Transport in Hungary International E-road network

External links

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.