The M5 motorway () is a Hungarian

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which connects

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with the south-eastern regions of the country, the cities of

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Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

, and finally Röszke on the

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n border. The motorway reached the city of

in December 2005, while the remaining portion (between Szeged and Röszke) was completed in April 2006. The M5 continues as the A1 motorway in Serbia from the Serbian side of the border at

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. It is also the main route from Budapest to

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via the M43 motorway and

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's A1 motorway, as the link has been opened to traffic since July 2015.

Openings timeline

–

Ócsa Ócsa is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is situated 30 kilometers south of Budapest. Árpád Age Romanesque church The church was originally built in the 13th century by the Premonstratensians for use as a monast ...

(30 km): 1985.11.22. *Ócsa –

Örkény Örkény is a small town in Pest (county), Pest county, Hungary, south of Budapest. History The mediaeval village was formed beside the ancient Pest-Constantinople highway. Today this is one of the most important roads of Hungary (Route 5). ...

(23 km): 1985.11.22. - ''half profile''; (this section was extended in 1986 and 1990) *Örkény –

-north (30 km): 1989 - ''half profile''; (this section was extended in 1996) *Kecskemét-north – Kecskemét-south (16 km): 1997.12.06. *Kecskemét-south –

Kiskunfélegyháza Kiskunfélegyháza () is a city in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary. Geography Kiskunfélegyháza is located in the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. M5 motorway, Highway 5, 451, Budapest–Cegléd–Szeged railway line ...

(19 km): 1998.06.09. *Kiskunfélegyháza –

; M43 (51 km): 2005.12.10. *Szeged; M43 – Röszke ( border) (14 km): 2006.03.11.

Junctions, exits and rest area

Distance from

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(Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres. * Hungary road sign E-016

The route is full length ''motorway''. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with 2 active lanes and 1 emergency

(2x2 lane road with stop lane). * ''Planned section''

Maintenance

Parts of the road are under operation & maintenance by a private concessionaire AKA Zrt. * near

Újhartyán Újhartyán () is a small town in Pest County, Hungary. Sights *There is a Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Cat ...

, kilometre trench 43 * near

, kilometre trench 108 * near

Balástya Balástya is a village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Government ...

, kilometre trench 146

Payment

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

Toll-free section

*The collection and distribution circuits leading to Megapark-Tesco, Soroksár-Pestszentlőrinc-Nagybani market and Auchan shopping malls are free of charge (''Bevásárlóközpontok junction'').

European Route(s)

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.

AKA Zrt.
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