The M85 expressway () is a Hungarian expressway connecting

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

Sopron Sopron (; , ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century In the Iron Age a hilltop settlement with a burial ground existed in the neighbourhood of Sopron-Várhely. When ...

. It will eventually connect

M1 motorway The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) motorway, A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; the first motorway in the count ...

to the

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Route description

*The route is full length ''expressway''. The maximum speed limit is 110 km/h, with 2 active lanes no emergency

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County A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

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Mosonmagyaróvár Mosonmagyaróvár (; ; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovak borders and has a population of 32,752 (). Mosonmagyaróvár used ...

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Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

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Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

( SK) / ---- Main road 85 – Ikrény / ----- AB-AS-blau

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Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

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Vámosszabadi Vámosszabadi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

, style="background:#dfd;", The eastern terminus of the Hungary road sign E-018

expressway. ---- Kilometrage starting point ---- Roundabout and interchange junction , - , align=center , 8 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

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Enese Enese is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. In 1526 it was property of Count György Cseszneky and during 16-17th centuries of the Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarians, Hungarian origin. Notable people * Benedek Cseszn ...

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Kóny Kóny is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. It is around 20 km west of Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capita ...

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, Main road 85 –

Csorna Csorna is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Csorna is located near the Fertő-Hanság National Park. There are two districts in the town: the Földsziget and the Csatárimajor. Etymology The name comes from Slavic languages, Slavic '' ...

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Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

, towards to Marbor (SLO) , The northern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route. ---- The eastern part of Csorna bypass. ---- The northern terminus of 2x3 lane road. , - , align=center , , align=center , , over the Győr–Sopron railway line , , - , align=center , 25 , align=center , , over the Pápa–Csorna railway line , , - , align=center , 27 , align=center , AB-Kreuz-blau

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, towards to Marbor (SLO) , The southern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route. ---- The southern part of Csorna bypass. ---- The southern terminus of 2x3 lane road. , - , align=center , , align=center , , over the Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line , , - , align=center , 32 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

, Jobaháza, Farád / Csorna nyugat , ''nyugat'' means West , - , style="background:#fdd;" align=center , 40 , style="background:#fdd;" align=center , Hungary road sign E-046

, style="background:#fdd;", Babóti pihenőhely , style="background:#fdd;", parking, WC, and water (petrol station in the future) ---- ''pihenőhely'' means

Rest area A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, Limited-access road, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names ...

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Beled Beled is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary with a population of around 2.5k people.Reference 1 Beled is the ancestral home of the Jewish-Canadian Reichmann family, who are best known for their Olympia and York property empire Referen ...

, Hövej / Kapuvár , , - , align=center , 53 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

Fertőd Fertőd () is a town in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950. It is the location of one of Hungary's best known palaces, Eszterháza, w ...

Fertőendréd Fertőendréd is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

, Connecting to Main road 85. , - , align=center , 55 , align=center , Hungary road sign E-046

, Széchenyi pihenőhely , parking, WC, and water , - , align=center , 60 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

Kőszeg Kőszeg (; ; ; ; ) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is known for its historical character. History Medieval Period The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas (Eisenburg) go back to the third quart ...

Lövő Lövő is a village in Sopron District of Győr-Moson-Sopron County in Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine ...

Fertőszentmiklós Fertőszentmiklós is a small town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nor ...

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, Main road 84 – Nagycenk /

Sárvár Sárvár ( or ; ; ) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. Sárvár lies on the banks of the River Rába at Kemeneshát. The population is nearly 16,000. The town has become a tourist centre of international renown. Etymology ''Sár'' means "mud" i ...

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Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...

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, Hutbájd pihenőhely , parking, WC, and water ---- ''Tengelysúlymérő állomás'' means weigh in motion (traffic control) , - , align=center , 79 , align=center , , over the Győr–Sopron railway line , , - , align=center , , align=center , AB-Fluss

, Ikva híd , ''híd'' means

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

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, Main road 84 – Kópháza (border) /

Centrum ---- Harka , , - , align=center , 85 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

, Sopron-Balf / Sopron-Pihenőkereszt , , - , align=center , 89 , align=center , AB-AS-blau

, Sopron észak / Fertőrákos , ''észak'' means North , - , style="background:#ffdead;" align=center , 90 , style="background:#ffdead;" align=center , AB-Tunnel

, style="background:#ffdead;", Soproni alagút , style="background:#ffdead;", Length: 780 m ---- ''alagút'' means

Tunnel A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two portals common at each end, though there may be access and ve ...

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, style="background:#ffdead;", Main road 84 – Sopron nyugat /

Ágfalva Ágfalva () is a village in Hungary, in the north-western Győr-Moson-Sopron region, 4 kilometers from Sopron and two kilometers from the border of Austria. Name The original name of the settlement was ''Dág'', recorded in 1194 and coming fro ...

, style="background:#ffdead;", ''nyugat'' means West ---- ''Western under construction section'' , - , style="background:#fdd;" align=center , 94 , style="background:#fdd;" align=center , Hungary road sign E-046

, style="background:#fdd;", Scarbantia pihenőhely , style="background:#fdd;", ''Planned'' , - , style="background:#fdd;" align=center, 95 , style="background:#fdd;" align=center,

, style="background:#fdd;", Soporn (H) –

Klingenbach Klingenbach (, ) is a town in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is located near the border with Hungary with a border crossing into Sopron. Population Majority of population declares as Burgenland Cro ...

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border Borders are generally defined as geography, geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by polity, political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other administrative divisio ...

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Eisenstadt Eisenstadt (; ; ; or ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Austria, Austrian state of Burgenland. With a population of 15,074 (as of 2023), it is the smallest state capital and the 38th-largest city in Austria overall. It lies at the foot o ...

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Maintenance

The operation and maintenance of the road b
Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Plc.
This activity is provided by these highway engineers. * in

, mixed - use engineering * near Nagycenk, kilometre trench 71 (''under construction'')

Payment

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 (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers: :{, class="wikitable" , - !Type of county vignette !! Available section , - , Győr-Moson-Soporn , full length (0 km – 83 km)

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