M1 motorway (Hungary)

The M1 motorway (Hungarian: M1-es autópálya) is a toll motorway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.

M1 motorway shield
M1 motorway
M1-es autópálya
Map key - blue in use Map key - grey other highways
Route information
Part of E60 / E65 / E75
Length171 km (106 mi)
Existed1964–present
HistoryCompleted: 1996
Major junctions
FromBudapest
Major intersections
  • M7 near Budaörs
  • M0 near Biatorbágy
  • 102 near Zsámbék
  • 13 near Komárom
  • M19, 813, 81, 82, 83, M85 near Győr
  • 86 in Mosonmagyaróvár
  • M15 near Lébény
ToHegyeshalom
A 4 border with  Austria
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesPest, Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom, Győr-Moson-Sopron
Major citiesBudapest, Tatabánya, Tata, Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary
  • Highways
  • Main roads
  • Local roads
Junction near Budapest
The motorway between Vértes and Gerecse Mountains
Road near Tatabánya-Óváros
Near Kisigmánd
Near Győr-nyugat (M85 interchange)
Hungarian-Austrian border

Openings timeline
  • Budapest – Budaörs (7 and 12 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
  • Budaörs – Budakeszi (4 km): 1981 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1986)
  • Budakeszi – Zsámbék (9 km): 1986
  • Zsámbék – Bicske (13 km): 1985
  • Bicske – Tatabánya-north (28 km): 1982
  • Tatabánya-north – Komárom (20 km): 1975 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
  • Komárom – Győr-east (19 km): 1977 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x2 lane in 1990)
  • Győr-east – Győr-Ménfőcsanak (8 km): 1994
  • Győr-Ménfőcsanak – Győr-west (14 km): 1994
  • Győr-west – Hegyeshalom-east (42 km): 1996
  • Hegyeshalom-east – Border station of Austria Austria (6 km): 1982[1] - half profile; this section operated as part of road 1 until 1996

List of junctions, exits and rest area
  • The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.

km Exit Name Destination Notes
6 Exit Budapest, Budaörsi út 1
7		 Connection to the center of Budapest, via Budaörsi út.
The eastern terminus of the motorway.
The eastern side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
7 Exit Budaörs
9 Exit Budaörs-centrum 81101 Drive only towards Budapest. Shopping centers
10 Exit Törökbálint Depo,
Budaörs		 Eastern connection to Budaörs via Garibaldi utca.
Rest area Budaörsi pihenőhely Rest area: MOL / MOL +
11 Exit Budaörs-nyugat 8105 Western connection of Budaörs and Shopping centers.
12 Interchange M1-M7 intersection M7 Connection to M7 motorway towards to  Croatia via Székesfehérvár, Nagykanizsa.
The western side of commons section as M1-M7 motorway.
14 Exit Törökbálint,
Budakeszi		 8102
15 Exit Tópark Premier Outlet Center
16 Interchange M1-M0 interchange M0
E60
E75		 Connection to Budapest bypass.
The eastern terminus of European routes E60/E75 concurrency.
17 Exit Biatorbágy 1 Drive only towards Budapest. Eastern part Biatorbágy.
22 Rest area Sasfészek-tó pihenőhely Rest area: MOL / MOL +
Exit Biatorbágy, Páty 1 Western part of Biatorbágy and Business park.
27 Exit Zsámbék,
Herceghalom		 102
1101		 Connection to Pilisjászfalu
28 Rest area Zsámbéki pihenőhely Rest area: MOL / MOL +
Border of Pest and Fejér Counties
39 Exit Óbarok-Nagyegyháza,
Bicske		 1
43 Rest area Óbarok pihenőhely Rest area: OMV / OMV +
Exit 8101 Not marked with a traffic sign
Exit Szárliget
Bicske M1 Ipari Park		 8113
Border of Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom Counties
54 Rest area Harkályos pihenőhely Rest area:
56 Exit Tatabánya-Óváros 1 Connection to Óváros part of Tatabánya
57 Rest area Turul pihenőhely Rest area:
61 Exit Tatabánya-Centrum 1 Connection to Downtown of Tatabánya
64 Rest area Remeteségi pihenőhely Rest area: Shell / Shell +
Tata-Remeteségpuszta Not marked with a traffic sign
67 Exit Tata,
Környe		 8119 Connection to Csákvár
72 Rest area Grébics pihenőhely Rest area:
83 Rest area Igmánd pihenőhely Rest area:
85 Exit Komárom, Kisbér 13
94 Exit Ács,
Bana, Bábolna		 8151
Rest area Concó pihenőhely Rest area: OMV / OMV +
Border of Komárom-Esztergom and Győr-Moson-Sopron Counties
101 Exit Nagyszentjános,
Bőny		 8152
107 Interchange Győr-kelet M19 Access route of Győr. Eastern connection to the city
112 Exit Győrszentiván 813
8136		 Eastern bypass to Győr, towards Vámosszabadi and Audi factory.
115 Exit Győr-iparterület 81 Industrial area of Győr.
119 Exit Győr-Szabadhegy 82 Szabadhegy district of Győr and Pannonhalma, Veszprém.
Rest area Arrabona pihenőhely Rest area: MOL / OMV +
123 Exit Győr-Ménfőcsanak 83 Connection to Ménfőcsanak district of Győr and Pápa
Bridge Rába (Bridge - 355 m)
129 Interchange Győr,
Csorna		 M85
85		 Western connection to Szeged, towards to  Austria via Sopron and Szombathely
135 Rest area Börcs pihenő Rest area:
142 Exit Lébény,
Mecsér		 8417
144 Rest area Lébény pihenő Rest area:
150 Rest area Hanság pihenő Rest area:
158 Rest area Lajta pihenőhely Rest area:
160 Exit Mosonmagyaróvár,
Szombathely		 86
E65		 The eastern terminus of European routes E65
162 Rest area Mosoni pihenőhely Rest area: MOL / MOL +
166 Interchange M1-M15 interchange M15
E65
E75		 Connection to M15 motorway, towards to Bratislava,  Slovakia
The western terminus of European routes E65/E75
168 Exit Hegyeshalom-kelet 101 Eastern connection to Hegyeshalom.
171 Exit Hegyeshalom
172 Border control Hegyeshalom border crossing A 4
E60		 Connection to border crossing to Austria as the A4 motorway towards Vienna.
The western terminus of the motorway and of the European route E60 concurrency.
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 these highway engineers.

  • near Bicske, kilometre trench 38
  • near Komárom, kilometre trench 85
  • near Lébény, kilometre trench 142

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 days (3500 HUF), 1 month (4780 HUF) or 1 year (42980 HUF).[2]

2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of county vignetteAvailable section
Pest County between Egér Street junction and Bicske (7 km – 39 km)
Fejér County between Herceghalom and Tatabánya-Óváros (27 km – 56 km)
Komárom-Esztergom County between Bicske and Győrszentiván (39 km – 112 km)
Győr-Moson-Sopron County between Bábolna and Hegyeshalom [state border] (94 km – 172 km)

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

European Route(s)
Name Route
155 kmAustria Ost Autobahn – junction (16)
150 km junction (166) – junction (16)
6 km junction (166) – Mosonmagyaróvár (160)

See also

References
  1. "A hegyeshalmi határátkelő". 14 May 2018.
  2. "National Toll Payment Services PLC". toll-charge.hu.
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