The M7 motorway ( hu, M7-es autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway which runs from Budapest towards the Croatian border at Letenye, reaching

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...

, then Siófok, a town on Lake Balaton, and the city of Nagykanizsa in the southwest of the country. 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 Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, 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 The Zrinski Bridge or Zrínyi Bridge ( hr, Zrinski most, hu, Zrínyi híd) connects the Croatian A4 and the Hungarian M7 motorways, spanning the Mura River. As it also spans Hungarian–Croatian border, a joint border checkpoint is located nor ...

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 Martonvásár is the 11th largest town in Fejér county, Hungary. It's a popular tourist destination in Hungary because of the Brunszvik Palace where Ludwig van Beethoven stayed and wrote "Für Elise". There is also a museum for Beethoven. The tow ...

(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 –

(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 –

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(22 km): 1971 - ''half profile''; (this section was extended in 2001) *Zamárdi – Balatonszárszó with

Kőröshegy Viaduct Kőröshegy is a village directly south of Balatonföldvár in Siófok District, Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is known in Hungary for being a holiday destination near to Lake Balaton attracting thousands of visitors yearly. Kőröshegy ...

(14,2 km): 2007.08.08. *Balatonszárszó –

Ordacsehi Ordacsehi ( hr, Čeja) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, ...

(20 km): 2005.06. *Ordacsehi –

Balatonkeresztúr Balatonkeresztúr is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Etymology According to the local tradition, the village's name comes from the crossing of roads ( hu, kereszteződés, kereszt ...

(25,7 km): 2006.03.27. *Balatonkeresztúr –

Zalakomár Zalakomár is a village in Zala County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ...

(21 km): 2008.06.26. *Zalakomár – Nagykanizsa (15 km): 2008.08.19. *Nagykanizsa –

Sormás Sormás is a village in Zala County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ea ...

(11,3 km): 2007.08.24. *Sormás ( Eszteregnye) – Becsehely (4,5 km): 2006.12.11. *Becsehely – Letenye (6,5 km): 2004.09.18. *Letenye ( border) with Zrínyi Bridge (800 m): 2008.10.22.

Junctions, exits and rest area

Distance from

Zero Kilometre Stone The Zero Kilometre Stone is a 3 m high limestone sculpture in Budapest that represents Kilometre Zero in Hungary. It consists of a zero sign, with an inscription on its pedestal reading "KM" for kilometres. It was initially located at the thresh ...

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

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

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

, 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:

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 *

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

European Routes

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.
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