The M7 motorway ( hu, M7-es autópálya) is a Hungarian

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

which runs from

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

towards the Croatian border at

Letenye Letenye (, sl, Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989. History Transport Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 moto ...

, reaching Székesfehérvár, then

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

, a town on

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

, and the city of

Nagykanizsa Nagykanizsa (; hr, Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just ''Kaniža/Kanjiža''; german: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; it, Canissa; sl, Velika Kaniža; tr, Kanije), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southw ...

in the southwest of the country. The motorway connects with the Croatian motorway A4 at

Goričan Goričan ( hu, Muracsány) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823. Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as Cr ...

and forms part of the Pan-European corridor Vb, connecting Budapest with

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

, the capital of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, 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 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

–

Budaörs Budaörs (; german: Wudersch; hr, Jerša, or ; la, Vicus Teuto) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Location A suburb of Budapest, the town lies among the Buda and Csiki hills and the Tétény plateau in the Buda ...

(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 Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence. Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is ''Velencén'', while ''Velencében'' ...

(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 Balatonszárszó is a village along the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Gallery File:Memorial to Attila József in Balatonszemes.jpg, Memorial to Attila Jó ...

with Kőröshegy Viaduct (14,2 km): 2007.08.08. *Balatonszárszó – Ordacsehi (20 km): 2005.06. *Ordacsehi – Balatonkeresztúr (25,7 km): 2006.03.27. *Balatonkeresztúr – Zalakomár (21 km): 2008.06.26. *Zalakomár –

(15 km): 2008.08.19. *Nagykanizsa – Sormás (11,3 km): 2007.08.24. *Sormás (

Eszteregnye Eszteregnye ( hr, Strugna) 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 north ...

) – Becsehely (4,5 km): 2006.12.11. *Becsehely –

(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 (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 Martonvásár, kilometre trench 30 * near

Balatonvilágos Balatonvilágos is the northernmost as well as the easternmost village of Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to ...

, kilometre trench 90 * near

Fonyód Fonyód (german: Fonjod) is a town and holiday resort on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in north-west Somogy, western Hungary, with over 4,700 residents. It is the seat of Fonyód District. History The first mention of Fonyód was in a lett ...

, kilometre trench 150 * near

, 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

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

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

s 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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