M2 expressway (Hungary) explained

Country:HUN
Type:Mb
Route:2
Map:M2 Autóút Hungary.png
Map Notes: in use planned other highways
Image Notes:M2 near Budapest
Length Km:30
Length Notes:71km (44miles) planned
Established:1996
History:Expansion: 2017–19
Terminus A: near Budapest
Junction:
  • near Vác
  • near Rétság (planned)
Terminus B:Parassapuszta (Hont) (planned)
border with
Counties:Pest, Nógrád
Cities:Budapest, Dunakeszi, Vác

The M2 expressway (hu|M2-es autóút) is a toll highway in northern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Vác and Banská Bystrica. The first section of the highway opened in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 2 one-lane highway. The total length of the motorway now is 30 km.

Timeline

SectionLengthOpenedNotes
Budapest (M0) – Vác észak302NaN2Single carriageway: 1998
Second carriageway: 1 October 2019		Built between 1996 – 1998.
Originally the name of the route was 2A, and 2B.
Both carriageways were fully built between 2017 – 2019 until Vác dél junction.
Vác észak – Hont-Parassapuszta (border)412NaN2Planned

Route description

CountykmTypeDestinationNotes

Budapest		17
– Budapest, towards to + /---- – Main road 2 Újpest, Megyeri Bridge, and Main road 11 Esztergom		The southern terminus of the expressway, and E77 route.----Distance is measured from the Zero Kilometre Stone monument in Budapest.----trumpet interchange

Pest		align=center 21align=center Dunakeszi / Fót
align=center 23align=center Dunakeszi-Tóváros / Fót-Kisalag
25align=center Main road 2 – Dunakeszi-Révdűlő
align=center Alagi pihenőhelyparking, petrol station (Shell), motel, café and restaurant----pihenőhely means Rest area
align=center 27align=center Göd-IparterületIpaterület means Industrial area
align=center 29align=center Göd
align=center 34align=center Sződliget / Sződ
align=center 37align=center Vác dél / Gödöllő, VácrátótThe northern terminus of the expressway.----dél means South
align=center 39align=center Vác-Alsóváros, toward to Tahitótfalu / Rád, Vácduka1-lane expressway, planned expansion
align=center 42align=center Vác-Centrum, Deákvár / KosdCentrum means center
48Vác észak, toward to Tahitótfalu / Main road 12 – SzobNorthern side of the road.----észak means North----1-lane expressway, planned expansion

Nógrád		56Nőtincs / NógrádPlanned
59 Main road 2 – Rétság déldél means South
61Rétsági pihenőhely
65 Main road 22 – Rétság észak / Balassagyarmat, Érsekvadkertészak means South
83Drégelypalánki pihenőhelyplanned petrol station
Main road 2 – Drégelypalánk
88Hont-Parassauszta (H) – Šahy (SK) border crossing
– Banská Bystrica towards to Kraków (PL)		Planned

Maintenance

The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer.

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica)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.[1]

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

European Route(s)

NameRoute
71 km Rýchlostná cesta R3 – junction (16)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024. toll-charge.hu.

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