| Country: | HUN |
| Type: | M |
| Route: | 3 |
| Map: | M3 Autópálya Hungary.png |
| Map Notes: | in use planned |
| Length Km: | 281 |
| Length Notes: | 307km (191miles) planned |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Terminus A: | Budapest |
| Junction: |
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| Terminus B: | Barabás border with |
| Counties: | Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Cities: | Budapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza |
The M3 motorway (Hungarian: M3-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway connecting Budapest to Nyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to the Ukrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, the M30 (connecting the M3 to Miskolc) and the M35 (connecting the M3 to Debrecen). The M3 follows the route of route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to the public in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, the one between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény was opened to the public in 2014.[1] The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.
Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres.
| km | Destinations | Route | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Budapest | Introductory path of M3 | ||
| 11 | Újpalota, Újpest | |||
| 12 | Szilas pihenőhely | Rest area: Shell / Shell + | ||
| Dunakeszi, Vác | ||||
| 13 | M3-M0 interchange (Budapest bypass) | Connection to Győr, Székesfehérvár, Pécs, Szeged, Budapest International Airport, Szolnok and Vác. | ||
| 18 | Ring pihenőhely | Temporary rest area, toward to Hungaroring circuit: | ||
| 19 | Mogyoród-nyugat, Fót, Hungaroring | Western connection to Mogyoród | ||
| 23 | Mogyoród-kelet, Hungaroring, Szada | |||
| 25 | Jakabpusztai pihenőhely | Rest area: Lukoil / Lukoil + | ||
| 27 | M3-M31 interchange | Unloading road, connection to M0. The western terminus of European routes E71 | ||
| Vác, Gödöllő | ||||
| 32 | Babati pihenő | Rest area, towards only Nyíregyháza: | ||
| 36 | Kisbagi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 39 | Bag, Aszód, Tura | |||
| 43 | Galga pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| Border of Pest and Heves Counties | ||||
| 51 | Kerekharaszti pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + | ||
| Kerekharaszt | ||||
| 55 | Hatvan-nyugat, Salgótarján, Galyatető | Western connection to Hatvan | ||
| 59 | Hatvan-kelet, Szolnok | Eastern bypass to Hatvan | ||
| 60 | Horti pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 66 | Ecsédi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 70 km | Gyöngyös-nyugat, Hort | Access route of Gyöngyös | ||
| 75 | Halászaranyosi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 78 | Gyöngyös-kelet, Mátrafüred, Adács | Eastern connection to Gyöngyös | ||
| 82 | Borsókúti pihenőhely | Rest area: OMV / OMV + | ||
| 87 | Nagyfügedi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 90 | Nagyfüged, Heves, Ludas | |||
| 92 | Kisasszonytéri pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 103 | Kál, Erdőtelek | |||
| 104 | Bridge over | |||
| 106 | Rekettyés pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + | ||
| 108 | M3-M25 interchange | Access route of Eger | ||
| 114 | Füzesabony, Eger, Jászberény | |||
| 122 | Mezőszemerei pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| Border of Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Counties | ||||
| 128 | ||||
| 139 | Mezőnagymihály, Mezőkeresztes | |||
| 142 | Geleji pihenőhely | Rest area: Shell / Shell + | ||
| 151 | M3-M30 interchange | Connection to M30 motorway, towards to, via Miskolc The eastern terminus of European routes E71, and the northern of E79 | ||
| 153 | Igrici pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 156 | Mezőcsát, Hejőpapi | |||
| 164 | Hejőkürt, Tiszaújváros | |||
| 169 | Tisza | |||
| Border of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Hajdú-Bihar Counties | ||||
| 171 | Polgári pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 175 | Nyékládháza, Polgár | |||
| M3 Arcehopark | Archeological and landscape historical skansen | |||
| 179 | Western Main Channel | |||
| 184 | Görbeháza pihenőhely | Rest area: MOL / MOL + | ||
| 187 | Görbeháza M3-M35 interchange | Connection to M35 motorway, towards to, via Debrecen The southern terminus of European routes E79 | ||
| 194 | Rétaljai pihenőhely | Rest area: . The western terminus of European routes E579 | ||
| 200 | Eastern Main Channel | |||
| 203 | Hajdúnánás, Tiszavasvári | |||
| 206 | Hajdúnánási pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| Border of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties | ||||
| 215 | Kálmánházi pihenőhely | Rest area: Mobil Petrol / Mobil Petrol + | ||
| 221 | Nyíregyháza-nyugat, Kálmánháza | Western bypass of Nyíregyháza, toward to Tokaj | ||
| 227 | Nyíregyháza-dél, Debrecen | The western terminus of European routes E573 | ||
| 229 | Nyíregyházi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 234 | Nyíregyháza-kelet, Nagykálló | |||
| Nyíregyháza-észak, Záhony | Eastern bypass of Nyíregyháza, and terminus of European routes E573 | |||
| 244 | Mohos pihenőhely | Rest area: ? + | ||
| 254 | Ófehértó | Connection to Nyírbátor or Baktalórántháza | ||
| 263 | Kántorjánosi pihenőhely | Rest area: | ||
| 267 | Vaja, Mátészalka M3-M49 interchange | |||
| 280 | Vásárosnamény | |||
| Vásárosnamény-észak, Ilk | ||||
| 286 | M3-M34 interchange | Connection to Záhony | ||
| 288 | Kisvarsány, Nagyvarsány | |||
| 289 | Tisza | |||
| 292 | Tiszaszalka, Gergelyiugurnya | |||
| Vámosatyai pihenőhely | Rest area: | |||
| 301 | Gelénes, Barabás | |||
| 307 | Beregdaróc (H) – Luzhanka (UA) border crossing | |||
M24 highway → to Mukachevo,  Ukraine | ||||
The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.
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 vignette | Available section | |
|---|---|---|
| Pest County | between Szentmihályi Street junction and Hatvan west (11 km – 55 km) | |
| Heves County | between Bag and Mezőkövesd (39 km – 128 km) | |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County | between Füzesabony and Polgár (114 km – 175 km) | |
| Hajdú-Bihar County | between Hejőkürt and Nyíregyháza west (164 km – 221 km) | |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County | between Hajdúnánás and Vásárosnamény (203 km – 280 km) |
From Budapest to the Ukrainian border, the M3 motorway features the following bridges, tunnels or covered cuts: