M3 motorway (Hungary)

M3 motorway
M3-as autópálya
in use planned
Route information
Part of E71 / E79 / E573 / E579
Length281 km (175 mi)
307 km (191 mi) planned
Existed1978–present
Major junctions
FromBudapest
Major intersections
  • M0 near Fót
  • M31 in Gödöllő
  • 21, 32 in Hatvan
  • M25, 33 near Füzesabony
  • 331 near Mezőkövesd
  • M30 near Emőd
  • 35 near Polgár
  • M35 near Görbeháza
  • 338, 4, 403 near Nyíregyháza
  • M49, 49 near Őr
  • 41 near Vásárosnamény
ToBarabás
M 24 border with  Ukraine
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesPest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Major citiesBudapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary

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 route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to traffic in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény, was opened to the public in 2014. The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.