M2 expressway (Hungary)

This article is about the highway in Hungary. For other M2 highways, see List of M2 roads.

The M2 expressway (Hungarian: 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.

M2 expressway
M2-es autóút
in use planned other highways
M2 near Budapest
Route information
Part of E77
Length	30 km (19 mi) 71 km (44 mi) planned
Existed	1996–present
History	Expansion: 2017–19
Major junctions
From	M0 near Budapest
Major intersections	12 near Vác 22 near Rétság (planned)
To	Parassapuszta (Hont) (planned) R3 border with Slovakia
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Pest, Nógrád
Major cities	Budapest, Dunakeszi, Vác
Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

Timeline

Section	Length	Opened	Notes
Budapest (M0) – Vác észak	30.0 km (18.64 mi)	Single 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)	41 km (25.48 mi)		Planned

Route description

• The route is expressway. The maximum speed limit is 110km/h, with (2x2 lane road) until Vác dél junction.

County	km	Type	Destination	Notes
Budapest	17		Budapest Ring M0 / E77 – Budapest, towards to M3 / M4 / M5 + / M0 – 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	21		Dunakeszi / Fót
23		Dunakeszi-Tóváros / Fót-Kisalag
25		Main road 2 – Dunakeszi-Révdűlő
	Alagi pihenőhely	parking, petrol station (Shell), motel, café and restaurant pihenőhely means Rest area
27		Göd-Iparterület	Ipaterület means Industrial area
29		Göd
34		Sződliget / Sződ
37		Vác dél / Gödöllő, Vácrátót	The northern terminus of the expressway. dél means South
39		Vác-Alsóváros, toward to Tahitótfalu / Rád, Vácduka	1-lane expressway, planned expansion
42		Vác-Centrum, Deákvár / Kosd	Centrum means center
48		Vác észak, toward to Tahitótfalu / Main road 12 – Szob	Northern side of the road. észak means North 1-lane expressway, planned expansion
Nógrád	56		Nőtincs / Nógrád	Planned
59		Main road 2 – Rétság dél	dél means South
61		Rétsági pihenőhely
65		Main road 22 – Rétság észak / Balassagyarmat, Érsekvadkert	észak means South
83		Drégelypalánki pihenőhely	planned petrol station
		Main road 2 – Drégelypalánk
88		Hont-Parassauszta (H) – Šahy (SK) border crossing R3 / E77 – Banská Bystrica towards to Kraków (PL)	Planned
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Maintenance

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

• near Gödöllő (M3), kilometre trench 27

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.

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

Type of county vignette	Available section
Pest	full length (17 km – 48 km)

European Route(s)

Name	Route
	71 km	Rýchlostná cesta R3 – junction (16)

See also

• Roads in Hungary
• Transport in Hungary
• International E-road network

External links

• Exit list of M2
• 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.