M43 motorway (Hungary)

M43 motorway
M43-as autópálya
Route information
Part of E68
Length	57.7 km (35.9 mi)
Major junctions
From	M5 near Szeged
To	Nagylak A1 border with Romania
Location
Country	Hungary
Counties	Csongrád (1)
Major cities	Szeged, Makó
Highway system
Roads in Hungary Highways Main roads Local roads

The M43 motorway is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since July 11th 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.

Openings timeline

• 1: Szeged; M5 – Szeged-north (3 km): 2005.12.10.
• 2/A: Szeged-north – Szeged-Sándorfalva (4,4 km): 2010.04.01.
• 2/B: Szeged-Sándorfalva – Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely (3,3 km): 2010.10.07.
• 2/C: Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely – Makó (23,9 km): 2011.04.09.
• 3: Makó – Csanádpalota ( border) (23,1 km): 2015.07.11.

Junctions, exits and rest area

M5 (Szeged) – Csanádpalota (57,7 km)
	0 km	Budapest / Röszke		M5 () turns toward -> Budapest or
	2 km	Railway Line 140 (Cegléd-Szeged)
	4 km	Szeged-east / Kistelek
	5 km	Szegedi pihenőhely
	8 km	Szeged-north / Sándorfalva	4519
	9 km	Railway Line 135 (Szeged-Békéscsaba)
	11 km	Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely
	16 km	Tisza River		Ferenc Móra Bridge - 661 m
	19 km	Rákóczi telep	4413
	24 km	Maroslele	4414
	31 km	Kéthalmi pihenőhely		project
	35 km	Makó / Hódmezővásárhely
	35 km	Railway Line 130 (Szolnok-Makó)
	46 km	Apátfalva, Kövegy / Királyhegyes	4425
	31 km	Szent Gellért pihenőhely, Kövegy		under constrution
	55 km	Nagylak / Csanádpalota, Tótkomlós	4451
	55 km	Railway Line 121 (Békéscsaba-Újszeged)
	57 km	Krak-éri pihenőhely		Temporary border crossing
	59 km	Csanádpalota – Nădlac border crossing
Autostrada A1 → to Arad, Romania

European Routes

European Route	Location
E68 - full	0 through

Gallery

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  M43 motorway near Szeged
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  M43 motorway near Kiskundorozsma
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  M43 motorway near Szeged
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  Móra Ferenc bridge over Tisza river