M43 motorway (Hungary)
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| M43-as autópálya | |
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Part of  | |
| Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
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| From | _Otszogletu_kek_tabla.svg){kind=small} M5 near Szeged |
| To | Csanádpalota A1 border with  Romania |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Counties | Csongrád |
| Major cities | Szeged, Makó |
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The M43 motorway (Hungarian: M43-as autópálya) 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 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries.
Municipalities
The M43 motorway runs through the following municipalities:
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) | ||||
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0 km | Budapest / Röszke  |
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M5 turns toward -> Budapest or   
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2 km | Railway Line 140 (Cegléd-Szeged) | ||
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4 km | Szeged-Rókus / Kistelek | _Otszogletu_zold_tabla.svg){kind=small}
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5 km | Szegedi rest area | 
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8 km | Szeged-north / Sándorfalva | 4519 | |
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9 km | Railway Line 135 (Szeged-Békéscsaba) | ||
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11 km | Szeged-Felsőváros / Hódmezővásárhely | _Otszogletu_zold_tabla.svg){kind=small}
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16 km | Tisza River | Ferenc Móra Bridge - 661 m | |
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19 km | Rákóczi telep | 4413 | |
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24 km | Maroslele | 4414 | |
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31 km | Kéthalmi rest area | project | |
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35 km | Makó / Hódmezővásárhely | 430 | |
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35 km | Railway Line 130 (Szolnok-Makó) | ||
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46 km | Apátfalva, Kövegy / Királyhegyes | 4425 | |
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51 km |  Szent Gellért rest area, Kövegy
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under construction | |
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55 km | Nagylak / Csanádpalota, Tótkomlós | 4451 | |
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55 km | Railway Line 121 (Békéscsaba-Újszeged) | ||
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57 km | Krak-éri rest area | Temporary border crossing | |
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59 km | Csanádpalota (H) – Nădlac (RO) border crossing | ||
A1 motorway  → to Arad, Romania
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Toll
From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. The motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:
| Type of vignette | Available section |
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| Csongrád County | full length (0 km – 57 km) |
Significant artifacts
- Bridge
- Ferenc Móra Bridge (Móra Ferenc híd; 661 m or 2,169 ft) over Tisza river
European Route(s)
| Name | Route | |
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59 km | junction (0) – Autostrada A1
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Gallery
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M43 motorway near Szeged -
M43 motorway near Kiskundorozsma -
M43 motorway near Szeged -
Móra Ferenc bridge over Tisza river
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Autópálya M43.
- National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English)
- National Infrastructure Developer Ltd. (in Hungarian)
- Exit list of M43 in motorways-exitlists.com
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