ExpresswayHungary
Traffic rules
Hungary
1. Expressway
An expressway is a road intended to carry through traffic efficiently, usually at higher speeds than ordinary roads. Expressways often have limited access, multiple lanes, separated carriageways or grade-separated junctions, but their design and legal status vary between countries.
An expressway is not always a motorway. It may have intersections, traffic lights or direct access, and the permitted road users, speed limits and special rules depend on local signs and regulations.
How do people refer to an expressway in Hungary?
The Hungarian term is autóút. It is a separate road category from a motorway.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 11(1)(c)-(d),26(1)(a),33,37(1),(3)
Start of an expressway.
English • Traffic sign figure 3 • Expressway. The sign marks the beginning of an expressway. KRESZ section 37 sets out the special expressway rules.
Magyar • 3. ábra • Autóút. Az autóút kezdetét jelzi. Az autóútra vonatkozó külön szabályokat a KRESZ 37. §-a határozza meg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 11(1)c • 3. ábra
SVG source: Gigillo83 • Public domain • Original revision 2022-07-28. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the expressway.
English • Traffic sign figure 4 • End of expressway. The expressway ends.
Magyar • 4. ábra • Autóút vége. Az autóút vége.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 11(1)d • 4. ábra
SVG source: Gigillo83 • Public domain • Original revision 2022-10-02. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What speed limit applies to cars on an expressway in Hungary?
For an ordinary passenger car without a trailer, the general maximum is 110 km/h. Obey lower posted limits and slow down when traffic, weather or visibility requires it. Other vehicle classes can have lower limits.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 11(1)(c)-(d),26(1)(a),33,37(1),(3)
Who may use an expressway in Hungary?
Only eligible motor vehicles and combinations capable of at least 60 km/h on a level road may normally use these roads and their signed approaches. This is a capability rule, not an instruction to maintain that speed in a queue.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 11(1)(c)-(d),26(1)(a),33,37(1),(3)
What should I do if I miss an expressway exit in Hungary?
Continue to the next exit and choose a safe onward route. Do not reverse, make a U-turn or cross the central reservation to reach a missed exit.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • Hungary: KRESZ sections 11(1)(c)-(d),26(1)(a),33,37(1),(3)
