Hungarian road categories are as follows:

• Gyorsforgalmi út (controlled-access highway):
  • Autópálya (motorway): 2+2 travel lanes and 1+1 emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections, speed limit: 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph)
  • Autóút (expressway): 2+2, 2+1 or 1+1 travel lanes, central reservation, some at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
  • Gyorsút (high-speed highway): 2+2 travel lanes, central reservation, few at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
• Elsődrendű főút (primary arterial road or primary main road) (with one digit in their name, e.g.: 6-os főút)
• Másodrendű főút (secondary main road) (with two or three digits, e.g.: 57-es főút)
• Helyi út (local road) (with three or more digits)

Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme.
European routes passing through Hungary: E60; E65; E66; E68; E71; E73; E75; E77; E79 (Class A); E573; E653; E661 (Class B).

Highways

They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h. According to the Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013.^[1] The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with M7, which finished in 1975 between Budapest and Lake Balaton. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.

Motorways in Hungary:

M1 | M3 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | M15 | M30 | M31 | M35 | M43 | M44 | M60 | M70

Expressways in Hungary (M - expressways, and R - fast roads):

M0 | M2 | M4 | M9 | M10 | M19 | M25 | M34 | M49 | M51 | M85 | M86 | M87
R11 | R21 | R23 | R67 | R76 | R83

History

Development of the overall length (at the end of):

Main roads

They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.

Primary main road

Roads categorized as state roads, class IIa are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.

Sign	Number	Route	Length
	1	Újbuda - Budaörs - Bicske - Tatabánya - Tata - Komárom - Győr - Mosonmagyaróvár - border with Austria northwest of Hegyeshalom	177 km
	10	Óbuda - Dorog - Tát - Nyergesújfalu - Road 1	075 km
	111	Dorog - Esztergom	008 km
	117	Dorog bypass	016 km
	15	Mosonmagyaróvár - Border with Slovakia at Rajka	015 km
	2	Újpest - Dunakeszi - Vác - Rétság - Border with Slovakia north of Parassapuszta (Hont)	078 km
	21	Hatvan - Pásztó - Bátonyterenye - Salgótarján - Border with Slovakia north of Salgótarján	065 km
	3	Kőbánya - Gödöllő - Aszód - Hatvan - Gyöngyös - Füzesabony - Mezőkövesd - Emőd - Nyékládháza - Miskolc - Szikszó - Encs - border with Slovakia north of Tornyosnémeti	247 km
	354	Debrecen north bypass (Motorway M35 - Main road 4)	012 km
	4	Kispest - Monor - Cegléd - Szolnok - Törökszentmiklós - Kisújszállás - Karcag - Püspökladány - Hajdúszoboszló - Debrecen - Téglás - Hajdúhadház - Újfehértó - Nyíregyháza - Kisvárda - Záhony - border with Ukraine north of Záhony	352 km
	403	Nyíregyháza east bypass (Motorway M3 - Main road 4)	014 km
	405	Motorway M5 - Main road 4	015 km
	41	Nyíregyháza - Baktalórántháza - Vásárosnamény - border with Ukraine east of Beregsurány	073 km
	42	Püspökladány - Berettyóújfalu - Biharkeresztes-Ártánd - border with Romania east of Ártánd	059 km
	43	Szeged - Makó - border with Romania east of Nagylak	055 km
	44	Kecskemét - Kunszentmárton - Szarvas - Békéscsaba - Gyula - border with Romania southeast of Gyula	144 km
	5	Soroksár - Dabas - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Border with Serbia southwest of Röszke	185 km
	502	Szeged west bypass	006 km
	6	Nagytétény - Százhalombatta - Dunaújváros - Dunaföldvár - Paks - Tolna - Bonyhád - Pécsvárad - Pécs - Szentlőrinc - Barcs - border with Croatia south of Barcs	262 km
	7	Nagytétény - Kápolnásnyék - Székesfehérvár - Siófok - Balatonföldvár - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Zalakomár - Galambok - Nagykanizsa - Letenye - border with Croatia west of Letenye	233 km
	8	Székesfehérvár - Várpalota - Veszprém - Herend - Városlőd - Devecser - Jánosháza - Vasvár - Körmend - border with Austria near Rábafüzes (Szentgotthárd)	190 km

Secondary main road

Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.

Sign	Number	Route	Length
	101	Hegyeshalom (Intersection with Main road 1) - Motorway M1	001 km
	102	Main road 1 - Zsámbék - Main road 10	023 km
	106	Óbuda - Angyalföld - Ferencváros - Albertfalva	018 km
	11	Óbuda - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 117	072 km
	12	Vác - Szob	027 km
	13	Kisbér - Border with Slovakia at Komárom	029 km
	132	Komárom - Border with Slovakia at Komárom (old section of Main road 13)	004 km
	14	Győr - Border with Slovakia at Vámosszabadi	013 km
	211	Salgótarján (old section of Main road 21)	003 km
	22	Rétság - Balassagyarmat - Salgótarján (old section of Main road 2)	067 km
	222	Main road 22 - Border with Slovakia at Balassagyarmat	002 km
	23	Bátonyterenye - Tarnalelesz	033 km
	24	Gyöngyös - Recsk - Eger	060 km
	25	Main road 3 - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Main road 26	082 km
	252	Main road 25 - Motorway M25	001 km
	253	Main road 3 at Mezőkövesd - Motorway M25 at Andornaktálya (old section of side road 2502)	012 km
	26	Miskolc - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Border with Slovakia at Bánréve	045 km
	27	Sajószentpéter - Szendrő - Border with Slovakia at Tornanádaska	055 km
	302	Motorway M30 - Emőd (Intersection with Main road 3)	008 km
	304	Miskolc south bypass (Main road 3 - Motorway M30)	004 km
	306	Miskolc north bypass (Motorway M30 - Main road 26)	006 km
	31	Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Intersection with Main road 33)	126 km
	311	Nagykáta - Farmos - Cegléd	034 km
	32	Hatvan (Intersection with Motorway M3) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok	080 km
	33	Füzesabony (Intersection with Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen	111 km
	331	Mezőkövesd west bypass (Motorway M3 - Main road 3)	006 km
	338	Nyíregyháza west bypass (Motorway M3 - Main road 38)	007 km
	34	Tiszafüred - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Intersection with Main road 4)	055 km
	35	Nyékládháza - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen	086 km
	36	Polgár (Intersection with Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza	050 km
	37	Felsőzsolca (Intersection with Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Border with Slovakia near Sátoraljaújhely	076 km
	38	Tarcal (Intersection with Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza	037 km
	381	Sátoraljaújhely - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Intersection with Main road 4)	047 km
	39	Encs - Abaújszántó - Mád (Intersection with Main road 37)	036 km
	401	Main road 4 - Main road 40	001 km
	404	M4 Motorway – Main road 4 (old section of Main road 4)	002 km
	406	M4 Motorway – Main road 4/Main road 32	004 km
	427	Berettyóújfalu (old section of Main road 42)	003 km
	430	Makó - Hódmezővásárhely	008 km
	431	Border with Romania near Kiszombor	006 km
	441	Cegléd - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét	031 km
	442	Szolnok - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Intersection with Main road 44)	043 km
	443	Szarvas (Intersection with Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd	019 km
	444	Békéscsaba (old section of Main road 44)	002 km
	445	Kecskemét east and north bypass (Main road 44 - Motorway M5)	013 km
	45	Kunszentmárton - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely	053 km
	451	Szentes (Intersection with Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Intersection with Main road 5)	042 km
	46	Törökszentmiklós - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény	066 km
	47	Debrecen - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged	215 km
	470	Mezőberény - Békéscsaba (old section of Main road 47)	021 km
	471	Debrecen - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka	073 km
	472	Hódmezővásárhely (old section of Main road 47)	007 km
	474	Orosháza (old section of Main road 47)	013 km
	48	Debrecen - Vámospércs - Border with Romania near Nyírábrány	030 km
	481	Debrecen southern bypass	006 km
	49	Vaja (Intersection with Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Border with Romania near Csengersima	057 km
	493	Baktalórántháza - Nyírbátor	020 km
	50		016 km
	51	Expressway M0 - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Border with Serbia near Hercegszántó	191 km
	510	Budapest - Dunaharaszti - Main road 51 (old section of Main road 51)	011 km
	511	Baja east bypass (Main road 51 - Main road 55)	004 km
	512	Kalocsa western bypass	004 km
	513	Dunavecse (old section of Main road 51)	008 km
	52	Kecskemét - Solt - Dunaföldvár	064 km
	53	Solt (Intersection with Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Border with Serbia near Tompa	089 km
	54	Kecskemét (Intersection with Main roads 5 and 44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd	092 km
	541	Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54)	004 km
	542	Kiskunfélegyháza west bypass	009 km
	55	Szeged - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (Intersection with Motorway M6)	122 km
	551	Baja east bypass - Main road 55	002 km
	56	Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Border with Croatia near Udvar	061 km
	57	Pécs - Bóly - Mohács	038 km
	578	Pécs east bypass (Main road 6 - Motorway M6)	009 km
	58	Pécs - Harkány - Border with Croatia near Drávaszabolcs	033 km
	61	Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7)	195 km
	610	Kaposvár (old section of Main road 61)	016 km
	611	Dombóvár - Sásd	014 km
	62	Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road 6) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár	047 km
	63	Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7)	090 km
	631	Motorway M6 - Main road 63	05 km
	64	Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road 7)	037 km
	65	Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Tamási - Siófok	085 km
	651	Tamási bypass (Main road 65 - Main road 61)	010 km
	66	Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads 61 and 610)	054 km
	67	Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle	090 km
	68	Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 76)	095 km
	681	Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road 68) - Border with Croatia near Berzence	024 km
	682	Marcali (old section of Main road 68)	006 km
	71	Lepsény (Intersection with Main road 7) - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Balatonfüred - Balatonederics - Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 76)	116 km
	710	Balatonakarattya (Intersection with Main road 71) - Balatonfűzfő (Intersection with Main road 72)	017 km
	72	Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)	007 km
	73	Csopak (Intersection with Main road 71) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8)	013 km
	74	Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road 7) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road 8)	075 km
	75	Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 71) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics	069 km
	76	Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 68) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road 86)	082 km
	760	Main road 75 - Hévíz - Main road 76	00- km
	761	Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road 74 - Main road 76)	00- km
	762	Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road 76)	00- km
	77	Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 71) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road 84)	054 km
	81	Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road 8) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr	081 km
	811	Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road 1)	042 km
	813	Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14)	013 km
	82	Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr	080 km
	821	Győr (Main road 83 - Main road 1)	003 km
	83	Városlőd (Intersection with Main road 8) - Pápa - Tét - Győr	076 km
	830	Veszprém north bypass (Main road 82 – Main road 8)	007 km
	832	Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road 82)	030 km
	834	Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road 84)	041 km
	84	Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road 71) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria near Sopron	132 km
	85	Győr (Intersection with Main road 1) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road 84)	072 km
	86	Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia near Rédics	159 km
	861	Border with Austria near Kópháza	002 km
	87	Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria near Kőszeg	049 km
	88	Sárvár (Intersection with Main road 84) - Vát (Intersection with Main road 86)	012 km
	89	Szombathely (Intersection with Main road 87) - Torony - Border with Austria near Bucsu	018 km

Local roads

Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.

European routes

The following European routes pass through Hungary:

Class A:

• E60: Nickelsdorf,  Austria – Hegyeshalom – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Ártánd - Borș,  Romania
• E65: Čunovo,  Slovakia – Rajka – Csorna – Szombathely – Körmend – Zalaegerszeg – Nagykanizsa – Letenye - Goričan,  Croatia
• E66: Heiligenkreuz,  Austria – Rábafüzes – Körmend – Ajka – Veszprém – Székesfehérvár – Dunaújváros – Kecskemét – Cegléd – Szolnok
• E68: Szeged – Makó – Csanádpalota – Nădlac,  Romania
• E71: Milhosť,  Slovakia – Tornyosnémeti – Miskolc – Füzesabony – Hatvan – Budapest – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – Goričan,  Croatia
• E73: Budapest – Dunaújváros – Szekszárd – Mohács – Udvar – Duboševica,  Croatia
• E75: Čunovo,  Slovakia – Rajka – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Kecskemét – Szeged – Röszke - Horgoš,  Serbia
• E77: Šahy,  Slovakia – Parassapuszta – Vác – Budapest
• E79: Miskolc – Polgár – Debrecen – Berettyóújfalu – Ártánd - Borș,  Romania

Class B:

• E573: Püspökladány – Debrecen – Nyíregyháza – Záhony – Chop,  Ukraine
• E575: Medveďov, Slovakia – Vámosszabadi – Győr
• E579: Nyíregyháza – Vásárosnamény – Beregsurány – Astey,  Ukraine
• E653: Letenye – Tornyiszentmiklós – Pince,  Slovenia
• E661: Lake Balaton – Nagyatád – Barcs – Terezino Polje,  Croatia