The motorway connects with the Croatian motorway A4 at Goričan and forms part of the Pan-European corridor Vb, connecting Budapest with Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and Rijeka, the largest Croatian seaport. Since the completion of the M7 it is possible to travel on motorway from Budapest to the Adriatic Sea, a popular tourist destination for Hungarians.
The last portion of the motorway to the Croatian border, including the Zrinski Bridge on the river Mura, was completed on 22 October 2008. The road's first sections were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The completion of the last sections was undertaken since 2001.
Openings timeline
Budapest – Budaörs (7 km): 1964 - half profile; (this section was extended 2x3 lane in 1978-79)
Budaörs – Martonvásár (18 km): 1966 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1972; 2x3 lane in 2001)
Martonvásár – Velence (15 km): 1967 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
Martonvásár – Székesfehérvár (12 km): 1968 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1973; 2x3 lane in 2001)
Székesfehérvár – Balatonaliga (33 km): 1970 - half profile; (this section was extended in 1975)
Balatonaliga – Zamárdi (22 km): 1971 - half profile; (this section was extended in 2001)
Zamárdi – Balatonszárszó with Kőröshegy Viaduct (14,2 km): 2007.08.08.
border) with Zrínyi Bridge (800 m): 2008.10.22.
The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130 km/h, with 
(2x2 lane road with stop lane).
