Map of M1 Junctions 6A to 14: St Albans, Luton and Milton Keynes
North of the M25 the M1 climbs out through Hertfordshire, past St Albans and Hemel Hempstead, then Luton and its airport, and on into Bedfordshire to Milton Keynes. Junction 10 is the airport junction, and junction 13 sits among the large warehouses around Ridgmont and Marston Gate.
For airport passengers, shift workers at the distribution sites and Milton Keynes commuters, this is the busiest part of their week. The map puts Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden and Woburn in their real places beside the motorway.
The road on the map is coloured by the live traffic flow speed, the same data as our live M1 traffic flow map. Choose northbound or southbound above the map. Tap any junction number to open that junction’s own page.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map drawing © Corporate Ace Limited.
Driving Junction 6A to Junction 14: Distances and Times
From junction 6A to junction 14 is about 28½ miles along the M1, about 25 minutes at the 70 mph speed limit in clear traffic. Here it is junction by junction; tap a junction to open its own page.
- J6A to J8: about 1½ miles, about 1 minute
- J8 to J9: about 5½ miles, about 5 minutes
- J9 to J10: about 2½ miles, about 2 minutes
- J10 to J11: about 3½ miles, about 3 minutes
- J11 to J11A: about 2 miles, about 2 minutes
- J11A to J12: about 3 miles, about 3 minutes
- J12 to J13: about 6½ miles, about 5 minutes
- J13 to J14: about 4½ miles, about 4 minutes
Distances are measured along the motorway between the centres of the junctions, from OpenStreetMap, and rounded to the nearest half mile. Times are at a steady 70 mph and do not allow for joining, leaving, roadworks or lower speed limits, so check the live map above and the live M1 speed flow map before you set off.
M1 Junctions 6A to 14 Now: Accidents, Incidents and Roadworks
Live traffic news at M1 Junctions 6A to 14
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 6 and Junction 14 that we are aware of.
M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 4,3,2 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 21:00 (9pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound within J10
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 02:35 (2:35am) Thu 23 July 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Sat 24 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 21:00 (9pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
+ 8 more near Junctions 6A to 14 - see all the M1 traffic news →
This is the news for Junctions 6A to 14 only, not the whole M1. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M1 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 22:02 (10:02pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026
The Junctions in Section 2
- J6AChiswellNearest town: Kings Langley, 2.8 miles west
- J8BreakspearsNearest town: St Albans, 2.9 miles east
- J9Friar's WashNearest town: Harpenden, 2.7 miles east
- J10PepperstockNearest town: Luton, 1.8 miles north
- J11Leagrave InterchangeNearest town: Dunstable, 2.3 miles west
- J11AChalton InterchangeNearest town: Houghton Regis, 1.7 miles south-west
- J12ToddingtonNearest town: Flitwick, 3.2 miles north
- J13Ridgmont InterchangeNearest town: Woburn Sands, 2.1 miles south-west
- J14M1 Junction 14Nearest town: Newport Pagnell, 2.2 miles north-west
