M6 Junction 20: Lymm Interchange – M56 Lymm

Junction 20 of the M6, known as the Lymm Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M56, for the M56 to Manchester Airport and Chester. The nearest town is Warrington, about 4.4 miles to the north-west, with Partington (5 miles north-east) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Appleton Thorn and Lymm.

Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M56, A50, B5158, B5356. The main road at the junction is the M56.

The M56 crosses here for Manchester Airport, Chester and North Wales.

From here, the drive north to junction 21 (Warrington) is about 2.1 miles and the drive south to junction 19 (Knutsford) is about 5.0 miles. Junction 20 is about 92 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 119 miles from the end at junction 45.

• Junction M6 J20 · Lymm Interchange
• Signed for M56 · Lymm interchange (M56 to Manchester Airport & Chester)
• Nearest town Warrington, 4.4 miles north-west
• Map section Section 4: J16–J21A, Cheshire, Knutsford and Warrington

We also have a page on M6 Junctions 20 to 21: Thelwall, with the traffic counts and news for that stretch.

Junctions either side

• J19Tabley InterchangeA556 · Knutsford / Manchester AirportNearest town: Knutsford, 2.1 miles
• J21Woolston InterchangeA57 · Warrington (Woolston)Nearest town: Warrington, 3.5 miles