M6 Junction 8: Ray Hall Interchange – M5 Ray Hall

Junction 8 of the M6, known as the Ray Hall Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M5, for the M5 to Birmingham, Bristol and the South West. The nearest town is Walsall, about 2.1 miles to the north-west, with Wednesbury (3 miles west) and West Bromwich (3 miles south-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Great Barr.

Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M5, A34, A4031, A4041, A4148, B4167. The main road at the junction is the M5.

The M5 to Bristol and the South West starts here at the Ray Hall interchange. For traffic news on the M5, see our sister site M5 Traffic.

From here, the drive north to junction 9 (Wednesbury) is about 1.0 miles and the drive south to junction 7 (Great Barr) is about 0.4 miles. Junction 8 is about 30 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 180 miles from the end at junction 45.

• Junction M6 J8 · Ray Hall Interchange
• Signed for M5 · Ray Hall interchange (M5 to the South West)
• Nearest town Walsall, 2.1 miles north-west
• Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country

We also have a page on M6 Junctions 8 to 9: Great Barr, with the traffic counts and news for that stretch.

Junctions either side

• J7Great Barr InterchangeA34 · Great Barr / BirminghamNearest town: Walsall, 3.1 miles
• J9Wednesbury InterchangeA461 · WednesburyNearest town: Wednesbury, 1.3 miles