This is section 1 of our eight-part map of the M6: junctions 1 to 4A, Rugby, Coventry and Birmingham. It covers about 21 miles of motorway and 6 junctions, passing Rugby, Bedworth and Coleshill.

Motorways that join or leave the M6 in this section: M1 at junction 1; M69 at junction 2; M6 Toll at junction 3A; M42 at junction 4; M42 at junction 4A.

Services in this section: Rugby services (at J1); Corley services (between J3 and J3A).

The busiest stretch the Department for Transport counts in this section is the one it labels J1 to J2, with 99,800 vehicles a day in 2025.

The road on the map is coloured by the live traffic flow speed, the same data as our live M6 traffic flow map. Choose northbound or southbound above the map. Tap any junction number to open that junction’s own page.

The junctions in section 1

• J1RugbyA426 · Rugby (M6 begins at the M1, Junction 19)Nearest town: Rugby, 2.5 miles
• J2Ansty InterchangeM69 / A46 · Coventry (east) / LeicesterNearest town: Bedworth, 3.3 miles
• J3Exhall InterchangeA444 · Bedworth / Coventry (north)Nearest town: Bedworth, 1.6 miles
• J3AColeshill InterchangeM6 Toll · South end of the M6 TollNearest town: Coleshill, 2.0 miles
• J4Coleshill InterchangeM42 / A446 · Birmingham NEC / ColeshillNearest town: Coleshill, 1.2 miles
• J4AWater Orton InterchangeM42 · M42 (north)Nearest town: Coleshill, 2.1 miles