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M1 motorway · London – Leeds

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About the M1

Approximate length193.5 miles
RouteLondon – Leeds
Southern endStaples Corner, London
Northern endHook Moor, A1(M)
Major areasLondon, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds
Key connectionsM25, M45, M6, M69, M18, M62, M621, A1(M)

M1 services

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Leicester Forest EastWelcome Break
London GatewayWelcome Break
Newport PagnellWelcome Break
RotherhamWelcome Break
WoodallWelcome Break
Leeds Skelton Lake (Extra)Extra
ToddingtonMoto
TrowellMoto
Donington ParkMoto
Woolley EdgeMoto
TibshelfRoadchef
Watford GapRoadchef

How busy is the M1?

2025 annual average
162,446vehicles a day

J9 to local authority boundary · Hertfordshire

19,151 HGVs a day · 11.8% of traffic

Busiest published count location · both directions

M1 route and junction details

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M1 J6A

Chiswell Interchange

  • Connects M25
M1 J21
  • Connects M69
  • M69 northbound → M1 southbound
M1 J23A
  • Connects A42
  • M1 northbound → A42
M1 J24
  • Connects A453
  • M1 southbound → A453
M1 J32
  • Connects M18
M1 J17
  • Connects M45
  • M1 northbound → M45 westbound
  • M45 eastbound → M1 southbound
M1 J42

Lofthouse Interchange

  • Connects M62
  • M1 northbound → M62
  • M62 → M1 southbound
M1 J43
  • Connects M621
  • M1 northbound → M621 towards Leeds
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Hook Moor

  • Connects A1(M)
  • M1 northbound → A1(M) northbound

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M1 junction details
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