M40 is an 89-mile (143.2km) motorway in England, connecting London and Birmingham
Hitching the M40
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Junctions
| M40 Motorway (England) | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| Road continues as A40 to London |  J1 |
Slough A412 Uxbridge A4020 Non motorway traffic |
| Slough A412 Uxbridge A4020 |
Start of Motorway (good) Hitch-hike on the slip road just before the motorway sign
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| Watford, Rickmansworth, Slough, Heathrow Airport M25 |  J1A
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Watford, Rickmansworth, Slough, Heathrow Airport M25 |
Beaconsfield, Amersham, Slough A355  Beaconsfield Services
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J2  (average)
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Beaconsfield, Amersham, Slough A355 Beaconsfield Services Hard to find a good position |
| No exit |  J3
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Loudwater and High Wycombe (East) A40 Exit only |
| High Wycombe, Marlow, Maidenhead A404 | J4
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High Wycombe, Marlow A404 |
| High Wycombe (West), Stokenchurch A40 | J5
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Stokenchurch A40 |
| Watlington, Princes Risborough B4009 | J6
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Thame, Watlington, Princes Risborough B4009 |
| No Access | J7
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Thame, Wallingford, A329 |
| No exit | J8
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Oxford, Cheltenham A40 |
| Thame, Aylesbury A418 Oxford (A40) Oxford Services
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J8A  (very good)
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Thame, Aylesbury A418 Oxford (A40) Oxford Services
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| Bicester, Aylesbury A41 Oxford, Newbury A34 |
J9
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Bicester A41 Oxford, Newbury A34 |
| Northampton A43 B430 Cherwell Valley services
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J10
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Northampton A43 B430 Cherwell Valley services
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| Banbury A422 Daventry A361 |
J11
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Banbury A422 Chipping Norton A361 |
| Gaydon B4451 | J12
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Gaydon B4451 |
| Warwick Services
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| No exit | J13
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Leamington, Warwick A452 B4100 |
| Leamington A452 | J14
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No Access |
| Warwick A429 Stratford, Coventry A46 (M69) |
J15
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Warwick A429 Stratford, Coventry A46 (M69) |
| Henley A3400 | J16
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No exit |
| No exit | M42 J3A |
THE NORTH Birmingham (North & East) Solihull, NEC, Birmingham International Airport M42 |
| Start of Motorway | Road continues as M42 to The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham (South & West), Redditch & M5 | |
Service Stations
- Beaconsfield Services - located just off junction 2 of the motorway. This service station was only recently opened (April 2009), so there is not as much traffic as one would expect.
- (average) It's hard to find a good place for hitch-hiking at the junction. The slip road starts at an inconvenient angle to the roundabout, so Lnx found it most appropriate to hitch-hike at the traffic lights before the roundabout (section where all traffic from the service station and Slough joins the roundabout)
- Oxford Services - located off the motorway at junction 8A, also accessible from junction 8 and A418. See Oxford for more info.
- (very good) Excellent hitching place with a single exit, used by traffic in all directions.
- Cherwell Valley Services - located off junction 10, where A43 meets the motorway
- Warwick Services - located between junctions 12 and 13 and made up of two disconnected sites (as a pedestrian, you may be able to move from one side to the other by exiting the service station using local roads - see the Map Northbound good. Good place to hitch either way around Birmingham's motorways.
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