M6 Toll to Drayton Manor
T3 (Langley Mill) is the closest M6 Toll junction to Drayton Manor theme park. Around 6 miles from exit to car park. The 2-zone toll for a car is £9.50 contactless or £8.40 on Breeze, whether you join from the south at T1 or from the north at T8.
Route at a glance
| Origin | Route on the toll | Car toll | Distance after exit |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC / M42 J9 | T1 (Dunton) to T3 (Langley Mill) | £9.50 | around 6 miles via A4091 |
| Burntwood / Chasetown | T6 (Burntwood) to T3 (Langley Mill) | £6.90 (1 zone, both in Zone B) | around 6 miles via A4091 |
| Stafford / M6 north | T8 (M6 J11a) to T3 (Langley Mill) | £9.50 | around 6 miles via A5 east |
| London / M40 / M42 | M42 J9 then T1 to T3 | £9.50 | around 6 miles via A4091 |
The peak-Saturday case for the toll
On a sunny Saturday in school holidays, the M6 northbound through Spaghetti Junction is among the busiest roads in the Midlands. For a family arriving from the south, the sums look like this:
- Toll cost: £9.50 for the 2-zone T1-to-T3 segment.
- Time saved versus the free M6: depends on the day. The operator publishes only a full-route figure (about 25 minutes median at weekday peaks, June 2025), so check the live traffic on the morning.
- Cost per hour saved: £22.80 if the toll saves you 25 minutes, half that if it saves 50.
- Bonus: a more predictable arrival time for park opening.
If you are coming back on the same day
Return-leg traffic on a summer Saturday is the same story in reverse. Park empties from 17:00 onwards and the A38 / A4091 traffic merges with M6 evening flow at exactly the wrong time. Paying the toll southbound (another £9.50 for T3 to T1) is the cleanest way home for any family heading south.
Round-trip toll for a Drayton Manor family from the south: £19.00 contactless, or £16.80 on Breeze. Easy money for a day-trip-saving 2 hours of motorway crawl avoided.