M3 Traffic

M3 maps & junctions

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Live M3 traffic data from National Highways · updated 02:57 (2:57am) Sat 17 Oct 2026

M3

M3 Maps and Junctions

The M3 runs 58.6 miles from Junction 1 at Sunbury to Junction 14 at the M27, through 14 numbered junctions (15 counting J4A) and 15 measured stretches of mainline. These pages help you find the part of it you actually drive.

Maps of the M3

The busiest junctions on the M3

Each of these pages carries the official traffic counts for that stretch alongside the traffic news affecting it:

M3 junctions: vehicles a day, busiest first
JunctionVehicles a dayWhat stands out
M3 Junctions 12 to 14 (Eastleigh, Chilworth & the M27)140,750The busiest stretch of the M3
M3 Junction 10 (Chilcomb, Winchester)126,217More lorries than anywhere else on the M3
M3 Junction 3 (Lightwater & Bagshot)123,417The busiest counted stretch in Surrey
M3 Junctions 4 and 4A (Frimley, Farnborough & Fleet)118,589The most one-sided stretch of the motorway
M3 Junction 2 (the M25 interchange)113,905Where about 45% of the traffic changes motorway
M3 Junction 9 (A34 & Winchester)110,741Where the traffic almost doubles

© M3Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport

For the whole motorway, see how busy the M3 is junction by junction.

M3traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the latest M3 traffic news, checked every five minutes, 24 hours a day. The M3 meets the M25 at M25 Junction 12 — see M25 Traffic, and Traffic News England for traffic news across all of England.