M4 closed between Junction 10 and Junction 11 near Reading, 18 to 21 September 2026

M4 Map Section 6

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Map of M4 Junctions 33 to 42: Bridgend and Port Talbot

West of Cardiff the M4 runs past Llantrisant and Pencoed to Bridgend, then out towards the coast at Pyle, past Margam Country Park and along the edge of Port Talbot to Briton Ferry and the approach to Swansea.

People commuting to Bridgend, shoppers at the outlet near Sarn and holidaymakers heading for Porthcawl all use this section. Sarn Park services sits at junction 36. Live speeds are not shown here yet, because National Highways' data covers the M4 in England only.

Tap any junction number on the map to open that junction’s own page, with its close-up map and the places around it.

Map of the M4 from junction 33 to junction 42 Tonypandy Porthcawl Porth Pontycymer Tonyrefail Maesteg Cowbridge Peterston-super-Ely Nantgarw Efail Isaf Pontyclun Aberthin Llanharan Heol-y-cyw Coytrahen Aberkenfig Treoes Merthyr Mawr Llangeinor Blackmill Kenfig Skewen Cadoxton-juxta-Neath Trebanos Taffs Well Pencoed Bridgend Pyle Briton Ferry Clydach Neath Pontypridd Hermit Wood Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Castell Coch (attraction) nantgarw China Works Museum (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1985 House) (museum) Penrhiw Chapel (museum) Cae Adda Cowhouse (museum) The Boat House (museum) Derwen Bakehouse (museum) Fishing Exhibition (museum) Cockpit (museum) Saddlers Workshop (museum) Enamel House (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1895 House) (museum) Kennixton (museum) Coach House (museum) St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1855 House) (museum) Blaenwaun Post Office (museum) Vulcan Hotel (museum) Llainfadyn Cottage (museum) Derwen Bakehouse Shop (museum) Gwalia Stores (museum) Saint Teilo's Church (museum) Rhaeadr Tannery (museum) Melin Bompren Corn Mill (museum) Cross Inn Tailor's Shop (museum) Oakdale Workmen's Institute (museum) Urinal (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1925 House) (museum) Georgetown Baking Oven (museum) Tollhouse (museum) Moss-Vernon's Portrait Studio (museum) Gweithdy Galleries and Workshop (museum) Stryd Lydan Barn (museum) Pigsty (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1805 House) (museum) Llys Llywelyn (Medieval Court) (museum) Esgair Moel Woollen Mill (museum) Maentwrog Hayshed (museum) Cider Making Display (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1955 House) (museum) Bryn Eryr (Iron Age Roundhouses) (museum) Hendre'r-ywydd Uchaf (farmhouse) (museum) The Meadows Wildlife Park (zoo) Hensol Castle (attraction) The Royal Mint Experience (attraction) Cowbridge Physic Gardens (attraction) Cowbridge & District Museum (museum) Parc Slip Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Bridgend Minature Railway (theme park) Cefn Junction (museum) Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Margam Abbey (attraction) HMV Altmark (attraction) Coney Beach Funfair (attraction) Porthcawl Museum (museum) Margam Stones Museum (museum) Kenfig National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Pant y Sais National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Twyni Crymlyn / Crymlyn Burrows (nature reserve) Afan Forest Park High Bridge (attraction) 1940s Swansea Bay (museum) Swansea Vale Local Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall (attraction) Aberdulais Falls Visitor Centre (museum) J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J38 J40 J41 J42 J43 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors© Corporate Ace Limited

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map drawing © Corporate Ace Limited.

Driving Junction 33 to Junction 42: Distances and Times

From junction 33 to junction 42 is about 28½ miles along the M4, about 24 minutes at the 70 mph speed limit in clear traffic. Here it is junction by junction; tap a junction to open its own page.

Distances are measured along the motorway between the centres of the junctions, from OpenStreetMap, and rounded to the nearest half mile. Times are at a steady 70 mph and do not allow for joining, leaving, roadworks or lower speed limits.

The Junctions in Section 6

M4traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the latest M4 traffic news, checked every five minutes, 24 hours a day. The M4 meets the M25 at Junction 4b near Heathrow and the M5 near Bristol — see M25 Traffic and M5 Traffic.