Barnsley sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,303 miles across 23 away days — 170 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 195-mile trip to Bournemouth, while the shortest is just 10 miles to Rotherham United. 7 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,607 miles of round trips — about 92 hours on the coach, or 39.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Barnsley?
Barnsley play at Oakwell. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Rotherham United at 10 miles, and their furthest is Bournemouth at 195 miles. In total Barnsley travel 2,303 miles on away days — 14th most in the Championship.
All distances straight-line (crow-flies) · See full Championship travel table →
Travel Insights
Trips Ranked by Distance
How Far In Each Direction?
All away days 2020/21 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 10 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 14 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 |
| 5 | Derby County | 44 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 45 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 49 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 52 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 72 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 76 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 76 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 123 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 132 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 136 |
| 15 | Watford | 139 |
| 16 | Reading | 149 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 150 |
| 18 | Brentford | 151 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 154 |
| 20 | Millwall | 155 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 161 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 168 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 195 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Barnsley
The nearest train station to Barnsley (Oakwell) is Barnsley (BNY), approximately 0.4 miles from the ground — around a 8-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnsley | BNY | 0.4 mi | 8 min |
| 2 | Dodworth | DOD | 2.6 mi | 52 min |
| 3 | Wombwell | WOM | 3.2 mi | 63 min |
Barnsley is under a mile from Oakwell, a comfortable walk. Dodworth is the next closest at 2.6 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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