Barnsley sit mid-pack for travel in the League One, covering 2,411 miles across 23 away days — 116 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 214-mile trip to Exeter City, while the shortest is just 44 miles to Bolton Wanderers. 5 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,822 miles of round trips — about 96 hours on the coach, or 41.2 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 League One away ground is Bolton Wanderers at 44 miles, and their furthest is Exeter City at 214 miles. In total Barnsley travel 2,411 miles on away days — 11th most in the League One.
All distances straight-line (crow-flies) · See full League One travel table →
Travel Insights
Trips Ranked by Distance
How Far In Each Direction?
All away days 2023/24 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 |
| 2 | Derby County | 44 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 44 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 45 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 49 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 51 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 67 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 68 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 80 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 85 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 93 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 109 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 115 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 117 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 126 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 127 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 136 |
| 18 | Reading | 149 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 150 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 151 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 156 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 191 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 214 |
🚆 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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