Barnsley sit mid-pack for travel in the League One, covering 2,063 miles across 23 away days — 392 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 247-mile trip to Plymouth Argyle, while the shortest is just 10 miles to Rotherham United. 5 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,126 miles of round trips — about 83 hours on the coach, or 35.3 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 Rotherham United at 10 miles, and their furthest is Plymouth Argyle at 247 miles. In total Barnsley travel 2,063 miles on away days — 18th 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 2025/26 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 10 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 14 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 21 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 31 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 31 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 45 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 46 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 49 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 51 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 67 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 85 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 94 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 123 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 127 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 136 |
| 18 | Reading | 149 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 151 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 156 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 161 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 214 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 247 |
🚆 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 | 3.1 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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