Blackburn Rovers sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,642 miles across 23 away days — 31 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 211-mile trip to Portsmouth, while the shortest is just 9 miles to Preston North End. 11 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,284 miles of round trips — about 106 hours on the coach, or 45.2 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers play at Ewood Park. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Preston North End at 9 miles, and their furthest is Portsmouth at 211 miles. In total Blackburn Rovers travel 2,642 miles on away days — 12th 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 2026/27 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 9 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 |
| 3 | Burnley | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 49 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 51 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 53 |
| 7 | Derby County | 71 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 78 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 80 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 87 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 88 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 90 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 156 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 158 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 159 |
| 16 | Watford | 168 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 175 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 180 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 183 |
| 20 | Millwall | 186 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 188 |
| 22 | Southampton | 200 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 211 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Blackburn Rovers
The nearest train station to Blackburn Rovers (Ewood Park) is Mill Hill (Lancs) (MLH), approximately 0.7 miles from the ground — around a 14-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mill Hill (Lancs) | MLH | 0.7 mi | 14 min |
| 2 | Cherry Tree | CYT | 1.2 mi | 25 min |
| 3 | Blackburn | BBN | 1.3 mi | 26 min |
Mill Hill (Lancs) is under a mile from Ewood Park, a comfortable walk. Cherry Tree is the next closest at 1.2 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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