Blackburn Rovers sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,775 miles across 23 away days — 234 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. 10 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,550 miles of round trips — about 111 hours on the coach, or 47.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is 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 2,775 miles on away days — 9th 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 2025/26 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 9 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 49 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 51 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 53 |
| 6 | Derby County | 71 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 78 |
| 8 | Hull City | 87 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 87 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 90 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 95 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 98 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 149 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 156 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 158 |
| 16 | Watford | 168 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 175 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 180 |
| 19 | Millwall | 186 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 188 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 191 |
| 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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