Blackpool are among the hardest-travelled sides in the League One, covering 2,990 miles across 23 away days — 775 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 241-mile trip to Plymouth Argyle, while the shortest is just 24 miles to Wigan Athletic. 11 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,980 miles of round trips — about 120 hours on the coach, or 51.1 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Blackpool?
Blackpool play at Bloomfield Road. This season their nearest League One away ground is Wigan Athletic at 24 miles, and their furthest is Plymouth Argyle at 241 miles. In total Blackpool travel 2,990 miles on away days — 2nd 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 2026/27 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 24 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 46 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 53 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 53 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 67 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 69 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 82 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 89 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 90 |
| 10 | Notts County | 99 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 114 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 144 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 157 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 164 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 172 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 173 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 177 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 178 |
| 19 | Reading | 186 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 200 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 203 |
| 22 | Bromley | 211 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 241 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Blackpool
The nearest train station to Blackpool (Bloomfield Road) is Blackpool South (BPS), approximately 0.4 miles from the ground — around a 9-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool South | BPS | 0.4 mi | 9 min |
| 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | BPB | 1.2 mi | 23 min |
| 3 | Blackpool North | BPN | 1.3 mi | 25 min |
Blackpool South is under a mile from Bloomfield Road, a comfortable walk. Blackpool Pleasure Beach 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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