Blackpool sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,806 miles across 23 away days — 352 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 218-mile trip to Bournemouth, while the shortest is just 15 miles to Preston North End. 9 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,611 miles of round trips — about 112 hours on the coach, or 48.0 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 Championship away ground is Preston North End at 15 miles, and their furthest is Bournemouth at 218 miles. In total Blackpool travel 2,806 miles on away days — 5th 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 2021/22 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 15 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 53 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 67 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 67 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 71 |
| 7 | Derby County | 90 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 91 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 99 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 100 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 104 |
| 12 | Hull City | 110 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 114 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 144 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 154 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 161 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 164 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 172 |
| 19 | Reading | 186 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 198 |
| 21 | Fulham | 200 |
| 22 | Millwall | 204 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 218 |
🚆 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 8-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool South | BPS | 0.4 mi | 8 min |
| 2 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | BPB | 1.2 mi | 23 min |
| 3 | Blackpool North | BPN | 1.2 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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