Blackpool sit mid-pack for travel in the League One, covering 2,935 miles across 23 away days — 409 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 224-mile trip to Portsmouth, while the shortest is just 8 miles to Fleetwood Town. 10 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,871 miles of round trips — about 117 hours on the coach, or 50.2 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Blackpool?
Blackpool play at Bloomfield Road. This season their nearest League One away ground is Fleetwood Town at 8 miles, and their furthest is Portsmouth at 224 miles. In total Blackpool travel 2,935 miles on away days — 5th 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 2023/24 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Town | 8 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 24 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 63 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 67 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 75 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 78 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 90 |
| 9 | Derby County | 90 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 110 |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 138 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 139 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 144 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 161 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 164 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 173 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 177 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 177 |
| 19 | Reading | 186 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 201 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 206 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 214 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 224 |
🚆 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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