Burnley face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,657 miles across 23 away days — 47 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 213-mile trip to Portsmouth, while the shortest is just 11 miles to Blackburn Rovers. 11 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,315 miles of round trips — about 106 hours on the coach, or 45.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Burnley?
Burnley play at Turf Moor. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Blackburn Rovers at 11 miles, and their furthest is Portsmouth at 213 miles. In total Burnley travel 2,657 miles on away days — 10th 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 19 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 43 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 55 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 60 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 68 |
| 8 | Derby County | 68 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 80 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 83 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 89 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 92 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 163 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 165 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 165 |
| 16 | Watford | 166 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 167 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 178 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 181 |
| 20 | Millwall | 183 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 185 |
| 22 | Southampton | 202 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 213 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Burnley
The nearest train station to Burnley (Turf Moor) is Burnley Central (BNC), approximately 0.7 miles from the ground — around a 13-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley Central | BNC | 0.7 mi | 13 min |
| 2 | Burnley Manchester Road | BYM | 0.8 mi | 16 min |
| 3 | Burnley Barracks | BUB | 1.1 mi | 23 min |
Burnley Central is under a mile from Turf Moor, a comfortable walk. Burnley Manchester Road is the next closest at 0.8 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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