Crewe Alexandra land one of the kindest geographic draws in the League Two, covering 1,910 miles across 23 away days — 573 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 173-mile trip to Gillingham, while the shortest is just 10 miles to Port Vale. 4 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 3,820 miles of round trips — about 76 hours on the coach, or 32.7 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Crewe Alexandra?
Crewe Alexandra play at Gresty Road. This season their nearest League Two away ground is Port Vale at 10 miles, and their furthest is Gillingham at 173 miles. In total Crewe Alexandra travel 1,910 miles on away days — 22nd most in the League Two.
All distances straight-line (crow-flies) · See full League Two travel table →
Travel Insights
Trips Ranked by Distance
How Far In Each Direction?
All away days 2026/27 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 10 |
| 2 | Salford City | 30 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 35 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 38 |
| 7 | Walsall | 41 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 43 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 47 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 50 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 62 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 83 |
| 13 | York City | 84 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 86 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 104 |
| 16 | Newport County | 106 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 109 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 111 |
| 19 | Barnet | 137 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 162 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 167 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 169 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 173 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Crewe Alexandra
The nearest train station to Crewe Alexandra (Gresty Road) is Crewe (CRE), approximately 0.2 miles from the ground — around a 4-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe | CRE | 0.2 mi | 4 min |
| 2 | Nantwich | NAN | 3.8 mi | 76 min |
| 3 | Sandbach | SDB | 4.7 mi | 93 min |
Crewe is right on the doorstep of Gresty Road, making it the obvious choice for away fans.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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