Lincoln City face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,439 miles across 23 away days — 172 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 180-mile trip to Swansea City, while the shortest is just 40 miles to Sheffield United. 5 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,878 miles of round trips — about 98 hours on the coach, or 41.7 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Lincoln City?
Lincoln City play at LNER Stadium. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Sheffield United at 40 miles, and their furthest is Swansea City at 180 miles. In total Lincoln City travel 2,439 miles on away days — 16th 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 | Sheffield United | 40 |
| 2 | Derby County | 43 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 70 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 75 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 77 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 79 |
| 7 | Burnley | 80 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 86 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 87 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 88 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 96 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 98 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 103 |
| 14 | Watford | 109 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 118 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 119 |
| 17 | Millwall | 121 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 122 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 151 |
| 20 | Southampton | 164 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 165 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 169 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 180 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Lincoln City
The nearest train station to Lincoln City (LNER Stadium) is Lincoln Central (LCN), approximately 0.6 miles from the ground — around a 13-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Central | LCN | 0.6 mi | 13 min |
| 2 | Hykeham | HKM | 3 mi | 59 min |
| 3 | Saxilby | SXY | 6.1 mi | 123 min |
Lincoln Central is under a mile from LNER Stadium, a comfortable walk. Hykeham is the next closest at 3 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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