Middlesbrough face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 3,196 miles across 23 away days — 581 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 232-mile trip to Swansea City, while the shortest is just 24 miles to Sunderland. 9 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 6,391 miles of round trips — about 128 hours on the coach, or 54.6 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough play at Riverside Stadium. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Sunderland at 24 miles, and their furthest is Swansea City at 232 miles. In total Middlesbrough travel 3,196 miles on away days — 4th 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 2022/23 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 24 |
| 2 | Hull City | 67 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 68 |
| 4 | Burnley | 68 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 78 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 80 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 81 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 84 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 91 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 92 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 117 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 146 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 148 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 148 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 170 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 189 |
| 17 | Watford | 205 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 216 |
| 19 | Reading | 218 |
| 20 | Millwall | 219 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 224 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 230 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 232 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Middlesbrough
The nearest train station to Middlesbrough (Riverside Stadium) is Middlesbrough (MBR), approximately 0.6 miles from the ground — around a 12-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | MBR | 0.6 mi | 12 min |
| 2 | South Bank | SBK | 1.3 mi | 26 min |
| 3 | James Cook University Hospital | JCH | 1.9 mi | 38 min |
Middlesbrough is under a mile from Riverside Stadium, a comfortable walk. South Bank is the next closest at 1.3 miles.
⚠️ Middlesbrough station is around half a mile from the Riverside.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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