Northampton Town face a middling travel workload in the League Two, covering 2,129 miles across 23 away days — 354 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 152-mile trip to Exeter City, while the shortest is just 50 miles to Walsall. 1 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,257 miles of round trips — about 85 hours on the coach, or 36.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Northampton Town?
Northampton Town play at Sixfields Stadium. This season their nearest League Two away ground is Walsall at 50 miles, and their furthest is Exeter City at 152 miles. In total Northampton Town travel 2,129 miles on away days — 16th 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 | Walsall | 50 |
| 2 | Barnet | 52 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 53 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 59 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 73 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 77 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 81 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 83 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 84 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 85 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 86 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 87 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 87 |
| 14 | Newport County | 98 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 99 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 104 |
| 17 | Salford City | 105 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 109 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 118 |
| 20 | York City | 121 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 121 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 145 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 152 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Northampton Town
The nearest train station to Northampton Town (Sixfields Stadium) is Northampton (NMP), approximately 1.1 miles from the ground — around a 23-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton | NMP | 1.1 mi | 23 min |
| 2 | Long Buckby | LBK | 7.6 mi | 153 min |
| 3 | Wellingborough | WEL | 11.9 mi | 237 min |
Northampton is the closest National Rail station to Sixfields Stadium, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Long Buckby (7.6 mi) may offer better onward connections.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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