Northampton Town face a middling travel workload in the League One, covering 1,993 miles across 23 away days — 461 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 189-mile trip to Plymouth Argyle, while the shortest is just 32 miles to Luton Town. 2 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 3,987 miles of round trips — about 80 hours on the coach, or 34.1 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 One away ground is Luton Town at 32 miles, and their furthest is Plymouth Argyle at 189 miles. In total Northampton Town travel 1,993 miles on away days — 20th most in the League One.
All distances straight-line (crow-flies) · See full League One travel table →
Travel Insights
Trips Ranked by Distance
How Far In Each Direction?
All away days 2025/26 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 32 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 37 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 39 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 50 |
| 6 | Reading | 56 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 61 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 63 |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 64 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 70 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 77 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 84 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 88 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 94 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 96 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 104 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 110 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 114 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 114 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 116 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 140 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 152 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 189 |
🚆 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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