Preston North End face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,570 miles across 23 away days — 130 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 195-mile trip to Charlton Athletic, while the shortest is just 9 miles to Blackburn Rovers. 10 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,140 miles of round trips — about 103 hours on the coach, or 43.9 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Preston North End?
Preston North End play at Deepdale. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Blackburn Rovers at 9 miles, and their furthest is Charlton Athletic at 195 miles. In total Preston North End travel 2,570 miles on away days — 9th 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 2019/20 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 39 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 46 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 52 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 58 |
| 8 | Derby County | 78 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 86 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 92 |
| 12 | Hull City | 95 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 96 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 156 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 160 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 161 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 161 |
| 18 | Reading | 177 |
| 19 | Brentford | 187 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 187 |
| 21 | Fulham | 189 |
| 22 | Millwall | 193 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 195 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Preston North End
The nearest train station to Preston North End (Deepdale) is Preston (PRE), approximately 1.4 miles from the ground — around a 28-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston | PRE | 1.4 mi | 28 min |
| 2 | Lostock Hall | LOH | 3.4 mi | 67 min |
| 3 | Bamber Bridge | BMB | 3.4 mi | 67 min |
Preston is the closest National Rail station to Deepdale, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Lostock Hall (3.4 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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