Preston North End face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,840 miles across 23 away days — 367 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 213-mile trip to Bournemouth, while the shortest is just 9 miles to Blackburn Rovers. 12 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,680 miles of round trips — about 114 hours on the coach, or 48.6 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is 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 Bournemouth at 213 miles. In total Preston North End travel 2,840 miles on away days — 6th 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 2020/21 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 39 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 52 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 58 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 59 |
| 7 | Derby County | 78 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 86 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 96 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 104 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 156 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 160 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 161 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 161 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 168 |
| 17 | Watford | 175 |
| 18 | Reading | 177 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 184 |
| 20 | Brentford | 187 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 187 |
| 22 | Millwall | 193 |
| 23 | Bournemouth | 213 |
🚆 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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