Preston North End face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,793 miles across 23 away days — 88 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 242-mile trip to Plymouth Argyle, 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 5,586 miles of round trips — about 112 hours on the coach, or 47.7 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 Plymouth Argyle at 242 miles. In total Preston North End travel 2,793 miles on away days — 13th 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 2023/24 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 39 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 46 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 58 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 59 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 92 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 95 |
| 10 | Hull City | 95 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 96 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 102 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 104 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 156 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 160 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 161 |
| 17 | Watford | 175 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 184 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 187 |
| 20 | Millwall | 193 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 199 |
| 22 | Southampton | 206 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 242 |
🚆 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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