Reading face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,851 miles across 23 away days — 236 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 242-mile trip to Sunderland, while the shortest is just 30 miles to Watford. 9 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 5,701 miles of round trips — about 114 hours on the coach, or 48.7 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Reading?
Reading play at Madejski Stadium. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Watford at 30 miles, and their furthest is Sunderland at 242 miles. In total Reading travel 2,851 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 2022/23 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 30 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 40 |
| 4 | Millwall | 40 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 71 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 74 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 82 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 86 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 96 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 119 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 128 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 128 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 136 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 139 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 158 |
| 16 | Hull City | 163 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 163 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 171 |
| 19 | Burnley | 172 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 177 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 186 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 218 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 242 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Reading
The nearest train station to Reading (Madejski Stadium) is Reading Green Park (RGP), approximately 0.8 miles from the ground — around a 17-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Green Park | RGP | 0.8 mi | 17 min |
| 2 | Reading West | RDW | 2.2 mi | 45 min |
| 3 | Reading | RDG | 2.5 mi | 50 min |
Reading Green Park is under a mile from Madejski Stadium, a comfortable walk. Reading West is the next closest at 2.2 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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