Rochdale face a middling travel workload in the League One, covering 2,088 miles across 21 away days — 222 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 197-mile trip to Portsmouth, while the shortest is just 15 miles to Bolton Wanderers. 5 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,176 miles of round trips — about 84 hours on the coach, or 35.7 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Rochdale?
Rochdale play at Crown Oil Arena. This season their nearest League One away ground is Bolton Wanderers at 15 miles, and their furthest is Portsmouth at 197 miles. In total Rochdale travel 2,088 miles on away days — 14th 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 2019/20 (21)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 16 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 35 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 39 |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 42 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 56 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 65 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 71 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 77 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 98 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 106 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 106 |
| 14 | MK Dons | 123 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 134 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 146 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 170 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 174 |
| 19 | Southend United | 185 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 190 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 197 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Rochdale
The nearest train station to Rochdale (Crown Oil Arena) is Mills Hill (MIH), approximately 1.1 miles from the ground — around a 21-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mills Hill | MIH | 1.1 mi | 21 min |
| 2 | Castleton | CAS | 1.7 mi | 35 min |
| 3 | Moston | MSO | 3 mi | 61 min |
Mills Hill is the closest National Rail station to Crown Oil Arena, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Castleton (1.7 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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