Sheffield Wednesday sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,012 miles across 23 away days — 428 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 159-mile trip to Swansea City, while the shortest is just 10 miles to Barnsley. 2 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,024 miles of round trips — about 80 hours on the coach, or 34.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Sheffield Wednesday?
Sheffield Wednesday play at Hillsborough. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Barnsley at 10 miles, and their furthest is Swansea City at 159 miles. In total Sheffield Wednesday travel 2,012 miles on away days — 19th 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 | Barnsley | 10 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 20 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 25 |
| 4 | Derby County | 34 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 36 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 40 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 48 |
| 9 | Hull City | 52 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 55 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 65 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 66 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 115 |
| 15 | Reading | 139 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 142 |
| 17 | Brentford | 142 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 144 |
| 19 | Fulham | 144 |
| 20 | Millwall | 146 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 148 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 152 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 159 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Sheffield Wednesday
The nearest train station to Sheffield Wednesday (Hillsborough) is Sheffield (SHF), approximately 2.7 miles from the ground.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | SHF | 2.7 mi | 55 min |
| 2 | Meadowhall | MHS | 3.7 mi | 74 min |
| 3 | Chapeltown | CLN | 3.9 mi | 78 min |
Sheffield is the closest National Rail station to Hillsborough, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Meadowhall (3.7 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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