Southampton sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 3,375 miles across 23 away days — 493 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 277-mile trip to Sunderland, while the shortest is just 65 miles to Bristol City. 10 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 6,750 miles of round trips — about 135 hours on the coach, or 57.7 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Southampton?
Southampton play at St Mary's Stadium. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Bristol City at 65 miles, and their furthest is Sunderland at 277 miles. In total Southampton travel 3,375 miles on away days — 7th 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 | Bristol City | 65 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 65 |
| 3 | Watford | 67 |
| 4 | Millwall | 71 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 88 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 107 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 110 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 113 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 119 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 121 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 127 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 135 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 148 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 165 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 173 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 174 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 191 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 199 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 200 |
| 20 | Hull City | 201 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 206 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 254 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 277 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Southampton
The nearest train station to Southampton (St Mary's Stadium) is Woolston (WLS), approximately 0.8 miles from the ground — around a 16-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolston | WLS | 0.8 mi | 16 min |
| 2 | Southampton Town Quay | STQ | 1 mi | 20 min |
| 3 | Southampton Central | SOU | 1 mi | 20 min |
Woolston is under a mile from St Mary's Stadium, a comfortable walk. Southampton Town Quay is the next closest at 1 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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