Stoke City face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,092 miles across 23 away days — 449 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 159-mile trip to Portsmouth, while the shortest is just 31 miles to Derby County. 2 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,184 miles of round trips — about 84 hours on the coach, or 35.8 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Stoke City?
Stoke City play at bet365 Stadium. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Derby County at 31 miles, and their furthest is Portsmouth at 159 miles. In total Stoke City travel 2,092 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 2025/26 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 31 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 34 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 38 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 39 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 47 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 50 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 53 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 58 |
| 11 | Hull City | 91 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 97 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 109 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 117 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 119 |
| 16 | Watford | 119 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 131 |
| 18 | Millwall | 137 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 140 |
| 20 | Southampton | 148 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 148 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 154 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 159 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Stoke City
The nearest train station to Stoke City (bet365 Stadium) is Stoke-On-Trent (SOT), approximately 1.4 miles from the ground — around a 27-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke-On-Trent | SOT | 1.4 mi | 27 min |
| 2 | Longton | LGN | 1.6 mi | 32 min |
| 3 | Wedgwood | WED | 2.5 mi | 51 min |
Stoke-On-Trent is the closest National Rail station to bet365 Stadium, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Longton (1.6 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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