Watford sit mid-pack for travel in the Championship, covering 2,272 miles across 23 away days — 269 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 205-mile trip to Middlesbrough, while the shortest is just 12 miles to Queens Park Rangers. 4 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,544 miles of round trips — about 91 hours on the coach, or 38.8 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Watford?
Watford play at Vicarage Road. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Queens Park Rangers at 12 miles, and their furthest is Middlesbrough at 205 miles. In total Watford travel 2,272 miles on away days — 15th 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 |
| 2 | Millwall | 19 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 22 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 35 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 66 |
| 6 | Southampton | 67 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 72 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 72 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 74 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 84 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 89 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 96 |
| 13 | Derby County | 98 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 99 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 119 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 127 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 130 |
| 18 | Hull City | 145 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 146 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 151 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 168 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 175 |
| 23 | Middlesbrough | 205 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Watford
The nearest train station to Watford (Vicarage Road) is Watford High Street (WFH), approximately 0.5 miles from the ground — around a 9-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford High Street | WFH | 0.5 mi | 9 min |
| 2 | Bushey | BSH | 0.8 mi | 16 min |
| 3 | Watford Junction | WFJ | 1 mi | 19 min |
Watford High Street is under a mile from Vicarage Road, a comfortable walk. Bushey is the next closest at 0.8 miles.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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