West Bromwich Albion face a middling travel workload in the Championship, covering 2,127 miles across 23 away days — 754 miles below the average. The longest journey is the 174-mile trip to Plymouth Argyle, while the shortest is just 5 miles to Birmingham City. 2 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 4,255 miles of round trips — about 85 hours on the coach, or 36.4 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is West Bromwich Albion?
West Bromwich Albion play at The Hawthorns. This season their nearest Championship away ground is Birmingham City at 5 miles, and their furthest is Plymouth Argyle at 174 miles. In total West Bromwich Albion travel 2,127 miles on away days — 21st 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 | Birmingham City | 5 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 20 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 34 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 35 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 65 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 68 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 79 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 80 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 87 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 89 |
| 11 | Watford | 89 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 89 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 92 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 101 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 103 |
| 16 | Millwall | 108 |
| 17 | Hull City | 108 |
| 18 | Southampton | 113 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 135 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 138 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 146 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 168 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 174 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to West Bromwich Albion
The nearest train station to West Bromwich Albion (The Hawthorns) is The Hawthorns (THW), approximately 0.3 miles from the ground — around a 5-minute walk.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hawthorns | THW | 0.3 mi | 5 min |
| 2 | Smethwick Galton Bridge | SGB | 0.8 mi | 17 min |
| 3 | Smethwick Rolfe Street | SMR | 0.9 mi | 18 min |
The Hawthorns is right on the doorstep of The Hawthorns, making it the obvious choice for away fans.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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