Which Football League Travels Furthest?

Away travel distances compared across every league on AwayDayMiles — average miles per club, longest single trips and the full league footprint. 2026/27 season.

In 2026/27, Primeira Liga clubs travel furthest on average — 5,208 miles per club per season. That's 9.7× more than Scottish Premiership clubs (534 miles). The longest single away trip across all leagues is Academico de Viseu to Santa Clara at 970 miles.

#	League	Clubs	Avg total mi	Avg/game mi	Most travelled	Least travelled	Gap mi	Longest trip mi
1	🇵🇹 Primeira Liga	18	5,208	306	Santa Clara (15,135)	Porto (3,649)	11,486	970 Academico de Viseu → Santa Clara
2	🇫🇷 Ligue 1	18	4,985	293	Monaco (6,731)	Paris FC (3,706)	3,024	654 Brest → Monaco
3	🇪🇸 La Liga	19	4,754	264	Deportivo de La Coruña (6,818)	Atletico de Madrid (3,496)	3,323	564 Celta de Vigo → FC Barcelona
4	🇮🇹 Serie A	20	4,356	229	Lecce (9,076)	Parma (3,107)	5,969	627 Juventus → Lecce
5	🇩🇪 Bundesliga	18	3,133	184	Union Berlin (4,690)	Eintracht Frankfurt (2,325)	2,365	397 SC Freiburg → Union Berlin
6	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship	24	2,610	113	Middlesbrough (3,741)	Birmingham City (1,930)	1,811	261 Middlesbrough → Portsmouth
7	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 League Two	24	2,484	108	Exeter City (3,921)	Port Vale (1,849)	2,072	248 Exeter City → York City
8	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League	20	2,318	122	Newcastle United (3,434)	Coventry City (1,812)	1,622	293 Bournemouth → Newcastle United
9	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 League One	24	2,216	96	Plymouth Argyle (4,869)	Leicester City (1,664)	3,205	257 Bradford City → Plymouth Argyle
10	🇳🇱 Eredivisie	18	1,128	66	Fortuna Sittard (1,648)	Utrecht (833)	815	155 Fortuna Sittard → Groningen
11	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Premiership	12	534	49	Aberdeen (1,118)	Falkirk (395)	723	142 Aberdeen → Kilmarnock

League Breakdown

🇵🇹 Primeira Liga

5,208 Avg miles

93,741 League footprint

11,486 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Academico de Viseu → Santa Clara (970 miles). Shortest: Benfica → Sporting CP (1 miles).

Most travelled: Santa Clara (15,135 miles). Least: Porto (3,649 miles).

🇫🇷 Ligue 1

4,985 Avg miles

89,726 League footprint

3,024 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Brest → Monaco (654 miles). Shortest: Paris FC → Paris Saint-Germain (4 miles).

Most travelled: Monaco (6,731 miles). Least: Paris FC (3,706 miles).

🇪🇸 La Liga

4,754 Avg miles

90,318 League footprint

3,323 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Celta de Vigo → FC Barcelona (564 miles). Shortest: Real Betis → Sevilla FC (2 miles).

Most travelled: Deportivo de La Coruña (6,818 miles). Least: Atletico de Madrid (3,496 miles).

🇮🇹 Serie A

4,356 Avg miles

87,130 League footprint

5,969 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Juventus → Lecce (627 miles). Shortest: Lazio → Roma (0 miles).

Most travelled: Lecce (9,076 miles). Least: Parma (3,107 miles).

🇩🇪 Bundesliga

3,133 Avg miles

56,386 League footprint

2,365 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: SC Freiburg → Union Berlin (397 miles). Shortest: Bayer Leverkusen → 1. FC Koln (9 miles).

Most travelled: Union Berlin (4,690 miles). Least: Eintracht Frankfurt (2,325 miles).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship

2,610 Avg miles

62,643 League footprint

1,811 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Middlesbrough → Portsmouth (261 miles). Shortest: Charlton Athletic → Millwall (4 miles).

Most travelled: Middlesbrough (3,741 miles). Least: Birmingham City (1,930 miles).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 League Two

2,484 Avg miles

59,613 League footprint

2,072 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Exeter City → York City (248 miles). Shortest: Oldham Athletic → Rochdale (5 miles).

Most travelled: Exeter City (3,921 miles). Least: Port Vale (1,849 miles).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League

2,318 Avg miles

46,350 League footprint

1,622 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Bournemouth → Newcastle United (293 miles). Shortest: Chelsea → Fulham (1 miles).

Most travelled: Newcastle United (3,434 miles). Least: Coventry City (1,812 miles).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 League One

2,216 Avg miles

53,173 League footprint

3,205 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Bradford City → Plymouth Argyle (257 miles). Shortest: AFC Wimbledon → Bromley (9 miles).

Most travelled: Plymouth Argyle (4,869 miles). Least: Leicester City (1,664 miles).

🇳🇱 Eredivisie

1,128 Avg miles

20,304 League footprint

815 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Fortuna Sittard → Groningen (155 miles). Shortest: Excelsior → Feyenoord (1 miles).

Most travelled: Fortuna Sittard (1,648 miles). Least: Utrecht (833 miles).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Premiership

534 Avg miles

6,413 League footprint

723 Top–bottom gap

Longest trip: Aberdeen → Kilmarnock (142 miles). Shortest: Dundee → Dundee United (0 miles).

Most travelled: Aberdeen (1,118 miles). Least: Falkirk (395 miles).

Which League Travels Furthest?

Across 11 leagues tracked on AwayDayMiles in 2026/27, Primeira Liga clubs cover the most ground — an average of 5,208 miles per club across the season. Among the English divisions, Championship produces the highest average mileage at 2,610 miles per club.

Geography plays a decisive role. Leagues with clubs spread across large territories — or with geographically remote outliers — produce far higher averages than compact leagues where all clubs are within a short radius of each other. The gap between the most-travelled and least-travelled club in a single league can exceed 11,486 miles.

All distances are straight-line (crow-flies) between stadiums using the Haversine formula. Real road or rail distances are typically 20–35% higher. How we calculate distances →