SAINTS and their supporters are going to rack up serious miles on the road, rails and by air this season following their club in the Championship.

After 11 campaigns in the Premier League, the St Mary's side return to a 46-game schedule and with it come even more northern away days. 

London sides QPR and Millwall, Hertfordshire's Watford and Bristol City represent the closest opposition while both Sunderland and Middlesbrough are around 300 miles away.

Using the best driving route given, we have calculated the total distance Saints will travel as they look to reclaim their Premier League status... 

Daily Echo:

Birmingham City

135 miles - St Andrew's

Capacity: 29,409

Blackburn Rovers

250 miles - Ewood Park

Capacity: 31,367

Bristol City

106 miles - Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity: 27,000

Cardiff City

138 miles - Cardiff City Stadium

Capacity: 33,280

Coventry City

127 miles - Coventry Building Society Arena

Capacity: 32,609

Huddersfield Town

230 miles - Kirklees Stadium

Capacity: 24,121

Hull City

237 miles - MKM Stadium

Capacity: 25,586

Ipswich Town

168 miles - Portman Road

Attendance: 29,673

Leeds United

234 miles - Elland Road

Capacity: 37,608

Leicester City

141 miles - King Power Stadium

Capacity: 32,262

Middlesbrough

291 miles - Riverside Stadium

Capacity: 34,742

Millwall

117 miles - The Den

Capacity: 20,146

Norwich City

204 miles - Carrow Road

Capacity: 27,359

Plymouth Argyle

151 miles - Home Park

Capacity: 17,900

Preston North End

247 miles - Deepdale

Capacity: 23,404

Queens Park Rangers

76 miles - Loftus Road

Capacity: 18,439

Rotherham United

203 miles - New York Stadium

Capacity: 12,021

Sheffield Wednesday

208 miles - Hillsborough Stadium

Capacity: 34,854

Stoke City

183 miles - bet365 Stadium

Capacity: 30,089

Sunderland

316 miles - Stadium of Light

Capacity: 49,000

Swansea City

175 miles - Swansea.com Stadium

Capacity: 21,088

Watford

80 miles - Vicarage Road

Capacity: 22,200

West Bromwich Albion

146 miles - The Hawthorns

Capacity: 26,850

Daily Echo:

Total: 4,163

Round trip: 8,326