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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Reading to London is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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Elizabeth line P04040 | 07:45 Reading station (RDG) | 0h53 | 08:38 London Paddington (PAD) | 0 changesDirect | |
Great Western Railway Y22319 | 07:47 Reading station (RDG) | 0h34 | 08:21 London Paddington (PAD) | 0 changesDirect | |
Great Western Railway Y22196 | 07:51 Reading station (RDG) | 0h25 | 08:16 London Paddington (PAD) | 0 changesDirect | |
Elizabeth line P04044 | 07:54 Reading station (RDG) | 0h49 | 08:43 London Paddington (PAD) | 0 changesDirect | |
Great Western Railway Y22275 | 07:56 Reading station (RDG) | 0h27 | 08:23 London Paddington (PAD) | 0 changesDirect | |
South Western Railway Y21044 | 08:09 Reading station (RDG) | 1h26 | 09:35 London Waterloo (WAT) | 0 changesDirect | |
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Fastest Journey
25 m
Average
46 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
59 km
Of the 6 trains that leave Reading for London every day 6 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 58 km |
Average train duration 1h 18m |
Cheapest ticket price £10 |
Trains per day 9 |
Direct trains 9 |
Train providers 3 |
Fastest train 23m |
First train 00:01 |
Last train 23:58 |
Great Western Rail, South Western Railway and Tfl Rail trains will get you from Reading to London from £9. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
Great Western Railway is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates services from London Paddington to the West of England, South Wales and the Cotswolds. It also operates services from London Paddington to Oxford, Reading and Bristol. It offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Anytime, Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, air conditioning and catering services. The most popular routes for Great Western Railway are London Paddington to Bristol, Reading and Oxford.
Great Western Rail from Reading to London train information:
There are over 300 daily trains from Reading to London Paddington. The service operates 24-hours a day and is provided by Great Western Railway. The direct journey takes approximately 40 minutes although this can be longer on overnight or Sunday services. Great Western Railway also operates a direct service from Reading to London Waterloo with two to three departures an hour from around 5:30 a.m. until just after midnight.
Departure Station:Reading station is one of the UK's busiest interchanges and is located within an easy walk of the town centre. It's served by local buses and has taxi ranks, car parking and bicycle storage facilities.
Arrival Station:Both London Paddington and London Waterloo Stations are well-connected to the city's transport systems by local buses and underground trains. Waterloo is served by the Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern and Waterloo & City lines while Paddington is on the Circle, Bakerloo, District and Hammersmith & City lines. Both stations have taxi ranks, car parking and bicycle storage facilities.
When departing from Reading, you have various train station options to start your journey from including Reading and Reading West. When arriving in London, you can end your route in train stations like London Waterloo, London Paddington and London Liverpool Street.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Reading, which is located around 0.2 miles (415 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at London Waterloo, located 1.2 miles (2 km) away from the city centre.
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