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Compare train and coach for Blackpool to Reading
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Blackpool to Reading among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £83. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 4m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £83, and a train costs an average of £112.
Distance: 298 km
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£112 Average Price | £83 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 34m Average total duration Fastest 4h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 47m Average total duration 9h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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FAQs: Blackpool to Reading
Travel to Reading easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Blackpool to Reading.

This is compared to other travel options from Blackpool to Reading:
A coach is £29 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Blackpool to Reading costing on average £112.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 20m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Blackpool and Reading as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Blackpool, Central Coach Station and arrive in Reading, Blagrave Street.
- Trains mostly depart from Blackpool North (BPN) and arrive in Reading station (RDG).
- Travel with CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail (3) to go to Reading by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Reading by coach.
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