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4.6Travel optionsfrom Chester to Reading
How to get to Reading from Chester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Chester to Reading is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
L02114+
C724789:323h05Chester station (CTR)12:37Reading station (RDG)£481One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus11:408h40Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange)20:20Three Mile Cross, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride£291One-way1 change
Fastest
BA136312:201h05Manchester Airport13:25London Heathrow Airport£4031One-way0 changes
Other options
- L02111+C724758:323h08Chester station (CTR)11:40Reading station (RDG)£481One-way1 change
- L02118+C7248010:323h09Chester station (CTR)13:41Reading station (RDG)£481One-way1 change
- L02114+
Tube from London Euston to London Paddington+
P226949:323h14Chester station (CTR)12:46Reading station (RDG)£1061One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus16:159h10Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange)1:25Three Mile Cross, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride£291One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus0:308h50Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange)9:20Three Mile Cross, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride£411One-way1 change
- BA136514:001h10Manchester Airport15:10London Heathrow Airport£2851One-way0 changes
- BA13598:351h15Manchester Airport9:50London Heathrow Airport£4031One-way0 changes
- BA13817:551h15Manchester Airport9:10London Heathrow Airport£4031One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Chester to Reading:
A coach is £40 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Chester to Reading costing on average £63.
A coach is £86 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Chester to Reading costing on average £110.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 27m.
Coach takes on average 6h 40m.
- Around 11 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Chester and Reading as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Chester station (CTR) and arrive in Reading station (RDG).
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange) and arrive in Reading, Blagrave Street.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales to go to Reading by train.
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