Travel optionsfrom Reading to Croydon
How to get to Croydon from Reading by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Reading to Croydon is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
6:391h43Reading8:22Croydon£281One-way0 changes
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6:391h43Reading8:22Croydon£281One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Reading to Croydon:
A train is £5 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Reading to Croydon costing on average £33.
Other travel options to Croydon take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 3m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Reading and Croydon as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Reading station (RDG) and arrive in East Croydon (ECR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Three Mile Cross, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride and arrive in London, Victoria Coach Station.
- Travel with RailAir to go to Croydon by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Thameslink, Elizabeth line, Elizabeth Line (TfL), Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Croydon by train.
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