How to get to St Ives from Reading

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Travel Information to St Ives from Reading

Distance215 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£36 - £67
Cheapest modeTrain • £36 • 4 h 57 min
Fastest modeFlight • £52 • 1 h 20 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express or Great Western Rail

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 215 miles from Reading to St Ives. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are National Express or Great Western Rail among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Reading to St Ives.

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from Reading to St Ives

How to get to St Ives from Reading by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Reading to St Ives is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

First Great Western Service
12:314h57
Reading
17:28St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change

Cheapest

First Great Western Service
12:314h57
Reading
17:28St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change

Fastest

First Great Western Service
12:314h57
Reading
17:28St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change

Other options

First Great Western Service
08:295h00
Reading
13:29St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change
First Great Western Service
10:295h01
Reading
15:30St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change
First Great Western Service
14:295h01
Reading
19:30St Ives
£2311One-way
1 change

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FAQs: Reading to St Ives

FAQs: Travel to St Ives 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 Reading to St Ives.
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There are 3 travel options to St Ives from Reading. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Reading to St Ives is by taking a train with average ticket prices of £36 compared to other travel options to St Ives:

A train is £31 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £67 from Reading to St Ives.

Taking a train costs £16 less than taking a flight, which costs on average £52 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Reading to St Ives is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 20 min.

There are alternative travel options to St Ives that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 12 h 11 min of travel time.

Getting to St Ives by train takes 4 h 57 min on average.

The distance between Reading and St Ives is around 215 miles.

The average frequency per day from Reading to St Ives is:

  • 2 coaches per day.
  • Around 3 flights per day.
  • 5 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Reading to St Ives as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Reading to St Ives:

    Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Reading to St Ives:

    • You can take a coach from Reading to St Ives with National Express. Cheap tickets can be found for £67 with National Express from Reading to St Ives.
    • You can travel by train between Reading and St Ives with Great Western Rail or first_great_western, and you can find Great Western Rail Reading to St Ives tickets for £36 on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct services available from Reading to St Ives with the following travel companies:

    • Take a direct coach with.
    • Direct services by train with.

    Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to St Ives as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to St Ives from Reading.

    Many of our customers travelling from Reading to St Ives don't make St Ives their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are London, Newquay, Penzance, Bristol or Truro, either of which you could add to your Reading and St Ives trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from St Ives to any of these top destinations today!

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