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Compare coach and train for St Austell to Reading
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from St Austell to Reading among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £40. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 53m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £40, and a train costs an average of £180.
Distance: 294 km
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4h 23m Average total duration Fastest 3h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 57m Average total duration 6h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Reading from St Austell by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from St Austell to Reading is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
5:533h36St Austell9:29Reading£1801One-way0 changes
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9:113h47St Austell12:58Reading£1801One-way0 changes
15:113h47St Austell18:58Reading£1801One-way0 changes
11:153h48St Austell15:03Reading£1801One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from St Austell to Reading:
A coach is £143 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from St Austell to Reading costing on average £182.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 27m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between St Austell and Reading as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from St Austell station (SAU) and arrive in Reading station (RDG).
- Flights mostly depart from Newquay Cornwall Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Newquay, Bus Station and arrive in Three Mile Cross, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Reading by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Reading by coach.
- 2 direct trains per day with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR).
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