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Compare train and coach for Woking to Reading
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Woking to Reading among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of £13 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 16m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £13, while a coach costs an average of £42.
Distance: 32 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£13 Average Price Cheapest | £42 Average Price | £7 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 16m Average total duration Fastest 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 40m Average total duration 1h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 52m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Woking to Reading:
A train is £28 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Woking to Reading costing on average £42.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 40m.
You'll arrive about 6m sooner (46m by train vs 52m by car). Tickets start at around £13 compared to roughly £7 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Woking to Reading
How to get to Reading from Woking by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Woking to Reading is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Q12804+
G008599:170h50Woking station (WOK)10:07Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
Cheapest
- Q12804+G008599:170h50Woking station (WOK)10:07Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
Fastest
- Q12804+G008599:170h50Woking station (WOK)10:07Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
Other options
- Q54325+G008568:170h50Woking station (WOK)9:07Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
- L78473+C423757:590h58Woking station (WOK)8:57Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
- L78489+C423778:590h58Woking station (WOK)9:57Reading station (RDG)£171One-way1 change
- RRRA2 · RRRA120:271h40Woking, Rail Station22:07Reading, Blagrave Street£431One-way1 change
- RRRA2 · RRRA119:271h40Woking, Rail Station21:07Reading, Blagrave Street£431One-way1 change
- RRRA2 · RRRA119:571h40Woking, Rail Station21:37Reading, Blagrave Street£431One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Woking to Reading:
A train is £28 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Woking to Reading costing on average £42.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 40m.
- Around 24 coaches per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Woking and Reading as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Woking, Rail Station and arrive in Reading, Blagrave Street.
- Trains mostly depart from Woking station (WOK) and arrive in Reading station (RDG).
- Travel with National Express to go to Reading by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, CrossCountry to go to Reading by train.
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