First Great Western

We sell 476 Trains routes operated by First Great Western, on their fares and their conditions.

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First Great Western runs 476 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 32 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 86 km, about 37m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 15 October 2026Priced for 15 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What First Great Western runs

  • 476Routes we sell
  • 32Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 86 kmMedian route
  • 164 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median First Great Western route we sell is 86 km, which is about 37m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 2.8 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Swindon, Basingstoke, Bath, Cardiff, Oxford, Taunton, Yeovil, Newport
Routes

Routes operated by First Great Western

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by First Great Western, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Oxford to Slough train€11.881h 15m53 km
Slough to Oxford train€11.881h 14m53 km
High Wycombe to London train€11.881h 9m45 km
London to High Wycombe train€11.881h 9m45 km
Bristol to Cardiff train€11.881h 7m41 km
Cardiff to Bristol train€11.881h 7m41 km
Archway to High Wycombe train€11.881h 10m43 km
High Wycombe to Archway train€11.881h 10m43 km
City of Westminster to High Wycombe train€11.881h 11m45 km
High Wycombe to City of Westminster train€11.881h 11m45 km
London to Reading train€11.881h 15m59 km
Reading to London train€11.881h 15m59 km
Brent to Reading train€11.881h 10m48 km
Reading to Brent train€11.881h 10m48 km
Brent to Oxford train€11.891h 22m69 km
Oxford to Brent train€11.891h 22m69 km
Harrow to Oxford train€12.441h 21m67 km
Oxford to Harrow train€12.441h 21m67 km
Archway to Oxford train€13.541h 27m80 km
Oxford to Archway train€13.541h 27m80 km
London to Oxford train€14.091h 28m83 km
Oxford to London train€14.091h 28m83 km
City of Westminster to Oxford train€14.091h 28m82 km
Oxford to City of Westminster train€14.091h 28m82 km
Bristol to Southampton train€15.741h 31m103 km
Southampton to Bristol train€15.741h 32m103 km
Bristol to Portsmouth train€20.141h 43m128 km
Portsmouth to Bristol train€20.141h 45m128 km
Cardiff to Southampton train€21.791h 49m139 km
Southampton to Cardiff train€21.791h 48m139 km
Cardiff to Portsmouth train€25.091h 58m164 km
Portsmouth to Cardiff train€25.091h 59m164 km

The train gets you into High Wycombe. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in High Wycombe for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km476100%Bristol, 41 km

On board

Common questions about First Great Western

What does First Great Western run?

First Great Western runs 476 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 32 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do First Great Western tickets cost?

The cheapest First Great Western fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 476 routes The median route runs 86 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are First Great Western tickets refundable?

First Great Western fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 476 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.

What is on board an First Great Western service?

First Great Western publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 476 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 37m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route First Great Western runs?

The longest First Great Western route we sell runs from Cardiff to Waterlooville, 164 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 37m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does First Great Western operate?

First Great Western is based in United Kingdom and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Swindon, Basingstoke, Bath. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near High Wycombe railway station

Most of the points near High Wycombe railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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