South Western Railway

We sell 744 Trains routes operated by South Western Railway, on their fares and their conditions.

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South Western Railway runs 744 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 34 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 82 km, about 35m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 7 October 2026Priced for 7 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What South Western Railway runs

  • 744Routes we sell
  • 34Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 82 kmMedian route
  • 255 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median South Western Railway route we sell is 82 km, which is about 35m 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 2.7 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Reading, Poole, Brighton, Crawley, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Basingstoke
Routes

Routes operated by South Western Railway

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

Routes operated by South Western Railway, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Brighton to London train€11.881h 25m76 km
London to Brighton train€11.881h 25m76 km
Brighton to Islington train€11.881h 27m79 km
Islington to Brighton train€11.881h 26m79 km
Bristol to Cardiff train€11.881h 7m41 km
Cardiff to Bristol train€11.881h 7m41 km
City of Westminster to Crawley train€11.881h 9m43 km
Crawley to City of Westminster train€11.881h 9m43 km
London to Reading train€11.881h 15m59 km
Reading to London train€11.881h 15m59 km
Crawley to Fulham train€11.881h 9m41 km
Fulham to Crawley train€11.881h 9m41 km
Brighton to City of Westminster train€11.881h 25m74 km
City of Westminster to Brighton train€11.881h 24m74 km
Battersea to Crawley train€11.881h 8m40 km
Crawley to Battersea train€11.881h 8m40 km
Brighton to Sutton train€11.881h 17m58 km
Sutton to Brighton train€11.881h 17m58 km
Brighton to Croydon train€11.881h 18m62 km
Croydon to Brighton train€11.881h 18m62 km
Reading to Southampton train€11.881h 19m68 km
Southampton to Reading train€11.881h 19m68 km
Crawley to Islington train€11.881h 12m47 km
Islington to Crawley train€11.881h 11m47 km
Crawley to London train€11.881h 10m44 km
London to Crawley train€11.881h 10m44 km
Bristol to Southampton train€12.991h 33m103 km
Southampton to Bristol train€12.991h 33m103 km
Bristol to Reading train€15.741h 37m113 km
Reading to Bristol train€15.741h 37m113 km
Cardiff to Southampton train€17.391h 48m139 km
Southampton to Cardiff train€17.391h 49m139 km

The train gets you into Bournemouth. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Bournemouth 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 km68492%Battersea, 40 km
200 to 600 km608%Cardiff, 207 km

On board

Common questions about South Western Railway

What does South Western Railway run?

South Western Railway runs 744 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 34 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 South Western Railway tickets cost?

The cheapest South Western Railway fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 744 routes The median route runs 82 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are South Western Railway tickets refundable?

South Western Railway fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 744 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 South Western Railway service?

South Western Railway publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 744 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 35m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route South Western Railway runs?

The longest South Western Railway route we sell runs from Exeter to Islington, 255 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 35m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does South Western Railway operate?

South Western Railway is based in United Kingdom and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Reading, Poole, Brighton. 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.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

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 Bournemouth railway station

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

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