City of Westminster to Swindon runs about 12 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 14:52. One passenger pays between €14.64 and €16.29, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 42m over 131 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€14.64 to €16.29
- 144%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving City of Westminster
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:07First departure
- 14:52Last departure
- 12Services per day
- 67%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between City of Westminster and Swindon.
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €31.14Mon21
- about €26.74Tue22
- about €31.69Wed23
- about €30.04Thu24
- about €26.74Fri25
- about €27.84Sat26
- about €27.84Sun27
- about €20.69Mon28
- about €19.04Tue29
- about €19.59Wed30
- about €22.89Thu1
- about €20.69Fri2
- about €21.24Sat3
- about €20.69Sun4
- about €14.64Mon5
- about €16.29Tue6
- about €15.19Wed7
- about €20.69Thu8
- about €17.94Fri9
- about €18.49Sat10
- about €16.84Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Swindon for the night the train gets in
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When to book City of Westminster to Swindon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.4990 days
- €15.7460 days
- €12.9945 days
- €13.5430 days
- €16.8421 days
- €20.6914 days
- €27.847 days
- €31.693 days
- €31.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.99.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 144 percent. The dearest point is €31.69, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to City of Westminster to Swindon and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
131 km
114 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
247,614 → 201,669
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 131 km against 114 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Oxford, High Wycombe, Basingstoke, Reading. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Swindon railway station
Most of the points near Swindon railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about City of Westminster to Swindon
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from City of Westminster to Swindon?
The fastest journey from City of Westminster to Swindon takes 1h 42m door to door, of which 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from City of Westminster to Swindon?
The cheapest fare from City of Westminster to Swindon is €14.64, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €25.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from City of Westminster to Swindon?
The cheapest way from City of Westminster to Swindon is by train, at €14.64 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 43m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book City of Westminster to Swindon?
Fares from City of Westminster to Swindon bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €12.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 144 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for City of Westminster to Swindon?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from City of Westminster to Swindon, at €19.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for City of Westminster to Swindon?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from City of Westminster to Swindon, at €12.44 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from City of Westminster to Swindon?
Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, London Midland publish service areas covering both City of Westminster and Swindon, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from City of Westminster to Swindon?
67 percent of the services we sell from City of Westminster to Swindon are direct. The rest connect at Oxford, High Wycombe, Basingstoke, Reading, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from City of Westminster to Swindon use?
Services from City of Westminster to Swindon by train leave from City of Westminster station and arrive at Swindon railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from City of Westminster to Swindon?
4 of the 4 operators we sell from City of Westminster to Swindon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
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 Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for City of Westminster to Swindon on 20 September 2026: 131 km of route against 114 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €14.64, and 1h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Swindon is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Swindon and across United Kingdom
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The two ends, compared
City of Westminster reaches 84 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 1,001 km. Swindon reaches 65 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 380 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving City of Westminster
- 84Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in Swindon
Leaving Swindon
- 65Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 8Operators