Cheapest€11.88
- Brittany Ferries BF444806:224h 11m10:33City Cruises PooleBenson Marina
Door to door 5h 41mCO2 13.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Poole to Didcot costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 5h 9m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 118 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 118 km
- Fastest
- 5h 9m
- Average
- 5h 28m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 13.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 23 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 5h 41m | 4h 11m | 1h 30m | €11.88 | 13.6 kg | 3 |
- 5h 41mFastest, by Ferry
- €11.88Cheapest, by Ferry
- 13.6 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 118 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 23 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€25.08
- Great Western Railway GW587207:3053m08:23Poole railway stationReading Station
- Brittany Ferries BF162509:231h 12m10:35Thames RiverCruiseBenson Marina
Changes at Reading, with 60 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 4h 12mCO2 6.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Poole to Didcot | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €19.04 | €20.69 | €19.04 | €18.49 | €13.54 | €14.09 | €14.09 | €14.09 | €12.99 | €15.19 | €14.64 | €11.89 | €11.89 | €11.88 |
| Train | €27.84 | €33.89 | €26.19 | €23.43 | €21.78 | €21.77 | €21.77 | €22.33 | €21.77 | €21.77 | €21.77 | €21.77 | €21.77 | €21.77 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-23 · €11.88
Didcot is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere central works. We still do not sell the room.
Where to sleep in Didcot
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When to book Poole to Didcot
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.4421 days
- €11.8814 days
- €14.097 days
- €19.043 days
- €19.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 60 percent. The dearest point is €19.04, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €14.64Sun
- €11.89Mon
- €11.89Tue
- €12.44Wed
- €14.09Thu
- €13.54Fri
- €15.19Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €14.09Sept
- €11.88Oct
- €11.88Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €11.88Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 118 km against 112 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Southampton, Reading, New Milton, Cowes. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Poole at 06:22 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Poole
Rail
- Poole railway station
- Wool railway station
- Swanage railway station
Coach
- Poole Bus Station
- Seldown Coach Station
Ferry
- City Cruises Poole
- Poole Ferry Terminal
Didcot
Rail
- Didcot Parkway railway station
- Churn railway station
- Compton railway station
Ferry
- Benson Marina
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brittany Ferries | €11.88 | 5h 9m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Toilets |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
A day in Didcot carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Left luggage near Didcot Parkway railway station
Most of the points near Didcot Parkway railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Poole to Didcot
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 Poole to Didcot?
The fastest journey from Poole to Didcot takes 5h 9m door to door, of which 4h 11m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 5h 28m, 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 Poole to Didcot?
The cheapest fare from Poole to Didcot is €11.88, checked on 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €13.54. 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 Poole to Didcot?
The cheapest way from Poole to Didcot is by Ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 23 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 41m 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 Poole to Didcot?
Fares from Poole to Didcot bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 60 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Poole to Didcot?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Poole to Didcot, at €11.89. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Poole to Didcot?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Poole to Didcot, at €11.88 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 Poole to Didcot?
1 operators sell services from Poole to Didcot across 1 modes: Brittany Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Poole to Didcot?
20 percent of the services we sell from Poole to Didcot are direct. The rest connect at Southampton, Reading, New Milton, Cowes, with about 58 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 Poole to Didcot use?
Services from Poole to Didcot by Ferry leave from City Cruises Poole and arrive at Benson Marina. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Poole to Didcot?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Poole to Didcot 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Poole to Didcot on 9 September 2026: 118 km of route against 112 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 5h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Didcot afterwards does not belong to us.
Things to do in Didcot
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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