Cheapest€11.88
- Brittany Ferries BF171506:313h 51m10:22Thames RiverCruiseNewhaven Ferry Port
Door to door 5h 21mCO2 12.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Reading to Seaford costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 4h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 112 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 112 km
- Fastest
- 4h 59m
- Average
- 5h 16m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 12.9 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 21 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 5h 21m | 3h 51m | 1h 30m | €11.88 | 12.9 kg | 5 |
- 5h 21mFastest, by Ferry
- €11.88Cheapest, by Ferry
- 12.9 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 112 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 21 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Reading to Seaford | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €25.64 | €21.24 | €15.19 | €13.54 | €16.29 | €16.84 | €14.64 | €14.64 | €14.09 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.89 | €12.44 | €15.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-21 · €11.88
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Seaford. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Seaford railway station
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Reading to Seaford
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8990 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €15.1914 days
- €14.647 days
- €15.193 days
- €25.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 116 percent. The dearest point is €25.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 21 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.
- €14.09Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.89Wed
- €12.44Thu
- €14.64Fri
- €14.64Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €13.54Sept
- €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 112 km against 107 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 Staines, Slough, Weybridge, Surbiton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Reading at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Reading
Rail
- Reading Station
- Winnersh Station
- Reading West
Ferry
- Thames RiverCruise
Seaford
Rail
- Seaford railway station
- Bishopstone railway station
- Seaford
Ferry
- Newhaven Ferry Port
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 | 4h 59m | 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% |
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Seaford?
Most of the points near Seaford railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
Check Seaford on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Reading to Seaford
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 Reading to Seaford?
The fastest journey from Reading to Seaford takes 4h 59m door to door, of which 3h 51m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 5h 16m, 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 Reading to Seaford?
The cheapest fare from Reading to Seaford is €11.88, checked on 21 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €12.44. 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 Reading to Seaford?
The cheapest way from Reading to Seaford is by Ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 21m 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 Reading to Seaford?
Fares from Reading to Seaford bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 116 percent, measured on 21 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Reading to Seaford?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Reading to Seaford, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 21 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Reading to Seaford?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Reading to Seaford, 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 Reading to Seaford?
1 operators sell services from Reading to Seaford 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 Reading to Seaford?
20 percent of the services we sell from Reading to Seaford are direct. The rest connect at Staines, Slough, Weybridge, Surbiton, with about 45 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 Reading to Seaford use?
Services from Reading to Seaford by Ferry leave from Thames RiverCruise and arrive at Newhaven Ferry Port. 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 Reading to Seaford?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Reading to Seaford 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 Reading to Seaford on 11 September 2026: 112 km of route against 107 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 4h 59m 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 Seaford afterwards does not belong to us.
What to book in Seaford before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Seaford, with free cancellation on most of it.
See Seaford on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
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