Cheapest€13.54
- Great Western Railway GW751406:1652m07:08Bath Spa railway stationReading Station
Door to door 1h 36mCO2 3.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Bath to Reading costs €13.54 at the cheapest and takes 1h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 111 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 111 km
- Fastest
- 1h 34m
- Average
- 1h 38m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €13.54
- CO2 per passenger
- 3.7 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 September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 36m | 52m | 44m | €15.74 | 3.7 kg | 6 |
- 1h 36mFastest, by Train
- €15.74Cheapest, by Train
- 3.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 111 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWRdirect | GWR | 08:13 | 09:15 | 1h 6m |
| GWR1 changes | GWR | 08:22 | 09:33 | 1h 19m |
| GWRdirect | GWR | 08:43 | 09:39 | 1h |
| GWRdirect | GWR | 09:13 | 10:07 | 58m |
| GWRdirect | GWR | 09:43 | 10:40 | 1h 1m |
| GWRdirect | GWR | 10:13 | 11:07 | 58m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bath to Reading | TueSep 8 | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €26.19 | €28.94 | €32.24 | €27.84 | €27.84 | €27.29 | €19.59 | €19.59 | €19.59 | €26.19 | €19.04 | €19.04 | €18.49 | €15.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €13.54
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Reading is not something we sell.
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When to book Bath to Reading
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.1990 days
- €12.9960 days
- €15.7445 days
- €12.4430 days
- €15.1921 days
- €15.7414 days
- €19.597 days
- €32.243 days
- €26.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €12.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 159 percent. The most expensive point is €32.24, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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 30 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.
- €18.49Sun
- €15.74Mon
- €19.59Tue
- €19.59Wed
- €26.19Thu
- €19.59Fri
- €19.04Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €19.59Sep
- €15.74Oct
- €14.09Nov
- €14.09Dec
- €13.54Jan
- €11.89Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 111 km against 97 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Salisbury, Andover, Winchester, Swindon. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Bath at 06:16 and the last at 07:30, across 6 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.
Bath
Rail
- Bath Spa railway station
- Bathampton railway station
- Weston (Bath) railway station
Bus
- Bath Bus Station
Reading
Rail
- Reading Station
- Winnersh Station
- Reading West
Ferry
- Thames RiverCruise
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | Fastest |
|---|---|
| Great Western Railway | 1h 34m |
 GWR | 1h 35m |
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 | €10.50 | 78% |
| Taxes | €1.05 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 15% |
| Total you pay | €13.54 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Reading
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Bath to Reading
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Bath to Reading?
The fastest journey from Bath to Reading takes 1h 34m door to door, of which 52m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 38m, 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 Bath to Reading?
The cheapest fare from Bath to Reading is €13.54, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.87. 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 Bath to Reading?
The cheapest way from Bath to Reading is by Train, at €15.74 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 1h 36m 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 Bath to Reading?
Fares from Bath to Reading bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €12.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 159 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bath to Reading?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bath to Reading, at €15.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bath to Reading?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bath to Reading, at €11.89 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 service from Bath to Reading?
2 operators sell services from Bath to Reading across 1 modes: Great Western Railway, GWR. 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 Bath to Reading?
33 percent of the services we sell from Bath to Reading are direct. The rest connect at Salisbury, Andover, Winchester, Swindon, with about 49 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 Bath to Reading use?
Services from Bath to Reading by Train leave from Bath Spa railway station and arrive at Reading 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 Bath to Reading?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Bath to Reading 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 modeled 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 Bath to Reading on September 7, 2026: 111 km of route against 97 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €13.54, and 1h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Reading are the half people leave until last.
Anything to book in Reading before you go?
Day trips that leave Reading in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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