Cheapest€21.79
- Cross Country CC562706:381h 17m07:55Reading StationDudley railway station
Door to door 2h 1mCO2 5.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Reading to Dudley costs €21.79 at the cheapest and takes 1h 54m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 160 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 160 km
- Fastest
- 1h 54m
- Average
- 1h 58m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €21.79
- CO2 per passenger
- 5.3 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 1m | 1h 17m | 44m | €26.74 | 5.3 kg | 5 |
- 2h 1mFastest, by Train
- €26.74Cheapest, by Train
- 5.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 160 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossCountry1 changes | CrossCountry | 08:15 | 10:40 | 2h 29m |
| CrossCountry2 changes | CrossCountry | 08:43 | 10:56 | 2h 30m |
| CrossCountry3 changes | CrossCountry | 08:43 | 11:00 | 2h 22m |
| CrossCountry1 changes | CrossCountry | 09:15 | 11:40 | 2h 29m |
| CrossCountry2 changes | CrossCountry | 09:46 | 11:56 | 2h 27m |
| CrossCountry3 changes | CrossCountry | 09:46 | 12:00 | 2h 19m |
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 Reading to Dudley | 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 | TueSep 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €42.69 | €52.04 | €45.44 | €42.69 | €36.64 | €32.79 | €32.24 | €29.49 | €33.89 | €30.04 | €33.34 | €27.29 | €27.84 | €26.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €21.79
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When to book Reading to Dudley
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.4490 days
- €23.9960 days
- €21.2445 days
- €21.2430 days
- €21.7921 days
- €26.7414 days
- €32.247 days
- €45.443 days
- €42.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €21.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 114 percent. The most expensive point is €45.44, 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.
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.
- €27.29Sun
- €27.84Mon
- €26.74Tue
- €29.49Wed
- €33.89Thu
- €30.04Fri
- €33.34Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €32.24Sep
- €21.24Oct
- €17.39Nov
- €18.49Dec
- €19.04Jan
- €20.14Feb
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 160 km against 139 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 Cheltenham, Swindon, Gloucester, Coventry. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Reading at 06:38 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
Dudley
Rail
- Dudley railway station
- Dudley Freightliner Terminal
- Bumble Hole Line
Bus
- Merry Hill Bus Station
- Gornal Wood Bus Station
Ferry
- Dudley Canal and Caverns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | €21.79 | 1h 54m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €18.00 | 83% |
| Taxes | €1.80 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 9% |
| Total you pay | €21.79 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Dudley well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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Questions about Reading to Dudley
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 Reading to Dudley?
The fastest journey from Reading to Dudley takes 1h 54m door to door, of which 1h 17m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 58m, 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 Dudley?
The cheapest fare from Reading to Dudley is €21.79, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.49. 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 Dudley?
The cheapest way from Reading to Dudley is by Train, at €26.74 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 1m 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 Dudley?
Fares from Reading to Dudley bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €21.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 114 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Reading to Dudley?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Reading to Dudley, at €26.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 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 Dudley?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Reading to Dudley, at €17.39 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 Reading to Dudley?
1 operators sell services from Reading to Dudley across 1 modes: Cross Country. 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 Dudley?
20 percent of the services we sell from Reading to Dudley are direct. The rest connect at Cheltenham, Swindon, Gloucester, Coventry, with about 54 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 Dudley use?
Services from Reading to Dudley by Train leave from Reading Station and arrive at Dudley 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 Reading to Dudley?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Reading to Dudley 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 Reading to Dudley on September 8, 2026: 160 km of route against 139 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €21.79, and 1h 54m 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 Dudley is somebody else's catalog.
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