Cheapest€17.94
- Brittany Ferries BF989906:216h 33m12:54Shaldon Ferry LandingThames RiverCruise
Door to door 8h 3mCO2 25.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Torquay to Reading costs €17.94 at the cheapest and takes 8h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 221 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 221 km
- Fastest
- 8h 3m
- Average
- 8h 31m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €17.94
- CO2 per passenger
- 25.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 8h 3m | 6h 33m | 1h 30m | €20.69 | 25.4 kg | 5 |
- 8h 3mFastest, by Ferry
- €20.69Cheapest, by Ferry
- 25.4 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 221 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.
Fastest€25.63
- Brittany Ferries BF307907:303h 57m11:27Shaldon Ferry LandingCity Cruises Poole
- Great Western Railway GW774512:4756m13:43Poole railway stationReading Station
Changes at Poole, with 80 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 20mCO2 17.3 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWR1 changes | GWR | 08:21 | 10:59 | 2h 42m |
| GWR2 changes | GWR | 08:50 | 11:40 | 2h 54m |
| GWR1 changes | GWR | 09:29 | 11:58 | 2h 33m |
| GWR2 changes | GWR | 09:46 | 12:41 | 2h 59m |
| GWRdirect | GWR | 10:01 | 12:49 | 2h 52m |
| GWR1 changes | GWR | 10:25 | 13:03 | 2h 42m |
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 Torquay to Reading | 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 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €38.84 | €37.19 | €38.84 | €28.38 | €23.44 | €25.09 | €30.03 | €25.09 | €22.34 | €25.08 | €25.64 | €20.69 | €20.69 | €21.24 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €17.94
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When to book Torquay to Reading
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.9490 days
- €13.5460 days
- €15.1945 days
- €16.2930 days
- €21.2421 days
- €21.2414 days
- €30.037 days
- €38.843 days
- €38.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 187 percent. The most expensive point is €38.84, 3 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 60 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.
- €25.64Sun
- €20.69Mon
- €20.69Tue
- €21.24Wed
- €25.09Thu
- €23.44Fri
- €25.08Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €25.09Sep
- €19.04Oct
- €15.19Nov
- €13.54Dec
- €14.09Jan
- €12.99Feb
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 221 km against 210 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 Bournemouth, Exmouth, Poole, Weymouth. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Torquay at 06:21 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.
Torquay
Rail
- Torquay railway station
- Torre railway station
- Edginswell railway station
Bus
- Torquay Coach Station
- Plainmoor Hub (Proposed)
Ferry
- Shaldon Ferry Landing
- Teignmouth Ferry Landing
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 | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brittany Ferries | €17.94 | 8h 3m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
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 | €14.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €1.45 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 11% |
| Total you pay | €17.94 | 100% |
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Questions about Torquay 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 Torquay to Reading?
The fastest journey from Torquay to Reading takes 8h 3m door to door, of which 6h 33m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 8h 31m, 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 Torquay to Reading?
The cheapest fare from Torquay to Reading is €17.94, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €23.44. 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 Torquay to Reading?
The cheapest way from Torquay to Reading is by Ferry, at €20.69 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 3m 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 Torquay to Reading?
Fares from Torquay to Reading bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €13.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 187 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 Torquay to Reading?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Torquay to Reading, at €20.69. 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 Torquay to Reading?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Torquay to Reading, at €12.99 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 Torquay to Reading?
1 operators sell services from Torquay to Reading 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 Torquay to Reading?
20 percent of the services we sell from Torquay to Reading are direct. The rest connect at Bournemouth, Exmouth, Poole, Weymouth, with about 63 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 Torquay to Reading use?
Services from Torquay to Reading by Ferry leave from Shaldon Ferry Landing and arrive at Thames RiverCruise. 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 Torquay to Reading?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Torquay 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 Torquay to Reading on September 9, 2026: 221 km of route against 210 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €17.94, and 8h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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