Fastest€19.04
- GTS Rail Operations GT171706:4239m07:21Barking stationReading Station
Door to door 1h 23mCO2 2.5 kgChanges 0Refundable
Barking to Reading train
Trains from Barking to Reading start at €11.88 and take 1h 23m at their fastest.
The Trains from Barking to Reading starts at €11.88 and takes 1h 23m door to door, run by 1 operator over 77 km, with around 2 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 1h 23mDoor to door
- 39mMoving
- €11.88From
- 2.5 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 14, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GTS Rail Operations | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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 Barking to Reading
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
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €12.993 days
- €12.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 9 percent. The most expensive point is €12.99, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €11.88Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.88Wed
- €11.88Thu
- €11.88Fri
- €11.88Sat
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
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 77 km against 73 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 Brent, Richmond, Slough, Hounslow. The gap between arriving and leaving is 69 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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 Barking at 06:42 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 23m | 39m | 44m | €11.88 | 2.5 kg | 2 |
| Ferry | 4h 9m | 2h 39m | 1h 30m | €11.88 | 8.9 kg | 4 |
Questions about Barking 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 the Train from Barking to Reading take?
The Train from Barking to Reading takes 1h 23m door to door, of which 39m is spent moving. The route runs 77 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Barking to Reading cost?
The Train from Barking to Reading starts at €11.88 for one passenger, checked on September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €20.41. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Barking to Reading?
1 operators run the Train from Barking to Reading: GTS Rail Operations. Between them they file around 2 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Barking to Reading use?
The Train from Barking to Reading leaves from Barking station and arrives at Reading Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Barking to Reading?
The Train is both the cheapest and the fastest way from Barking to Reading, at €11.88 and 1h 23m door to door, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. On this route there is no trade to make between the money and the hours.
When should I book the Train from Barking to Reading?
Fares for the Train from Barking to Reading bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 9 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Barking to Reading produce?
The Train from Barking to Reading produces about 2.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 77 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Barking to Reading?
Operators on the Train from Barking to Reading publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 23m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Barking to Reading on September 9, 2026: 77 km of route against 73 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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