Trains to Reading

148 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

148 places connect to Reading by Trains, across 1 country, run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 42 km away to 393 km, with a median of 81 km.

Checked September 28, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Reading

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Reading, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
London to Reading train€11.881h 15m59 km
Brent to Reading train€11.881h 11m48 km
Southampton to Reading train€11.881h 19m68 km
Portsmouth to Reading train€11.881h 21m74 km
City of Westminster to Reading train€11.881h 17m58 km
Fulham to Reading train€11.881h 15m54 km
Southall to Reading train€11.881h 9m42 km
Archway to Reading train€11.881h 18m59 km
Swindon to Reading train€11.881h 16m57 km
Wembley to Reading train€11.881h 12m48 km
Putney to Reading train€11.881h 15m52 km
Battersea to Reading train€11.881h 16m57 km
Wimbledon to Reading train€11.881h 15m53 km
Islington to Reading train€11.881h 20m61 km
Sutton to Reading train€11.881h 17m55 km
Harrow to Reading train€11.881h 13m46 km
Watford to Reading train€11.881h 13m46 km
Croydon to Reading train€11.881h 19m61 km
Crawley to Reading train€11.881h 22m67 km
Bristol to Reading train€15.741h 39m113 km
Brighton to Reading train€15.741h 31m91 km
Bournemouth to Reading train€16.291h 34m104 km
Poole to Reading train€16.841h 37m109 km
Coventry to Reading train€20.141h 46m112 km
Cardiff to Reading train€20.692h 2m153 km
Birmingham to Reading train€22.891h 57m131 km
Leicester to Reading train€23.431h 56m132 km
Nottingham to Reading train€26.742h 18m167 km
Swansea to Reading train€31.692h 21m206 km
Manchester to Reading train€36.082h 52m241 km
Bradford to Reading train€39.383h 7m265 km
Leeds to Reading train€39.383h 11m263 km
  • 148Places you can arrive from
  • 148Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 6Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Reading is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Reading?

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km12886%Hounslow, 42 km
200 to 600 km2014%Swansea, 206 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Reading that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United Kingdom148100%
Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

  • South Western Railway
  • First Great Western
  • GTS Rail Operations
  • GWR
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Reading

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Reading

Rail
  • Reading Station
  • Winnersh Station
  • Reading West
Leaving

Leaving Reading

Common questions about Trains to Reading

Where can I travel to Reading by Trains from?

148 places connect to Reading by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 42 km away in a straight line and the furthest 393 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Reading cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Reading is €11.88 for one passenger, across 148 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 81 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Reading take?

The fastest Trains journey into Reading is 1h 9m door to door. The median origin sits 81 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Reading?

6 operators run Trains services into Reading on our network: Cross Country, First Great Western, Great Western Railway, GTS Rail Operations, GWR. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Reading use?

Trains services into Reading use 3 named terminals, among them Reading Station, Winnersh Station, Reading West. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Reading

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

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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