Trains from Plymouth to Reading

Plymouth to Reading train information

The route connecting Plymouth, which is in England and Reading, located in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

On average, the journey takes approximately 5h18m by train covering a distance of 157 miles to get to Reading from Plymouth. The duration may vary depending if your train is direct or if you need to make a change.

Prices may vary quickly. We suggest you to make a search to check the latest available offers.

Best prices for Plymouth to Reading train tickets

Plymouth - Reading prices calendar

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Booking your train ticket in advance is often cheaper than leaving it to the day you travel. Yet, as you can notice in the chart above, the cost of train tickets Plymouth to Reading tend to remain approximately the same and cost £38.

Best prices for Plymouth to Reading trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Plymouth and Reading by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Reading to Plymouth and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

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National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age and your situation, you are able to get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you pay less for your Plymouth Reading train ticket.

What are the benefits of a railcard?

The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

As an example, train tickets from Plymouth to Reading cost on average £50.00 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Reading to Plymouth, the railcard will have paid for itself.

What is the cost of a railcard?

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard that costs £20. Railcards enable you to get 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey