Trains from Reading to Ely

Reading to Ely train information

The journey from Reading, situated in England and Ely, which is 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.

The journey time to go to Ely from Reading may change depending if the train is direct or if you need to make a change. There are 84 miles between the two cities.

Fares may change depending on the travel date as well as how much time in advance you book your ticket.

Best prices for Reading to Ely train tickets

Reading - Ely prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Reading to Ely by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Best prices for Reading to Ely trains

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

Discount Reading - Ely train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Reading Ely train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

• To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to estimate the number of journeys you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

  For your calculation, you must include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, the discount on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Reading Ely ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make on average 2 trips from Ely to Reading (one way trip) with your railcard to start saving money.

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

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