Trains from Welwyn Garden City to Reading

Welwyn Garden City to Reading train information

The trip between Welwyn Garden City, located in England and Reading, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

The train duration to get to Reading from Welwyn Garden City will change depending if the train is direct or with stops. There are 41 miles between the 2 cities.

Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to check the latest available offers.

Best prices for Welwyn Garden City to Reading train tickets

Welwyn Garden City - Reading prices calendar

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

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

Buying 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 Welwyn Garden City to Reading tend to remain approximately the same and cost £24.

Best prices for Welwyn Garden City to Reading trains

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

Discount Welwyn Garden City - Reading train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Welwyn Garden City Reading train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

• When getting a railcard, the idea is to make savings after several trips. But is it really relevant when taking the train from Welwyn Garden City to Reading? Grab your calculator, taking into account:

  A = the railcard cost (i.e.: £30)

  B = average discount offered by the railcard (i.e.: 34%)

  C = average fare for a Welwyn Garden City Reading ticket (i.e.: £50.00)(1)

  Start by dividing A by B: this will show you the budget from which the card will be worthwile. Then divide that number by C. You will see the average number of trips needed per year to start saving money.

  In our example, A/B = £30/34% = £88.00. Then, 88/£50.00 = 1.76. Your railcard will be worth the investment after on average 2 trips from Welwyn Garden City to Reading (one way journey).

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most train fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

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