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Exeter to Reading train route details

First train
First train
10:27
Last train
Last train
21:14
Departure city
Departure city
Exeter
Arrival city
Arrival city
Reading
Journey time
Journey time
1h 38m
Distance
Distance
122 miles
Price
Price
€18.79*
Train Operators
Train Operators
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

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10:27
2h 17m, 1 change
Exeter St Davids
12:44
Reading
CrossCountryGreat Western Railway
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11:15
1h 43m, Direct
Exeter St Davids
12:58
Reading
Great Western Railway
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11:27
2h 19m, 1 change
Exeter St Davids
13:46
Reading
CrossCountryGreat Western Railway
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11:43
2h 6m, Direct
Exeter St Davids
13:49
Reading
Great Western Railway
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12:15
1h 48m, Direct
Exeter St Davids
14:03
Reading
Great Western Railway
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12:27
2h 18m, 1 change
Exeter St Davids
14:45
Paris
CrossCountryGreat Western Railway
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