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Hackney Downs to Reading train route details

First train
First train
05:28
Last train
Last train
23:45
Departure station
Departure station
Hackney Downs
Arrival city
Arrival city
Reading
Journey time
Journey time
1h 14m
Distance
Distance
41 miles
Price
Price
TRY 1,338.78*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Elizabeth line, London Overground, Great Western Railway

What are the next train times from Hackney Downs to Reading?

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12:41
1h 14m, 2 change
Hackney Downs
13:55
Reading
London OvergroundElizabeth line
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12:41
1h 31m, 1 change
Hackney Downs
14:12
Reading
London OvergroundElizabeth line
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12:43
2h 29m, 1 change
Hackney Downs
15:12
Reading
London OvergroundSouth Western Railway
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12:56
1h 15m, 2 change
Hackney Downs
14:11
Reading
London OvergroundElizabeth line
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12:57
1h 26m, 2 change
Hackney Downs
14:23
Reading
London OvergroundElizabeth line
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13:11
1h 15m, 2 change
Hackney Downs
14:26
Paris
London OvergroundElizabeth line
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