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Reading to Waterloo train route details

First train
First train
04:57
Last train
Last train
23:52
Departure city
Departure city
Reading
Arrival city
Arrival city
Waterloo
Journey time
Journey time
1h 4m
Distance
Distance
165 miles
Price
Price
€20.67*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Elizabeth line, Southeastern, Great Western Railway

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13:13
1h 16m, Direct
Reading
14:29
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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13:16
1h 24m, Direct
Reading
14:40
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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13:26
1h 16m, Direct
Reading
14:42
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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13:54
1h 15m, Direct
Reading
15:09
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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13:54
1h 32m, Direct
Reading
15:26
London Waterloo
South Western Railway
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13:59
1h 13m, Direct
Reading
15:12
Paris
Great Western Railway
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