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Reading to Waterloo train route details

First train
First train
15:28
Last train
Last train
23:52
Departure city
Departure city
Reading
Arrival city
Arrival city
Waterloo
Journey time
Journey time
1h 5m
Distance
Distance
165 miles
Price
Price
JPY 4,041.00*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Elizabeth line, Southeastern, Great Western Railway

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15:28
1h, Direct
Reading
16:28
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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15:30
1h 1m, Direct
Reading
16:31
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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15:35
1h, Direct
Reading
16:35
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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15:39
1h 24m, Direct
Reading
17:03
London Waterloo
South Western Railway
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15:42
59m, Direct
Reading
16:41
London Waterloo
Great Western Railway
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15:48
1h, Direct
Reading
16:48
Paris
Great Western Railway
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