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Exeter to Reading train route details

First train
First train
05:14
Last train
Last train
23:10
Departure city
Departure city
Exeter
Arrival city
Arrival city
Reading
Journey time
Journey time
1h 42m
Distance
Distance
122 miles
Price
Price
US$34.51*
Train Operators
Train Operators
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South 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
Reading
CrossCountryGreat Western Railway
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13:15
1h 49m, Direct
Exeter St Davids
15:04
Reading
Great Western Railway
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13:27
2h 18m, 1 change
Exeter St Davids
15:45
Reading
CrossCountryGreat Western Railway
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13:42
2h 6m, Direct
Exeter St Davids
15:48
Reading
Great Western Railway
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13:50
2h 50m, 1 change
Exeter St Davids
16:40
Paris
Great Western Railway
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Travel during Off-Peak train times

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