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Reading to Manningtree train route details

First train
First train
04:35
Last train
Last train
23:13
Departure city
Departure city
Reading
Arrival station
Arrival station
Manningtree
Journey time
Journey time
1h 53m
Distance
Distance
94 miles
Price
Price
£59.80*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia

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03:54
3h 1m, 1 change
Reading
06:55
Manningtree
Great Western RailwayGreater Anglia
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04:35
2h 52m, 2 change
Reading
07:27
Manningtree
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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05:45
2h 42m, 1 change
Reading
08:27
Manningtree
Elizabeth lineGreater Anglia
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05:48
2h 7m, 2 change
Reading
07:55
Manningtree
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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06:24
2h 33m, 1 change
Reading
08:57
Manningtree
Elizabeth lineGreater Anglia
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06:34
1h 53m, 2 change
Reading
08:27
Paris
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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