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What is the best way to travel from Basingstoke to Reading?

Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Trains, Buses and Carpool to Reading from Basingstoke. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 1 available companies to find your perfect trip!
Train is the cheapest and fastest way on this route
Transport type
Travel time
Cheapest price
Average price
Daily departures
Bus
0h 41m
£14
£18
240
Train
0h 17m
£7
£8
2

What is the cheapest way to reach Reading from Basingstoke?

You can reach Reading with just £7 by taking a Train from CrossCountry, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.

Saturday
from £9
Sunday
from £14
Monday
from £14
Tuesday
from £14
Wednesday
from £14
Thursday
from £7
Friday
from £14

    Cheapest Trains Saturday

  • CrossCountry
    0h 22m
    0
    05:47
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    06:09
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £9
  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    06:49
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    07:06
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £9
  • Cheapest Buses Saturday

  • National Express
    3h 10m
    0
    07:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 55m
    0
    08:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 15m
    0
    10:00
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Buses Sunday

  • National Express
    3h 10m
    0
    07:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 55m
    0
    08:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 15m
    0
    10:00
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 0m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:10
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Buses Monday

  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    06:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    4h 25m
    0
    07:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 20m
    0
    09:55
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Buses Tuesday

  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    4h 25m
    0
    07:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Buses Wednesday

  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    4h 25m
    0
    07:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Trains Thursday

  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    05:49
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    06:06
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £7
  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    06:51
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    07:08
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £7
  • Cheapest Buses Thursday

  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    4h 25m
    0
    07:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    12:05
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

    Cheapest Buses Friday

  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    06:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 25m
    0
    09:55
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    4h 0m
    0
    13:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    17:10
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • Rail Air
    0h 41m
    0
    04:30
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24

What are the fastest trips from Basingstoke to Reading?

You can get to Reading from Basingstoke in just 0h 17m with a Train from CrossCountry. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.

Saturday
from 0h 17m
Sunday
from 1h 0m
Monday
from 1h 1m
Tuesday
from 1h 1m
Wednesday
from 1h 1m
Thursday
from 0h 17m
Friday
from 0h 41m

    Fastest Trains Saturday

  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    06:49
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    07:06
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £9
  • CrossCountry
    0h 22m
    0
    05:47
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    06:09
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £9
  • Fastest Buses Saturday

  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 10m
    0
    07:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 15m
    0
    10:00
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Buses Sunday

  • Rail Air
    1h 0m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:10
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 0m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:40
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 10m
    0
    07:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 15m
    0
    10:00
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Buses Monday

  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 20m
    0
    09:55
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:15
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    06:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Buses Tuesday

  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Buses Wednesday

  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Trains Thursday

  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    05:49
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    06:06
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £7
  • CrossCountry
    0h 17m
    0
    06:51
    Basingstoke
    Central Station
    07:08
    Reading
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    from £7
  • Fastest Buses Thursday

  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    1h 1m
    0
    04:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    07:05
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:45
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    11:10
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    14:50
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14

    Fastest Buses Friday

  • Rail Air
    0h 41m
    0
    04:30
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    05:11
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • Rail Air
    0h 41m
    0
    05:00
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    05:41
    Reading
    Festival
    0
    Rail Air
    Economy
    £24
  • National Express
    3h 25m
    0
    09:55
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    13:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
  • National Express
    3h 40m
    0
    06:40
    London Heathrow Airport
    London Heathrow Airport - T5
    10:20
    Reading
    Mereoak Park & Ride
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £14
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a Bus from Basingstoke to Reading

What are the most popular stations in Basingstoke and Reading?

In Basingstoke, you will usually depart from Churchill Way, Central Station or Coach Station, while in Reading you will be arriving at Station Road (Stop SD), Tilehurst Station or University (Redlands Rd), but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.

How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience

Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Reading from Basingstoke? With 5 connections between 1 Train, Bus and Carpool operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.

Look for the lowest price

Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Basingstoke and Reading, you can pay as low as £7 with a Train from CrossCountry.

Travel duration

Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Train from CrossCountry: you will get to Reading in just 0h 17m.

Comfort makes all the difference

You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Basingstoke and Reading are National Express, Rail Air and CrossCountry, but be sure to check what they have to offer!

Save money with deals, and always compare

One last tip? Even if you live in Basingstoke and Reading is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Hook or to Lower Earley, and look at flights from Farnborough Airport, and landing at Farnborough Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!

Which companies offer a trip from Basingstoke to Reading?

The most popular companies between Basingstoke and Reading, are National Express, Rail Air and CrossCountry. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.

Bus companies: National Express and Rail Air

Train companies: CrossCountry

All you need to know when you travel from Basingstoke to Reading

Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Basingstoke to Reading. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.

FAQs about the trip from Basingstoke to Reading

How can I reach Reading from Basingstoke?

Every day, there are on average 5 connections between Train, Bus and Carpool, with which you can get to Reading from Basingstoke.

How far is Reading from Basingstoke?

The distance between Basingstoke and Reading is 22.9 km.

What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Basingstoke and Reading?

Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance. On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 1 kgs of CO2, a train 1 kgs, a car 4 kgs, and a flight 6 kgs.

What is the cheapest mode of transport from Basingstoke to Reading?

You can get to Reading with just £7 by taking a Train from CrossCountry.

What is the fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Reading?

While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Reading in just 0h 17m with a Train from CrossCountry.

More routes to Basingstoke and to Reading

Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Basingstoke and to Reading. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!

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