Travel optionsfrom Basingstoke to Reading
How to get from Basingstoke to Reading by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Basingstoke to Reading is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Basingstoke to Reading:
A train is $3 (€3) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Basingstoke to Reading costing on average $13 (€10).
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 33m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basingstoke and Reading as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basingstoke station (BSK) and arrive in Reading station (RDG).
- Travel with Great Western Rail, CrossCountry, South Western Railway, Cross Country, first_great_western to go to Reading by train.
- 7 direct trains per day with South Western Railway, Cross Country, first_great_western.
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