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Compare train and bus for Reading to Basingstoke
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Reading to Basingstoke among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 20m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $9, and a train costs an average of $9.
Distance: 14 miles (23 km)
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$13 Average price Cheapest | $7 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
50m Average total duration Fastest 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 40m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Reading to Basingstoke:
A train is $0.15 (€0.12) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Reading to Basingstoke costing on average $13 (€10).
Other travel options to Basingstoke take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 37m.
Travel optionsfrom Reading to Basingstoke
How to get from Reading to Basingstoke by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Reading to Basingstoke is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:52 AM0h17Reading11:09 AMBasingstoke$91One-way0 transfers
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10:52 AM0h17Reading11:09 AMBasingstoke$91One-way0 transfers
Fastest
10:52 AM0h17Reading11:09 AMBasingstoke$91One-way0 transfers
Other options
8:03 AM0h23Reading8:26 AMBasingstoke$131One-way0 transfers
7:03 AM0h24Reading7:27 AMBasingstoke$131One-way0 transfers
9:03 AM0h23Reading9:26 AMBasingstoke$131One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Reading to Basingstoke:
A train is $0.15 (€0.12) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Reading to Basingstoke costing on average $13 (€10).
Other travel options to Basingstoke take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 37m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Reading and Basingstoke as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Reading station (RDG) and arrive in Basingstoke station (BSK).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, South Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Basingstoke by train.
- 7 direct trains per day with Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR).
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