Take a train or bus to travel 56 miles (90 km) between Reading and Brighton. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are National Express or Great Western Rail among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Reading to Brighton.
Train | Bus | |
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Cheapest price | €37Cheapest | €46 |
Average price | €57 | €54Cheapest |
Average duration | 2h 4m | 2h 44m |
Direct Options | ||
First departure | 12:02 AM | 1:02 AM |
Last departure | 11:33 PM | 11:09 PM |
No. of daily departures | 6 | 14 |
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How to get from Reading to Brighton by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Reading to Brighton is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel between Reading and Brighton on Thameslink, Southern and National Express travel with Omio. When comparing schedules and tickets, we will also show you other options with multiple connections or other travel modes if they’re available.
Thameslink is a train service that operates in the United Kingdom. It is operated by Govia Thameslink Railway and serves the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, London, and Surrey. The trains run from early morning until late at night, with some services running 24 hours a day. There are a variety of train types available, including Class 700 Desiro City, Class 377 Electrostar, Class 387/1 Electrostar, and Class 319/0. Ticket types include Anytime, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, and Advance. Onboard facilities include Wi-Fi, power sockets, and air conditioning. The most popular routes for Thameslink are London to Brighton, London to Bedford, and London to Luton.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance travel company operating over 550 travel per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates travel services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express travel have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most travel come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your travel from Reading to Brighton, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
There are 2 ways to get from Reading to Brighton: train or bus.
The cheapest way to travel between Reading and Brighton is a train with an average price of $43 (€37).
This is compared to other travel options from Reading to Brighton:
A train is $7 (€6) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $50 (€43) from Reading to Brighton.
The fastest way to get to Brighton from Reading is by train with an average travel time of 2 h 4 min.
Other travel options to Brighton take longer:
Bus takes 2 h 43 min on average.
The distance from Reading to Brighton is approximately 56 miles (90 km).
The average frequency per day from Reading to Brighton is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Brighton from Reading as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Reading to Brighton:
The following travel companies offer services from Reading to Brighton:
Yes, there are direct routes from Reading to Brighton with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Brighton tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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