There are 5 ways to get from Old Street to Reading by train, car, taxi, or bus
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Train via London Paddington
best- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddingtontrain Elizabeth
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain London Paddington - Didcot Parkway / ...
52 min£18–61Drive 43.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Old Street to Readingcar 43.9 mi
1h 4m£11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Old Street to Readingtaxi 43.9 mi
1h 4m£410–490Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to Readingtrain Elizabeth
1h 5m£30–60Line 243 bus, train
- Take the bus from Old Street Station to Waterloo Station/Mepham Streetbus 243
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Readingtrain London Waterloo - Reading
2h 12m£19–43
Old Street to Reading by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Old Street to Reading is to drive which costs £10 - £16 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Old Street to Reading is to train via London Paddington which takes 52 min and costs £18 - £65.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Liverpool Street Station station and arriving at Reading. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 5m.
The distance between Old Street and Reading is 40 miles. The road distance is 44.2 miles.
The best way to get from Old Street to Reading without a car is to train via London Paddington which takes 52 min and costs £18 - £65.
It takes approximately 52 min to get from Old Street to Reading, including transfers.
Old Street to Reading train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), depart from Liverpool Street Station.
Old Street to Reading train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Old Street to Reading is 44 miles. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Old Street to Reading.
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What companies run services between Old Street, England and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Liverpool Street Station to Reading via London Paddington in around 52 min.
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Liverpool Street Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Old Street Station to Waterloo Station/Mepham Street
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Cabs London
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- cabslondon.com
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
ComCab London
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab.com
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
Freenow
- Phone
- +44 20 3929 3786
- Website
- free-now.com
Gett UK
- Phone
- +44 20 7397 4300
- Website
- gett.com
Radio Taxis London
- Phone
- +44 20 7272 2626
- Website
- google.com
Licensed London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Black Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3984 4515
- Website
- londonblacktaxis.net
Eurolink Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 8888
- Website
- eurolinkcars.co.uk
Seven Fives
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5555
Stratford City Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5454
- Website
- stratfordcitycars.co.uk
Taxi Near London
- Phone
- +4420 3740 3527
- Website
- taxinearlondon.co.uk
Haringey Minicabs Cars
- Phone
- +44 020 3051 7546
- Website
- haringeyminicabscars.co.uk
London City Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 1947
- Website
- londoncityairportcab.co.uk
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