Travel and transport Links to Reading

Rail

There is an excellent rail service to London and direct rail links to:

• Paddington
• Penzance - via Exeter and Plymouth
• Bristol - via Swindon and Bath
• Swansea - via Cardiff
• Hereford - via the Cotswold line and Worcester
• Birmingham and the North - via Oxford and Coventry
• Poole and Weymouth - via Winchester and Southampton
• Gatwick Airport
• London Waterloo for Eurostar services to Paris, Bruxelles and Disneyland, Paris
• and, branch lines offer easy day trips to Henley, Windsor or Marlow.

Road

The M4 motorway, linking London to Bristol, South Wales and the South West of England, runs South of the Town. Further South, the M3 motorway provides a link to the South Coast.Heading North, the M40 motorway gives access to Birmingham and the M1 and M6 routes. There is a regular coach service from the Railway Station to Heathrow Airport.

Distance By Road To Major Town/Cities

* Please use the above information just as a guideline.

Air

London Gatwick Airport - Direct Rail Service - Approximately hourly London Heathrow Airport - Direct Coach Service from the Railway Station - Approximately half-hourly.

Airports

* Please use the above information just as a guideline.

• Reading local authorities