Trains London-Reading

[CoD]

I'm going to the reading festival in August and I'm trying to get flights and stuff organised.

So I want to get a cheap-o easyjet flight from belfast to Gatwick/Stansted/Luton and then the train to reading

Cant find what I'm look for on the net and I'm just wondering from which airport would it be easiest to get a train to reading?

Cheers

[Marilyn Manson]

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[LHC]

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[Gayle29uk]

Using the Crowley convention rules of 1903 you can get straight from London-Reading-Mornington Crescent

[Marilyn Manson]

The most obvious course of action is not to go to The Reading Festival. That's what I would do.

[Vanilla]

Standsted.

The get the standsted train to liverpool st. or victoria, forget which it is (around 30 min journey)

then get train to reading.

[Bloomers III]

Gatwick

There is a Reading to Gatwick line. Which is nice.

[WST]

Originally posted by Gayle29uk
Using the Crowley convention rules of 1903 you can get straight from London-Reading-Mornington Crescent

careful though, the nash convention prohibits parallel moves, you can't then go to slough

[MrL_JaKiri]

Originally posted by Gayle29uk
Using the Crowley convention rules of 1903 you can get straight from London-Reading-Mornington Crescent

A simpler time.

[Ap0k]

fly into liverpool from belfast international using easyjet, get a train from liverpool to reading. bus from liverpool airport to liverpool lime street station runs every 30 mins or so for £2, and i dunno how much a train from liverpool lime strt to reading would be. you could probably find out on http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/

i get home from liverpool all the time (well, cept im in stoke)

[Starbucks]

Originally posted by Gayle29uk
Using the Crowley convention rules of 1903 you can get straight from London-Reading-Mornington Crescent

[Tobe]

Originally posted by Bloomers III
Gatwick

There is a Reading to Gatwick line. Which is nice.

and the winner is bloomers for providing the most accurate information , trains every 30-45 mins take about 1 1/2 hour to get from gatwick to reading

[Blastoderm]

How about the South West Trains service to Reading?

Calling at London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Twickenham, Feltham, Staines, Egham, Virginia Water, Sunningdale, Ascot, Martin's Heron, Bracknell, Wokingham, Winersh, Winersh Triangle, Early and READING.

I take that every morning to college.

[Bloomers III]

Originally posted by Tobe
and the winner is bloomers for providing the most accurate information , trains every 30-45 mins take about 1 1/2 hour to get from gatwick to reading

i know my trains! shame i don't know my streets. i guess i've never bothered to look at their names.

[[GAP]Obiwan]

Originally posted by Blastoderm
How about the South West Trains service to Reading?

Calling at London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Twickenham, Feltham, Staines, Egham, Virginia Water, Sunningdale, Ascot, Martin's Heron, Bracknell, Wokingham, Winersh, Winersh Triangle, Early and READING.

I take that every morning to college.

This is the route i take EVERY year

[A2]

There are trains direct from Gatwick to Reading -- www.railtrack.co.uk for timetables.

There is a "Rail-Air" coachlink from Heathrow to Reading (you can probably find the times for this on the same webpage)

from Luton:
Train from Luton Airport -> Kings Cross Thameslink (or a couple go to St Pancras) -- Tube transfer to London Paddington (Circle Line [the yellow one]) -- Train to Reading

from Stansted:
Train from Stansted Airport -> London Liverpool Street -- Tube Transfer to London Paddington (Circle Line) -- Train to Reading.


http://www.railtrack.co.uk -- should be able to give you the best routes and stuff.

[Shakky]

I would say Gatwick as i have to take the reading train everyday to go to college i dont go all the way.

As from Gatwick there are direct trains to Reading ( + some stops)
if there arent take the train to redhill and there be trains to reading.

[Little Timmy]

You could always try flying to Bristol airport. Catch a bus to Bristol Templemeads Train station and then straight through to Reading.

[Slidey]

having gone from belfast to reading yesterday (admittedly via plane then car) i can probably tell you with some accuracy that the cheapest flights are to bristol, then you can get hte bus from outside the airport every half hour to bristol bus station (it took a lil under 30 minutes) and then from the bus station get national express to reading (www.nationalexpress.co.uk) or you can get the train as little timmy just said which costs about £25 if you book in advance etc.

the alternatives are belfast - gatwick (probably about £80 for the return flight) which as someoen said would need the train from there, or heathrow (similar prices) which you cna either get a train from there to paddington, then a 30 minute trip for a tenner to reading. then stansted or luton which are both a bit further away, and would require multiple changes in bus/train including london underground which is usually pretty good but the underground cna be an arse..

i guess it all depends on how much cash you have and how much **** ure bringing with you

[CoD]

Thanks for all your help guys I think I'll go to Gatwick assuming the train station is very near by as I have a tendancy to take the wrong busses etc.

I can get to gatwick for under £30 return coz I'm booking early and easyjet are pretty cheap.

[Shakky]

the statation is like under neath the airport (south terminal)

[Marilyn Manson]

Well, I certainly won't be there.