Trains from Liverpool to Reading

Liverpool to Reading train information

• There are many rail companies across the country & Europe. By searching for your ticket on gopili, you can see the trains from Liverpool in England to Reading in England as well as the rail company for this route.
• On average, it takes normally 3h38m by train to cover the 159 miles to go to Reading from Liverpool. The train duration can change depending if the train is direct or with changes.
• Looking at our data, the best price to travel by train in the next 180 days is £49.60. This fare is based on an adult fare and is not including the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best prices for Liverpool to Reading train tickets

Liverpool - Reading prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Liverpool to Reading by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Liverpool - Reading: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Liverpool to Reading are increasing if you don't book early. According to our data, if you buy your train 15 days in advance, you can find tickets from £31 whereas when purchasing your seat 3 days in advance, you will need to spend at least £44 for your train. Thus, you may save 30% on the price of your ticket by booking 15 days in advance instead of 3 days in advance.

The figures are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Liverpool to Reading trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Liverpool and Reading by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Reading to Liverpool and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Liverpool - Reading train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Liverpool Reading train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

• The main benefit of getting a railcard is that you only need a few trips to earn as much money as you spent.

  You will need to pay at least £88 of train tickets across the whole year for the railcard to pay for itsfel. It corresponds to the price of the card, thirty pounds, divided by the saving, thirty four percent. On every train that you book after that, you will make savings.

  For instance, train tickets from Liverpool to Reading cost on average £82.56 (1). By dividing £88 by £82.56 (£88/£82.56 = 1.07), it appears that after only 2 one way trips from Reading to Liverpool, the card will have paid for itself.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey