Trains from Reading to Barnstaple

Reading to Barnstaple train information

• Search for your ticket on gopili to see the different companies for your train from Reading (South East England) to Barnstaple (South West England). The services on board will change depending on the train provider.
• There are 136 miles from Reading to Barnstaple. Train travel is most of the time the quickest way to travel to Barnstaple from Reading, and it’s also more environmentally friendly than driving or taking the plane.
• Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to see the latest available offers.

Best prices for Reading to Barnstaple train tickets

Reading - Barnstaple prices calendar

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

Best prices for Reading to Barnstaple trains

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

Discount Reading - Barnstaple train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Reading Barnstaple 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.

To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to calculate how many trips you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

For your calculation, you must include the railcard cost, for instance £30, the discount on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Reading Barnstaple ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you on average 2 trips from Barnstaple to Reading (one way journey) with your railcard to start saving money.

The price to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most rail fares for an entire year.

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