There are 3 ways to get from Chard to Reading by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Essex Close to Market House30
- Take the train from Taunton to ReadingTotnes - London Paddington / ...
2h 43mDrive 106.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chard to Reading106.8 mi
2h 7m£27–38Train
- Take the train from Axminster to BasingstokeExeter St Davids - London Waterloo / ...
3h 32m£49–110
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chard to Reading is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 2h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chard to Reading is to drive which takes 2h 7m and costs £26 - £40.
The distance between Chard and Reading is 126 miles. The road distance is 107.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chard to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 2h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 43m to get from Chard to Reading, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chard to Reading is 107 miles. It takes approximately 2h 7m to drive from Chard to Reading.
There are 1400+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Chard, England and Reading, England?
South Western Railway operates a train from Axminster to Basingstoke hourly. Tickets cost £40–100 and the journey takes 1h 49m.
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- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Taunton to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Axminster to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70–100
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Essex Close to Market House
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- First Buses of Somerset
- Phone
- 01823 480 338
- info@hatchgreencoaches.com
- Website
- hatchgreencoaches.co.uk
Bus from Essex Close to Market House
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://hatchgreencoaches.co.uk/
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