There are 3 ways to get from Reading to Boscombe by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Reading to BournemouthManchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
1h 23m£16–60Drive 74 mi
- Drive from Reading to Boscombe74 mi
1h 22m£18–26Train via Basingstoke
- Take the train from Reading West to BasingstokeReading - Basingstoke
- Take the train from Basingstoke to PokesdownBasingstoke - Poole / ...
2h 14m£20–35
Reading to Boscombe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Boscombe is to drive which costs £18 - £26 and takes 1h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Boscombe is to drive which takes 1h 22m and costs £18 - £26.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Reading and arriving at Bournemouth. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 23m.
The distance between Reading and Boscombe is 76 miles. The road distance is 74.4 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Boscombe without a car is to train which takes 1h 23m and costs £16 - £60.
The train from Reading to Bournemouth takes 1h 23m including transfers and departs hourly.
Reading to Boscombe train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Reading station.
Reading to Boscombe train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Bournemouth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Boscombe is 74 miles. It takes approximately 1h 22m to drive from Reading to Boscombe.
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What companies run services between Reading, England and Boscombe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, England?
Cross Country operates a train from Reading to Bournemouth hourly. Tickets cost £16–60 and the journey takes 1h 23m.
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading West to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Pokesdown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
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