Reading is a smaller city and is quite enjoyable and easy to explore by foot. There are however, buses, taxis and the Reading Train Station for additional modes of transportation.

TRAINS

Reading’s train station has frequent and well traveled routes that take passengers to destinations through out the UK. Students interested in taking a trip into London will have a short, 23 minute ride into the London Paddington station. Once at Paddington, students will have access to the London Underground system and additional National Rail routes. Trains adhere to strict time tables, and prove to be a time efficient way to traverse the country. For more information about ticket fares and routes please click here. 

If your personal travels look to take you onto mainland Europe, you will most likely be riding on the high-speed rail services provided through Eurostar (these trains travel through out Britain as well). Traveling below the English Channel, this popular Channel Tunnel, more commonly know as ‘The Chunnel’ places passengers from London into central Paris in approximately 3 hours. The Chunnel currently departs out of the London Waterloo Station, yet as of November 2007, the departure platform will be located at the newly refurbished London St. Pancras Station. For more information about Eurostar destinations and time tables please click here. You can also search and easily purchase tickets at this additional link. 

Students are eligible to purchase a Young Persons Railcard from any train station in England for £20. This card will take 1/3 off of the regular price of a train ticket to anywhere in the UK. Click here for a link to these travel passes. 

**When traveling by rail be sure to ask for student rates. Please note that you may be required to show a student I.D. card.