Travelling from Carlisle to Reading by train

Fast trains from Carlisle to Reading take around 4 hours and 27 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 404 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Carlisle and Reading.

1. Are there direct trains from Carlisle to Reading?

Journeys between Carlisle and Reading usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 42 departures on the route from Carlisle to Reading every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 35 departures.

2. How long is the train journey from Carlisle to Reading?

The Carlisle to Reading train travel time is normally about 4 hours and 27 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

3. What are the Carlisle to Reading train times and schedule?

On weekdays the earliest train to Reading is usually scheduled to depart Carlisle around 05:44 and the last train is around 23:44. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Carlisle around 06:02, and the last at 21:24.