The Elizabeth Line, London's newest tube line, makes Reading a great day trip destination from London. Reading is the new western terminus of the Elizabeth Line, reachable on direct trains in under an hour from central London.
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Reading has made its arrival on the famous London Underground map and is now classed as part of the Tube network. It is the first Tube map to show Crossrail - also known as the TfL rail - branching out to Reading. Other stops now featured are Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Burnham and Twyford.
Journey times from central London to Reading are under an hour on the brand-new Elizabeth Line trains. Fares are in line with Transport for London's fare structures.
Can I use an Oyster or contactless payment card on the Elizabeth line? Yes, Oyster cards are accepted for most journeys, except for stations west of West Drayton.
The fares on the central section of the Elizabeth line (Paddington to Liverpool Street) are the same as the fares on London Underground in Zone 1. So travelling from Paddington to Liverpool Street would cost you £2.80 – the same as the Tube.
Elizabeth Line services to Reading run very half hour from Abbey Wood in East London, stopping at Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street, as well as Paddington, before heading west from London to Reading.
Ticket and faresTravel on the Elizabeth line costs £12.80 at all times of the day, for a journey to or from Heathrow airport, where that journey starts, ends or goes through Zone 1. Single journey tickets and Zones 1-6 Travelcards can be purchased from airport station ticket machines.
Freedom Pass holders can travel across the entire length of the Elizabeth line free of charge, even to stations like Iver and Reading that fall outside the London Fare Zones area.