Reading from Gatwick?

[Qprmeath]

I was thinking of going to the Reading away game on Feb 5th.. Was hoping to go over and back in the one day. Heathrow seems to be the nearest airport to Reading but in general flights in to Gatwick are a lot cheaper. Would it be possible to do a day trip using Gatwick and getting to and from Reading by train? The flight over would have you in Gatwick for bout 9am and I think the flight back is not til 10pm

[SpankwiR]

Yeah thats no problem! You could do that with time to spare! Try flights to Luton also!

[HammersmithR]

God, you'll have loads of time and enough for a skinful.

[Nik29]

I was thinking of going to the Reading away game on Feb 5th.. Was hoping to go over and back in the one day. Heathrow seems to be the nearest airport to Reading but in general flights in to Gatwick are a lot cheaper. Would it be possible to do a day trip using Gatwick and getting to and from Reading by train? The flight over would have you in Gatwick for bout 9am and I think the flight back is not til 10pm

Hi mate.. think I got the train back with you after Palace? Was with Iceman..

Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can get to Reading direct from Gatwick.. think one of my flatmates did it the other weekend.

Edit: Just checked.. you can do it direct and you can get off-peak return for about £15. Takes an hour and a quarter.

[MYU]

I'm pretty sure you can and if not should only be one change.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=1698

[Qprmeath]

Hi mate.. think I got the train back with you after Palace? Was with Iceman..

Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can get to Reading direct from Gatwick.. think one of my flatmates did it the other weekend.

Edit: Just checked.. you can do it direct and you can get off-peak return for about £15. Takes an hour and a quarter.

Yeah, Nic that was me. Palace was a great day out. Thanks for the help. It seemed to be grand getting from Gatwick to Reading. Some of the trains have an awful lot of stops though which should be avoided after 12 pints methinks!

[silvercue]

Reading is easy to get to by train grom GW. If you fly to Heathrow (if cheap flights) then it's a very short trip down the M4 if someone can give you a lift - I am sure some people on here are not far from there (assumption)....I live closer to Reading than to London, so can't help out...and I will be drinking that game....so I am useles really.

Hope you get ther ok - one of the best away days of season IMHO.

[kron-1664]

if you are a fit nubile blond bird you can stay at my place in windsor for the night

[Qprmeath]

if you are a fit nubile blond bird you can stay at my place in windsor for the night

Sorted, although I dyed my hair red only yesterday.

[silvercue]

Jesus. H. C.

He's bound to have a bad boy the size of a baby's arm. I doubt we will see many posts from either of you after the match.

[qprgary]

From Gatwick change at Redhill then on to Reading.