Travelling By Train

National advice against non-essential travel

GWR are reducing services to reflect national advice against non-essential travel, while maintaining services critical to keeping key workers moving during the current situation.

GWR's new timetable will operate from Monday 23 March 2020 until further notice.  The changes prioritise key routes, essential for those people continuing to deliver vital services as the UK responds to the current Covid-19 situation. 

From 23 March, GWR are working hard to enter all the changes into online and digital timetables.  From then individual journeys can be checked on www.gwr.com/travel-updates/check-your-journey.??.  Until then GWR will be adding details to a dedicated page on their website gwr.com.

Coming to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead by train?  Book tickets for your train journey on our website using our train ticket booking widget!

Travel to Windsor

Windsor is served by two train stations, Windsor and Eton Central and Windsor and Eton Riverside. Both are situated within a few minutes' walk of Windsor Castle and the town’s other attractions.

Great Western Railway operates services between London Paddington, Reading and Oxford, as well as destinations across South Wales and the West of England. Change trains at Slough to catch the branch line service to Windsor and Eton Central. The journey from London takes between 25 - 50 minutes depending on stopping patterns and connections.

South Western Railway operates direct services from London Waterloo to Windsor and Eton Riverside station. The journey time from London is approximately 55 minutes.  If you are travelling in a group of between 3 and 9 people, find out more about South Western Railway's Groupsave which offers savings of 34%.

Travel to Maidenhead

Maidenhead is served by trains travelling between London Paddington, Reading and Oxford, which are operated by Great Western Railway. The journey time from London takes between 20 - 50 minutes depending on stopping patterns.

Maidenhead town centre is a short walk from the station, the River Thames is just over a mile away.

Change trains at Maidenhead for branch line services to Cookham, Bourne End and Marlow.

Travel to Ascot

Ascot station lies on the junction between the London Waterloo to Reading line and the branch line to Guildford, which are operated by South Western Railway. The journey time from London Waterloo is just over 50 minutes.  If you are travelling in a group of between 3 and 9 people, find out more about South Western Railway's Groupsave which offers savings of 34%.Ascot Racecourse is within walking distance of the station.

Travel passes

2 FOR 1 passes: visit www.daysoutguide.co.uk to find out about 2 FOR 1 entry to local Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead attractions when you travel by train.

AccesRail passes: For tickets covering your flight and rail journey visit https://accesrail.com/

BritRail passes: A BritRail pass gives you the ability to travel across the entire National Rail network of Great Britain. Visit www.britrail.com/britrail-passes/

PlusBus passes: PlusBus is a discount price bus pass you buy with your train ticket.  Visit www.plusbus.info/

Rail information

For journey planner, timetable, live information, fares/ticket types and advanced ticket purchases, visit www.thetrainline.com