Travelling By Train

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!

GWR Timetable Change

From 15 December 2019, Great Western Railway is changing the times of trains across its network to provide faster, more frequent services and thousands more seats every day. Find out more about the GWR timetable change and how it will affect your journey to stations in the Royal Borough.

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