Reading Station to Pimlico Tube: Step-by-Step London Journey

Travel from Reading (National Rail) to Pimlico (Victoria Line, Zone 1) requires one train + one Tube ride. Total time: ~55–70 minutes.

Step-by-Step

1. Reading Station: Buy ticket (contactless/Oyster not valid beyond London zones). Board Great Western Railway fast service to London Paddington (~25–30 min, 2–3 stops).
2. London Paddington: Follow signs "Underground / Circle & Hammersmith & City / Bakerloo / District" — descend to subsurface platforms.
3. Take Circle or District Line (Eastbound) — 1 stop to Edgware Road (4 min). Do not take Bakerloo yet.
4. At Edgware Road: Cross platform to Bakerloo Line (Southbound → Elephant & Castle).
5. Ride Bakerloo 6 stops: Marylebone → Regent's Park → Oxford Circus → Piccadilly Circus → Charing Cross → Embankment → Waterloo → Lambeth North → Pimlico.
6. Arrive Pimlico (Victoria Line station — but you're on Bakerloo; Pimlico is Victoria Line only! Correction below.)

⚠️ Correction: Pimlico is on the VICTORIA LINE Only

Better route from Paddington:

1. Paddington → Circle/District Eastbound → Victoria (Green Park) → change to Victoria Line Southbound → Pimlico (1 stop)
2. Or: Paddington → Bakerloo Southbound → Oxford Circus → change to Victoria Line Southbound → Pimlico (2 stops)

Recommended: Paddington → Oxford Circus (Bakerloo) → Pimlico (Victoria)

• Bakerloo: Paddington → Edgware Road → Marylebone → Regent's Park → Oxford Circus (4 stops, ~8 min)
• Cross platform to Victoria Line Southbound
• Victoria: Oxford Circus → Green Park → Pimlico (2 stops, ~4 min)
• Total Tube: ~15 min

Ticketing

• Reading → London Terminals: Off-peak day return ~£30–40
• Tube: Contactless/Oyster pay-as-you-go (Zone 1: £2.80 off-peak)
• Through ticket: Reading → Pimlico (any permitted) — ask at machine

Pro Tips

• Check GWR timetable — fast trains skip stops
• At Paddington: follow yellow signs for Bakerloo (deep level, escalators)
• Oxford Circus cross-platform interchange is easiest transfer in London
• Pimlico: exit for Tate Britain, Pimlico Road, Victoria (10 min walk)

Reading → Paddington (train) → Oxford Circus (Bakerloo) → Pimlico (Victoria) = simplest, most reliable.