London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) trains

Great Western Railway trains runs between Paddington and Swansea via Reading, Didcot, Swindon and Stoke Gifford. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first train from Paddington leaves at 05:23 and the last at 23:32, about every 45 minutes during the day.

Operated by Great Western Railway. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last Great Western Railway train from Carmarthen to Paddington?
On Wednesday 21 October the first train leaves Carmarthen at 03:38 and the last at 22:50, 29 journeys in all.
When is the first and last Great Western Railway train from Paddington to Swansea?
On Wednesday 21 October the first train leaves Paddington at 05:23 and the last at 23:32, 32 journeys in all.
Does the London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) train run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) train run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every 45 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 32 journeys from Paddington.
Where does the London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) train stop?
Main stops from Paddington to Swansea: London Paddington station (Paddington), Reading station (Reading), Didcot Parkway station (Didcot), Swindon station (Swindon), Bristol Parkway station (Stoke Gifford), Newport (S Wales) station (Newport), Cardiff Central station (Cardiff), Bridgend station (Bridgend), Port Talbot Parkway station (Port Talbot), Neath station (Neath), Swansea station (Swansea), Chippenham station (Chippenham), Bath Spa station (Bath), Bristol Temple Meads station (Bristol). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) train?
Great Western Railway.

Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29
Swansea station03:3803:4605:5707:1815:2217:22
Neath station03:5003:5806:0907:3015:3417:34
Port Talbot Parkway station03:5704:0506:1607:3715:4117:41
Bridgend station04:1104:2506:2907:5015:5417:54
Cardiff Central station05:0705:0706:5108:1809:4910:5011:5016:2118:18
Newport (S Wales) station05:2505:2507:0408:3110:0211:0312:0416:3518:31
Bristol Parkway station, Stoke Gifford05:5205:5207:2908:5510:2411:2512:2516:5518:53
Bristol Temple Meads station04:5305:2305:4706:3009:0009:3010:3011:3012:3013:0013:3014:3015:0015:3017:0017:2918:3019:3020:0022:50
Bristol Parkway station, Stoke Gifford05:03
Keynsham station17:36
Bath Spa station05:3506:0206:4309:1309:4310:4311:4312:4313:1313:4314:4315:1315:4317:1317:4518:4319:4320:1323:05
Chippenham station05:4906:1506:5609:2809:5610:5611:5612:5613:2613:5614:5615:2615:5617:2617:5718:5619:5620:2623:18
Swindon station05:2806:0306:1806:1806:2907:1007:5309:2009:4510:1010:4811:1111:5112:1112:4913:1113:4114:1115:1115:4116:1117:1917:4118:1119:1119:1720:1120:4123:32
Didcot Parkway station05:4606:2006:3606:3606:4607:2708:1009:3610:0210:2711:0511:2812:0812:2813:0513:2813:5814:2815:2815:5816:2817:3617:5818:2819:2819:3520:2820:5823:49
Reading station06:0006:3406:5006:5007:0207:4208:2509:5110:1810:4311:2011:4512:2312:4313:2013:4214:1214:4415:4416:1416:4217:5018:1518:4319:4319:5020:4421:1200:14
London Paddington station06:2906:5707:1607:1607:2608:0908:5110:1410:4511:0711:4612:0912:4913:0713:4514:0514:3515:0716:0716:3817:0518:1318:3919:0820:0720:1421:0821:3500:48

London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30Journey 31Journey 32
London Paddington station05:2307:0007:1207:5709:0010:0010:1611:0011:1612:0012:1313:0013:1514:0014:1515:0015:1616:0016:1217:0017:1818:0118:1819:0019:1220:0021:0222:0322:2822:4922:4923:32
Reading station05:4907:2507:3908:2509:2510:2510:4111:2511:4112:2512:4013:2613:4114:2514:4015:2515:4116:2516:4317:2617:4318:2718:4319:2719:4320:2521:2722:2822:5523:2723:2700:04
Didcot Parkway station06:0307:3907:5408:3909:3910:3810:5511:3811:5512:3812:5313:3913:5514:3814:5315:3815:5516:3916:5817:4017:5618:4118:5819:4119:5820:3821:4022:4123:1123:4223:4200:19
Swindon station06:2107:5608:1208:5609:5810:5611:1211:5512:1213:0213:1013:5714:1214:5815:1015:5616:1416:5617:1717:5718:1318:5819:1519:5820:1820:5821:5922:5823:2800:0100:0100:37
Bristol Parkway station, Stoke Gifford08:3511:3612:4013:3414:3615:3316:3717:3918:3719:4120:4000:2400:24
Newport (S Wales) station08:5511:5613:0313:5514:5515:5316:5618:5820:0200:5200:52
Cardiff Central station09:0812:1013:1614:0815:0816:0617:0919:1320:1901:1101:11
Bridgend station19:3720:4501:5501:31
Port Talbot Parkway station19:5020:5702:0701:52
Neath station19:5821:0402:1501:59
Swansea station20:1221:1602:2602:11
Chippenham station06:3308:0909:0810:1111:0812:0713:1314:0915:1116:0917:0818:1019:1020:1021:1022:1123:1023:4000:49
Bath Spa station06:4708:2309:2310:2411:2212:2013:2614:2215:2416:2217:2218:2319:2320:2321:2322:2523:2323:5301:03
Bristol Temple Meads station07:0708:3609:3510:3611:3512:3513:3914:3415:3616:3517:3418:3519:3520:3721:3622:3823:3800:0601:15

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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