London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line) trains

Great Western Railway trains runs between Paddington and Swansea via Reading, Didcot, Swindon and Chippenham. Runs every day. On Friday 30 October the first train from Paddington leaves at 05:23 and the last at 22:49, about every 35 minutes during the day.

Operated by Great Western Railway. Timetable for Friday, 30 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last Great Western Railway train from Paddington to Swansea?
On Friday 30 October the first train leaves Paddington at 05:23 and the last at 22:49, 27 journeys in all.
When is the first and last Great Western Railway train from Swansea to Paddington?
On Friday 30 October the first train leaves Swansea at 04:14 and the last at 20:23, 24 journeys in all.
Does the London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line) train run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line) train run?
On Friday 30 October it runs about every 35 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 27 journeys from Paddington.
Where does the London Paddington – Swansea (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), Chippenham station (Chippenham), Bath Spa station (Bath), Bristol Temple Meads station (Bristol), Filton Abbey Wood station (Filton), 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) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line) train?
Great Western Railway.

London Paddington to Swansea

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 27
London Paddington station05:2307:1207:4808:1808:4809:1810:1610:4811:1612:1312:4813:1514:1514:4815:1615:4816:1216:4817:1818:1818:4819:1219:1819:4820:4821:4822:49
Reading station05:4907:3908:1308:4309:1309:4310:4111:1311:4112:4013:1313:4114:4015:1315:4116:1316:4317:1317:4318:4319:1319:4320:1321:1322:1323:27
Didcot Parkway station06:0307:5410:5511:5512:5313:5514:5315:5516:5817:5618:5819:5823:42
Swindon station06:2108:1208:4009:1009:4010:1111:1211:4012:1213:1013:4014:1215:1015:4016:1416:4017:1717:4118:1319:1519:4220:1820:4021:4122:4000:01
Chippenham station06:33
Bath Spa station06:47
Bristol Temple Meads station07:07
Filton Abbey Wood station07:15
Bristol Parkway station, Stoke Gifford07:2808:3509:0409:3310:0510:3411:3612:0412:4013:3414:0514:3615:3316:0416:3717:0417:3918:0518:3719:4120:0620:4020:2921:0322:0423:0400:24
Newport (S Wales) station07:5308:5509:2409:5810:2510:5411:5612:2513:0313:5514:2514:5515:5316:2516:5617:2418:2518:5820:0220:2520:5021:2222:2423:2400:43
Cardiff Central station08:0809:0809:3810:1210:3911:0712:1012:3913:1614:0814:3915:0816:0616:3917:0917:3918:3919:1320:1920:4021:0421:4422:5023:5100:58
Bridgend station08:2809:5810:5912:5914:5916:5918:0018:5919:3720:4521:0021:2422:0423:1000:1301:18
Port Talbot Parkway station08:4010:1011:1113:1115:1117:1118:1219:1119:5020:5721:1221:4022:1623:2200:2501:42
Neath station08:4810:1811:1913:1815:1817:1918:2019:1919:5821:0421:1921:5122:2423:2900:3201:49
Swansea station09:0210:2911:3013:3015:3017:3018:3419:3020:1221:1621:3122:0422:3523:4100:4402:01

Swansea 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 24
Swansea station04:5905:2905:5706:2606:5407:1807:4409:2211:2213:2214:2216:2218:2320:23
Neath station04:1405:1105:4106:0906:3807:0607:3007:5609:3411:3413:3414:3416:3418:3520:35
Port Talbot Parkway station04:2105:1805:4806:1606:4507:1307:3708:0309:4111:4313:4114:4116:4118:4220:42
Bridgend station04:3405:3106:0106:2906:5807:2607:5008:1609:5411:5613:5414:5416:5418:5520:55
Cardiff Central station05:0705:5306:2406:5107:2307:4908:1808:3809:4910:1810:5011:5012:1812:5013:5014:1814:5415:1815:5416:5017:1817:5019:1821:20
Newport (S Wales) station05:2506:0606:3707:0407:3708:0408:3108:5110:0210:3411:0312:0412:3513:0414:0414:3115:0715:3116:0717:0517:3118:0319:3121:33
Bristol Parkway station, Stoke Gifford05:5206:2806:5907:2907:5908:2608:5509:1510:2410:5511:2512:2512:5513:2714:2714:5215:2715:5616:2817:2717:5518:2719:5521:54
Swindon station06:1806:5307:2307:5308:2508:5009:2009:4110:4811:2011:5112:4913:2013:5214:5115:1915:5116:2016:5317:5118:1918:5120:2022:19
Didcot Parkway station06:3608:1009:3611:0512:0813:05
Reading station06:5007:2007:5108:2509:2009:5110:1111:2011:4712:2313:2013:4914:1915:1915:4616:1816:4717:2018:1818:4919:1920:4722:46
London Paddington station07:1607:4408:1608:5109:1209:4410:1410:3611:4512:1112:4913:4514:1214:4415:4416:0916:4117:1217:4418:4119:1619:4421:1023:11

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 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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