There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AMS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
2h 32m£123–300Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus N824
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
14h 8m£59–90Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain London Paddington - Didcot Parkway / ...
5h 14m£89–303Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
6h 24mFly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
2h 41m£154–373Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AMS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
3h 19m£123–253Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
2h 48m£137–383Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane AMS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 17m£111–261Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AMS - STN
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 20m£110–278Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h£110–368Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
7h 33m£115–166
Amsterdam to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Reading is to bus which costs £55 - £90 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Reading is to fly and train which takes 2h 32m and costs £120 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Reading. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Reading via King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Reading is 270 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Reading without a car is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs £85 - £310.
It takes approximately 2h 32m to get from Amsterdam to Reading, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Amsterdam to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Reading is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs £85 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £90 and takes 14h 8m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Reading via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Reading RailAir via London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 14h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–340
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £1–3
- Peak
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £160–260
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £12–19
- 1st Class
- £23–40
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £100–150
- Comfort
- £120–170
- Premium
- £160–210
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £28–40
- Comfort
- £30–45
- Premium
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Amsterdam to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Reading is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 1:24 AM in Amsterdam and 12:24 AM in Reading.
Amsterdam to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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