There are 12 ways to get from Assen to Reading by train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Rotterdam
best- Take the train from Assen to Goudatrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 41m£110–517Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AMS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
7h 21m£85–315Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Assen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
7h 44mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 12m£140–392Train
- Take the train from Assen to Almere Centrumtrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 26m£99–424Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Assen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
8h 48m£134–193Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AMS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 13m£118–346Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AMS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 55m£97–270Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- 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
6h 46m£113–292Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
6h 35m£100–385Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane AMS - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 57m£194–836Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Assen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
8h 22m£123–315
Assen to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Assen to Reading is to train and fly which costs £95 - £270 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Assen to Reading is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs £140 - £400.
No, there is no direct train from Assen to Reading. However, there are services departing from Assen and arriving at Reading via Gouda, Rotterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
The distance between Assen and Reading is 494 miles.
The best way to get from Assen to Reading without a car is to train via Rotterdam which takes 7h 41m and costs £110 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Assen to Reading, including transfers.
Assen to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Assen station.
Reading is 1h behind Assen. It is currently 9:57 AM in Assen and 8:57 AM in Reading.
Assen to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Gouda station.
There are 1425+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Assen, Netherlands and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Assen to Reading via Gouda, Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 7h 41m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Assen to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £27–40
- 1st Class
- £50–90
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Assen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £50–85
Train from Assen to Almere Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £21–35
- 1st Class
- £40–70
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Assen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £11–18
- 1st Class
- £21–35
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–26
- 1st Class
- £30–55
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Assen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £34–38
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £34–38
Train from Assen to Almere Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–31
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £28–31
Train from Assen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £14–17
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–100
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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