There are 12 ways to get from Aviemore to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Aviemore to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 5m£103–231Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INV - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 5m£66–183Bus
- Take the bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M10
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 595
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
13h 30m£81–143Drive 501 mi
- Drive from Aviemore to Readingcar 501 mi
8h 46m£123–177Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 5m£81–319Bus, train
- Take the bus from Station to George Streetbus E9
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
10h 34mTrain
- Take the train from Aviemore to Birmingham Internationaltrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
10h 50m£94–177Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 58mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 24mTrain to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h 36m£88–235Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aviemore to Perthtrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DND - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 44m£131–401Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 50m£110–354
Aviemore to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aviemore to Reading is to bus which costs £80 - £150 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Aviemore to Reading is to train and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs £80 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Aviemore station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Aviemore to Reading. However, there are services departing from Aviemore and arriving at Reading via Edinburgh Waverley, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 5m.
The distance between Aviemore and Reading is 583 miles. The road distance is 503.9 miles.
The best way to get from Aviemore to Reading without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 5m and costs £100 - £240.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Aviemore to Reading, including transfers.
Aviemore to Reading bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Station.
Aviemore to Reading train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Aviemore station.
The best way to get from Aviemore to Reading is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 5m and costs £100 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £150 and takes 13h 30m.
What companies run services between Aviemore, Scotland and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Aviemore to Reading via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Station to Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 13h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aviemore to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aviemore to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–90
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aviemore to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aviemore to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- 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
- 5 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Station to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Aviemore to Reading bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Aviemore to Reading train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aviemore to Reading is 504 miles. It takes approximately 8h 46m to drive from Aviemore to Reading.
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