There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Reading by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 47m£56–177Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 34m£50–155Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
11h 2m£120–429Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
25h 56m£73–240Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
15h 25mFly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BCN - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 30m£72–212Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BCN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 44m£88–230Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
6h 51m£54–275Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BCN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
7h 14m£52–295Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
16h 25m£222–335
Barcelona to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Reading is to fly and train which costs £50 - £160 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Reading. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Reading via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Barcelona and Reading is 756 miles.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Reading without a car is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs £120 - £430.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Barcelona to Reading, including transfers.
Barcelona to Reading bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Barcelona to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Reading is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs £120 - £430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £240 and takes 25h 56m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Reading via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Reading RailAir via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 25h 56m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–75
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–75
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- 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
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
- £25–45
- 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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Barcelona to Reading bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Reading is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 11:29 AM in Barcelona and 10:29 AM in Reading.
Barcelona to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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