There are 13 ways to get from Berlin to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London City Airport (LCY)BER - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Reading
5h 36m£117–417Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Reading
6h 50m£68–330Train via Essen
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf10 / ...
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Reading
11h 44m£178–584Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirRa1
21h 15m£86–192Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Reading
10h 45mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BER - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
5h 38m£87–252Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
6h 20m£69–205Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BER - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Reading
6h 18m£94–235Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luton Airport (LTN)BER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Reading
6h 14m£88–327Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
6h 35m£78–260Train
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam CentraalIce
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Reading
14h£163–681Bus via Berlin Hbf
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirRa1
22h 37m£89–202Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Reading
11h 49m£181–263
Berlin to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Reading is to fly and train which costs £65 - £210 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 36m and costs £110 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Reading. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Reading RailAir via London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Reading. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Reading via Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Berlin and Reading is 643 miles.
The best way to get from Berlin to Reading without a car is to train via Essen which takes 11h 44m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Berlin to Reading, including transfers.
Berlin to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Reading is to train via Essen which takes 11h 44m and costs £170 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £200 and takes 21h 15m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Reading via Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Reading RailAir via London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 21h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–140
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- 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/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- 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
- £55–320
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–130
- 1st Class
- £170–300
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- 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
- +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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More Questions & Answers
Berlin to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Reading is 1h behind Berlin. It is currently 6:49 PM in Berlin and 5:49 PM in Reading.
Berlin to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
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