There are 12 ways to get from Bratislava to Reading by bus, plane, train, night train, subway, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VIE - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 8m£95–220Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus 901
- Take the bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
27h 46m£47–106Train
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
21h 18m£159–354Train, night train
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
21h 22m£164–524Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VIE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 50m£87–237Fly Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BTS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 40m£85–216Fly Bratislava Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BTS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 26m£64–248Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane VIE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 56m£92–219Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane VIE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h£84–182Train, bus, subway
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trencintrain 617 / ...
- Take the bus from Trenčín to Upminsterbus
- Take the subway from Upminster station to Ealing Broadway stationsubway
- Take the train from Ealing Broadway to Readingtrain
28h 37m£82–245Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bratislava to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
15h 15mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bratislava to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
16h 23m£230–346
Bratislava to Reading by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Reading is to bus which costs £45 - £110 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Reading is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs £95 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bratislava to Reading. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Reading RailAir via Flughafen Wien, Viena- Hotel IBIS, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Bratislava to Reading. However, there are services departing from Bratislava-Petrzalka and arriving at Reading via Wien HBF, Brussel-Zuid, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
The distance between Bratislava and Reading is 861 miles.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Reading without a car is to train which takes 21h 18m and costs £150 - £360.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Bratislava to Reading, including transfers.
Bratislava to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava station.
Bratislava to Reading train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Bratislava-Petrzalka station.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Reading is to train which takes 21h 18m and costs £150 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £110 and takes 27h 46m.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Reading via Wien Hbf, Wien HBF, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 21h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava to Reading RailAir via Flughafen Wien, Wien Westbahnhof, Viena- Hotel IBIS, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 27h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- 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/
Train from Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- 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
- £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
- 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 Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £18–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £24–35
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trencin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £14–21
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £85–120
- 1st Class
- £130–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £45–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–95
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trencin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- £30–45
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trencin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Upminster station to Ealing Broadway station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £3–5
- Peak
- £5–7
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Trenčín to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Bratislava to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna International Airport station.
Reading is 1h behind Bratislava. It is currently 1:52 PM in Bratislava and 12:52 PM in Reading.
Bratislava to Reading train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
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