There are 5 ways to get from Calais to Reading by bus, car train, car, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria1700 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirRa1
6h 9m£43–69Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria1700 / ...
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to ReadingLondon Waterloo - Reading / ...
6h 13m£29–62Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
- Drive from Folkestone to Reading
2h 38mBus via Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirRa1
9h 10m£43–57Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Reading
3h 32m£61–82
Calais to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Reading is to bus via Calais which costs £40 - £60 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Reading is to car ferry and drive which takes 3h 32m and costs £60 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Calais to Reading. However, there are services departing from Calais and arriving at Reading RailAir via London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 9m.
The distance between Calais and Reading is 141 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to Reading without a car is to bus which takes 6h 9m and costs £40 - £70.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Calais to Reading, including transfers.
Calais to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Calais station.
Calais to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Reading is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 6:15 PM in Calais and 5:15 PM in Reading.
There are 1426+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Calais to Reading RailAir via London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 6h 9m.
- 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 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- 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/
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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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