There are 10 ways to get from Cockermouth to Reading by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
7h 7mDrive 281.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cockermouth to Readingcar 281.8 mi
5h 11m£69–100Bus
- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 210 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 31mBus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 9mBus, train via Manchester
- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain
7h 43mTrain
- Take the train from Windermere to Manchester Piccadillytrain Windermere - Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
9h 10mBus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
7h 15mTrain, train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 42mTrain, train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
8h 3mTrain, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 55m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cockermouth to Reading is to drive which costs £65 - £100 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cockermouth to Reading is to drive which takes 5h 11m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cockermouth to Reading. However, there are services departing from Cockermouth and arriving at Reading RailAir via Rail Station, Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
The distance between Cockermouth and Reading is 305 miles. The road distance is 283.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cockermouth to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Cockermouth to Reading, including transfers.
Cockermouth to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, depart from Cockermouth station.
The best way to get from Cockermouth to Reading is to bus which takes 11h 31m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 9h 10m.
Cockermouth to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, arrive at Penrith Rail Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cockermouth to Reading is 283 miles. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Cockermouth to Reading.
What companies run services between Cockermouth, Cumbria, England and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Cockermouth to Reading RailAir via Rail Station, Birmingham Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 11h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main Street to Reading via Bus Station, Thwaite Lane, Windermere, and Manchester Piccadilly in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- 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
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Windermere to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Workington to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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