There are 8 ways to get from Colwyn Bay to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Streettrain Holyhead - Birmingham International / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
4h 59m£38–145Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Gloucester Green Bus Stationbus 423
- Take the bus from Westgate to Station Roadbus X40
8h 10m£37–78Train, bus via Birmingham
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Shottontrain
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
7h 26mDrive 208.9 mi
- Drive from Colwyn Bay to Readingcar 208.9 mi
3h 57m£52–74Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay 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
5h 18m£94–285Train via Chester
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Readingtrain
5h 33m£49–273Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
5h 39m£96–244Train to Liverpool, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LPL - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 50m£150–410
Colwyn Bay to Reading by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Reading is to train and bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Reading is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct train from Colwyn Bay to Reading. However, there are services departing from Colwyn Bay and arriving at Reading via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Colwyn Bay and Reading is 224 miles. The road distance is 210.1 miles.
The best way to get from Colwyn Bay to Reading without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs £35 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Colwyn Bay to Reading, including transfers.
Colwyn Bay to Reading train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Colwyn Bay station.
Colwyn Bay to Reading train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colwyn Bay to Reading is 210 miles. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Colwyn Bay to Reading.
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What companies run services between Colwyn Bay, Wales and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Colwyn Bay to Reading via Birmingham New Street in around 4h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–460
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Shotton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- £14–22
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Gloucester Green Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Westgate to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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