There are 9 ways to get from Dorking to Read by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 152 bus
best- Take the train from Dorking to Vauxhalltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Blackburntrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Simonstone Lanebus 152
5h 3mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Chorlton Street Coach Station to Bus Stationbus X43
10h 16m£51–132Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Stationbus X43
9h 37mDrive 240.4 mi
- Drive from Dorking to Readcar 240.4 mi
4h 17m£60–87Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train, bus
- Take the train from Dorking to Worcester Parktrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Bolton to Clitheroetrain
- Take the bus from Interchange to Campbell Streetbus
6h 28mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Dorking to Vauxhalltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Boltontrain
- Take the train from Bolton to Clitheroetrain
- Take the bus from Interchange to Campbell Streetbus M2
6h 23mTrain, bus via Reading
- Take the train from Dorking Deepdene to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Chorlton Street Coach Station to Bus Stationbus X43
8h 21m£111–176Fly from London Gatwick Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
- Take the train from Bolton to Clitheroetrain
- Take the bus from Interchange to Campbell Streetbus
7h 46mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Bolton to Clitheroetrain
6h 54m£114–260
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorking to Read is to bus which costs £50 - £140 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Dorking to Read is to drive which takes 4h 17m and costs £55 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Dorking to Read. However, there are services departing from West Street and arriving at Constitutional Club via Kingston Station, London Heathrow Airport, Newhall Street, Shudehill Interchange and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
The distance between Dorking and Read is 253 miles. The road distance is 241.8 miles.
The best way to get from Dorking to Read without a car is to train and line 152 bus which takes 5h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Dorking to Read, including transfers.
Dorking to Read bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Heathrow Airport station.
Dorking to Read bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dorking to Read is 242 miles. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Dorking to Read.
There are 1030+ hotels available in Read.
What companies run services between Dorking, England and Read, England?
You can take a bus from West Street to Constitutional Club via Cromwell Road Bus Station, Kingston Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Heathrow Airport, Newhall Street, Shudehill Interchange, and Bus Station in around 9h 37m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Dorking to Vauxhall
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Dorking to Worcester Park
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Blackburn
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bolton to Clitheroe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Dorking Deepdene to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01254 670 583
- hello@blackburnbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Simonstone Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-blackburn-bus-company/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall Street to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Bus from Interchange to Campbell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Bus from Chorlton Street Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chorlton Street Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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