There are 12 ways to get from Dunblane to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 10m£156–263Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
5h 22m£67–186Bus
- Take the bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 35m£96–162Drive 402.2 mi
- Drive from Dunblane to Readingcar 402.2 mi
6h 56m£99–143Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 26m£96–299Train via Birmingham Airport (BHX)
- Take the train from Dunblane to Birmingham Internationaltrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
8h 21m£112–165Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
8h 37m£159–311Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 31m£88–352Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 32m£109–405Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 42m£83–240Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 47m£82–233Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
5h 22m£74–194
Dunblane to Reading by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dunblane to Reading is to train and fly which costs £65 - £190 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Dunblane to Reading is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £95 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Dunblane station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Dunblane Police Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Dunblane to Reading. However, there are services departing from Dunblane and arriving at Reading via Edinburgh Waverley, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Dunblane and Reading is 472 miles. The road distance is 404.6 miles.
The best way to get from Dunblane to Reading without a car is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs £150 - £270.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Dunblane to Reading, including transfers.
Dunblane to Reading bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Dunblane Police Station.
Dunblane to Reading train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Dunblane station.
The best way to get from Dunblane to Reading is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs £150 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £170 and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Dunblane, Scotland and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Dunblane to Reading via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 6h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dunblane Police Station to Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Dunblane to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–12
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- RailAir
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Booking & Getting There
Dunblane to Reading bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Stn station.
Dunblane to Reading train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunblane to Reading is 405 miles. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Dunblane to Reading.
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