There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Reading services by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Readingtrain Elizabeth
6h 38m£143–225Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 4m£64–166Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Ukxn10
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 4m£67–209Drive 384.9 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Reading servicescar 384.9 mi
7h£95–137Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 2 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
- Take the bus from Blagrave Street to Burghfield Golf Coursebus
5h 2m£84–262Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
8h 13m£171–322Bus via Burghfield Golf Course
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Heathrow Airportbus Ukxn10
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 14m£67–100Fly to London City Airport, train, line 2 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the bus from Blagrave Street to Burghfield Golf Coursebus
5h 28m£114–324Fly to Luton Airport, train
- 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
5h 40m£74–202Fly to London Stansted Airport, train, line 2 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the bus from Blagrave Street to Burghfield Golf Coursebus
5h 59m£66–188Fly to Bristol Airport, train, line 2 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the bus from Blagrave Street to Burghfield Golf Coursebus
6h£86–190Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
6h 6m£108–226
Edinburgh to Reading services by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Reading services is to bus via Burghfield Golf Course which costs £65 - £100 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Reading services is to fly and train and line 2 bus which takes 5h 2m and costs £80 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Reading services. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Amners Farm Road via Heathrow Terminal 2 and Blagrave Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Reading services is 439 miles. The road distance is 387.2 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Reading services without a car is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs £140 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Reading services, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Reading services bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Reading services is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs £140 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £210 and takes 11h 4m.
Edinburgh to Reading services bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Reading services is 387 miles. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Edinburgh to Reading services.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Reading services, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Reading services via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Farringdon, Farringdon Without, Reading, Friar Street, and Burghfield Golf Course in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Reading services via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Heathrow Terminal 2, Reading RailAir, Blagrave Street, and Amners Farm Road in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- £95–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Farringdon Without to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
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/
Train from Custom House to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 0118 959 4000
- customerservices@reading-buses.co.uk
- Website
- reading-buses.co.uk
Bus from Blagrave Street to Burghfield Golf Course
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.reading-buses.co.uk/
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