There are 10 ways to get from Geneva to Reading by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GVA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
2h 38m£72–260Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GVA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
3h 24m£61–207Train
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 34m£242–433Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
17h 48m£87–144Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
10h 1m£255–319Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GVA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 14m£82–316Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
3h 54m£71–212Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
4h 2m£71–232Bus via Antony
- Take the bus from Geneva to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
20h 33m£97–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
10h 59m£166–282
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Reading is to bus which costs £85 - £150 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Reading is to fly and train which takes 2h 38m and costs £70 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Reading. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Reading via Bellegarde, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Geneva and Reading is 500 miles.
The best way to get from Geneva to Reading without a car is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs £240 - £440.
It takes approximately 2h 38m to get from Geneva to Reading, including transfers.
Geneva to Reading bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus Station.
Geneva to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bellegarde station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Reading is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs £240 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £150 and takes 17h 48m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Genève to Reading via Bellegarde, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Reading RailAir via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 17h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- 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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- 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 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
- £17–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Geneva to Reading bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Reading is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 1:43 PM in Geneva and 12:43 PM in Reading.
Geneva to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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