There are 12 ways to get from Hamilton to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Motherwell to Wigan North Westerntrain
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
6h 47m£148–247Fly Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
5h 17m£61–179Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Gloucester Green Bus Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Westgate to Station Roadbus X40
11h 29m£70–164Drive 371 mi
- Drive from Hamilton to Readingcar 371 mi
6h 21m£91–131Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 21m£81–314Train
- Take the train from Motherwell to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain
7h 5m£140–260Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Ukxn10
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
12h 55m£68–226Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamilton Central to Glasgow Central Low Leveltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 34m£105–316Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Motherwell to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 46m£102–293Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train
- 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 49m£73–199Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Motherwell to Haymarkettrain
- 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 19m£88–233Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
5h 14m£77–203
Hamilton to Reading by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton to Reading is to bus via Birmingham which costs £70 - £170 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton to Reading is to fly and train which takes 4h 21m and costs £80 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamilton station to Reading station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Station Road via Birmingham Coach Station and Westgate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamilton to Reading. However, there are services departing from Motherwell and arriving at Reading via Wigan North Western and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 47m.
The distance between Hamilton and Reading is 381 miles. The road distance is 373.2 miles.
The best way to get from Hamilton to Reading without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 6h 47m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Hamilton to Reading, including transfers.
Hamilton to Reading bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Hamilton to Reading train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
The best way to get from Hamilton to Reading is to train via Birmingham which takes 6h 47m and costs £140 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus via Birmingham, which costs £70 - £170 and takes 11h 29m.
What companies run services between Hamilton, Scotland and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Motherwell to Reading via Wigan North Western and Birmingham New Street in around 6h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Station Road via Birmingham Coach Station, Gloucester Green Bus Station, and Westgate in around 11h 29m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
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 Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- 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
- £110–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Motherwell to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- 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
- £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
- £6–13
- 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/
- 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
- 36 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/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Hamilton Central to Glasgow Central Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Motherwell to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Gloucester Green Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Westgate to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Hamilton to Reading bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Hamilton to Reading train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamilton to Reading is 373 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Hamilton to Reading.
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