There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 59m£83–304Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
17h 52m£79–126Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
9h 4m£224–419Bus via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
16h 4m£85–153Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
8h 38m£232–284Fly Hannover Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London City Airport (LCY)plane HAJ - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 41m£175–487Fly Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane HAJ - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
7h 30m£172–327Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAM - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 36m£108–368Train to Bremen Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BRE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 42m£86–406Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraaltrain 77
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
11h 19m£150–410Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
9h 42m£123–211
Hanover to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Reading is to bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Reading is to fly and train which takes 4h 59m and costs £80 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Reading. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Reading RailAir via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Reading. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Reading via Duisburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Hanover and Reading is 478 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Reading without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 9h 4m and costs £220 - £420.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Hanover to Reading, including transfers.
Hanover to Reading bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Reading train services, operated by European Sleeper, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Reading is to train via Brussels which takes 9h 4m and costs £220 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus via Dortmund, which costs £85 - £160 and takes 16h 4m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Hannover Hbf to Reading via Duisburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Reading RailAir via Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Hannover Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- 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
- £19–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- 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
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Hannover Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Reading bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr station.
Reading is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 2:23 PM in Hanover and 1:23 PM in Reading.
Hanover to Reading train services, operated by European Sleeper, arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
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