There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Reading by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HEL - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 36m£95–231Fly Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HEL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 33m£89–248Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
39h 12m£207–699Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Gothenburgcar
- Take the car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
- Drive from Port Of Frederikshavn to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
42h 57m£577–874Fly Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HEL - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 38m£107–258Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TLL - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
9h 25m£106–321Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane TLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
9h 39m£98–301Bus, train via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
43h 57m£201–666Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
47h 16m£130–227Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- 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
2d 2h£200–289Drive, car ferry, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
43h 43m
Helsinki to Reading by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Reading is to fly and train which costs £90 - £240 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs £90 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Hamburg, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Helsinki and Reading is 1200 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 12m and costs £200 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Helsinki to Reading, including transfers.
Helsinki to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
Helsinki to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Reading is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:13 PM in Helsinki and 12:13 PM in Reading.
Book your Helsinki to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Reading RailAir via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hamburg, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–100
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- 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
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- 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
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–130
- 1st Class
- £170–290
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £60–95
- 1st Class
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- 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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–60
- 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
- £50–70
- 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
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–65
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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