There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Reading by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
11h 4m£233–499Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 28m£87–281Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
19h 35m£96–177Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leipzig to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
10h 56mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LEJ - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 51m£136–378Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
15h 21mBus via Amshausen
- Take the bus from Leipzig , ZOB to Bielefeldbus
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
23h 6m£88–149Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
12h 5m£145–223Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BER - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 37m£102–297Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BER - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 42m£137–439Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BER - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 23m£96–338Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 15m£122–346
Leipzig to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Reading is to bus via Amshausen which costs £85 - £150 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Reading is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £100 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Reading RailAir via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Reading. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Reading via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Leipzig and Reading is 752 miles.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Reading without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 4m and costs £230 - £500.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Leipzig to Reading, including transfers.
Leipzig to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Reading is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 4m and costs £230 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £180 and takes 19h 35m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Reading via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Reading RailAir via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 19h 35m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.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 Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- 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/
- 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
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- 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
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Leipzig , ZOB to Bielefeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- 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
- £7–18
- 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
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Reading is 1h behind Leipzig. It is currently 5:37 AM in Leipzig and 4:37 AM in Reading.
Leipzig to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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