There are 10 ways to get from Lisbon to Reading by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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 Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 54m£89–248Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LIS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
7h 12m£65–326Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Readingcar
31h 22m£216–825Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
32h 3m£103–384Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LIS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 36m£73–216Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LIS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 46m£86–311Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LIS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 32m£76–233Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
6h 41m£71–306Bus via London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
34h 57m£84–296Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- 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
37h 18m
Lisbon to Reading by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Reading is to fly and train which costs £70 - £220 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Reading. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Reading RailAir via Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 57m.
The distance between Lisbon and Reading is 1009 miles.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 3m and costs £100 - £390.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Lisbon to Reading, including transfers.
Lisbon to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
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There are 310+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Lisbon to Reading RailAir via Paris, Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 34h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- 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
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- 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/
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
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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