There are 13 ways to get from Munich to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MUC - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 41m£82–244Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NUE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 16m£74–270Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- 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 8m£199–447Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
23h 14m£76–94Night train, train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
15h 32m£145–429Fly Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MUC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 33m£77–227Fly Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
6h 48m£123–342Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INN - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 13m£132–308Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 49m£112–321Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SZG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 38m£109–292Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
25h 1m£99–157Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
11h 47mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
12h 55m£180–259
Munich to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Reading is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs £75 - £95 and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 41m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich to Reading. However, there are services departing from München, ZOB and arriving at Reading RailAir via Frankfurt, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Reading. However, there are services departing from München 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 8m.
The distance between Munich and Reading is 639 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Reading without a car is to train which takes 11h 8m and costs £190 - £450.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Munich to Reading, including transfers.
Munich to Reading bus services, operated by Trans Turist, depart from München, ZOB station.
Munich to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Reading is to train which takes 11h 8m and costs £190 - £450. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs £75 - £95 and takes 23h 14m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from München 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 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from München, ZOB to Reading RailAir via Frankfurt, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 23h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–240
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- 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
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
- 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
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–190
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £75–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £225–240
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–150
- Seating Carriage
- £55–70
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- £22–35
- First Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–36
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £7–11
- 1st Class
- £11–14
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from München, ZOB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £45–60
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Munich to Reading bus services, operated by Trans Turist, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Reading is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 1:42 PM in Munich and 12:42 PM in Reading.
Munich to Reading train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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